Such A Dazzling Kit Of Many Colours - Shirt Gallery 21/22

[elguapo4]

Is that Diego's fingerprint?

[ursus arctos]

I don't think that the Italians ever managed to get his prints.

The shirt features an image of Maradona superimposed over a large fingerprint, representing the club's desire to pass on the Argentine hero’s legacy to the younger generations of the city of Napoli.

[Hot Orange]

It was Napoli who did the Halloween kit, wasn't it? Are they having a new kit every week?

[ursus arctos]

Yes it was, and it looks more like every month

They are clearly taking advantage of the absence of any limits in Serie A

[Ray de Galles]

I'd be an awful lot more behind the initiative if clubs didn't needlessly wear their change kits for so many away games anyway.

Away kits at home on Boxing Day for homeless charity: Premier League blocks idea

[caja-dglh]

With perhaps the most amazingly early leak of 22-23, Manchester City are apparently going blue with maroon highlights (home) and red and black stripes (second). The third will be something awful again.

Frankly they should just rotate maroon or red and black stripes for the away. It would sell well every time.

[blameless]

Lovely tribute to the late Bertie Auld during Celtic's League Cup semi-final game today - every player had Auld's number 10 on their shorts in the same style as Celtic used to wear during Auld's playing days:

[Billy Casper]

Why did Celtic stop wearing numbers on their shorts instead of their shirts?

[blameless]

They were ordered to by UEFA and the SFA in the mid 90s after various telly companies complained it was difficult to tell the players apart.

Celtic at first tried to get away with just having small numbers on the sleeves (claiming it was indeed shirt numbering), but were told to stop mucking about and put full-sized numbers on the backs like everyone else.

[3 Colours Red]

Even then, weren't they green (with a thin white outline) on a hooped background to keep the shirt as "clean" as possible?

[Uros Predic]

For the past four or five years Doncaster's 3rd shirt has been produced to support CALM and men's mental health, with our main shirt sponsor (currently LNER) donating their shirt space for the charity. This is this season's effort, a blacked out kit, apparently produced in co-operation with a number of local musicians. The idea being that the signs of mental health aren't always visible on the surface.

Design-wise I don't think much to it, but as a concept I like it, as it's likely to get noticed beyond Doncaster in the game its worn in, helping to prompt discussions about CALM and their aims.

Bit galling to see Coppinger on the pitch wearing it mind, at a time when we're crying out for him to be involved on the field in a playing capacity.

[Furtho]

Over in Japan, JEF United Chiba have switched suppliers to Hummel, their design for 2022 paying homage to JEF's kit from the early years of the J-League.

https://twitter.com/hummel_JP/status/1462272381867544583

[blameless]

Any kit launch gets bonus points for including a Pierre Littbarski picture.

[3 Colours Red]

They need to bring back the Sega sponsorship.

[Ray de Galles]

I realised last night that the white design on Crewe's shirt seems to be oat plants referencing their sponsor. You'd think that might be breaking the old Coventry/Talbot ruling from the early days of shirt sponsorship :

https://twitter.com/footballshirt/status/1400599817248595968?s=21

[Bored Of Education]

Why did Celtic stop wearing numbers on their shorts instead of their shirts?

Also, weren't the number on the back of the shorts or am I thinking of another club?

[blameless]

Front and back:

edit: L to R - Danny McGrain, Roy Aitken, David Moyes (yes really) and Paul McStay

[Amor de Cosmos]

Why did Celtic stop wearing numbers on their shorts instead of their shirts?

They do still have them on the front of the shorts, as well as the shirts.

[Amor de Cosmos]

Shamelessly nicked off the Historical Football Kits site, is this pic of the lovely Peter Simpson modelling a "kit of the future," in 1967. If only...

[Gangster Octopus]

That's long hair for 1967.

[Patrick Thistle]

https://twitter.com/CymruLeagues/status/1465984231490957318?t=BzPqilsll7pKRHE3rUa7yQ&s=19

[Ray de Galles]

Bordeaux third. Perhaps the most embarrassing scapulaire to have ever featured in the French top flight

https://twitter.com/planetafobal/status/1449362621287837699?s=20

Not sure if I've already shared this but the rugby club's shirt has a delightful main scapulaire and is almost entirely composed of smaller ones ;

[ursus arctos]

That is lush indeed

[Discordant Resonance]

Not sure if elguapo will be too impressed by Bohs' new departure:

https://twitter.com/bfcdublin/status/1468158843318419460

[caja-dglh]

https://twitter.com/TromsoIL/status/1467783738729902081?s=20