Some fans are delighted with the new kit, some deflated. And
before the official release there is always some dodgy fakes doing
the rounds on the internet.
So with a whole host of new strips hitting the stores in the
coming weeks - Sportsmail brings you the best -
and worst - of what's on offer.
Not officially revealed or launched yet but you can clearly see
some detail of the Gunners new jersey in this picture.
The only question must be why they have asked Mikael Silvestre
to wear it? This is the first of a number of retro outfits we will
see next season.
70s chic: Mikael Silvestre models the Gunners' new
kit
The kit Arsenal will be wearing was inspired by uniforms they
wore during the Double winning season of 1970-71.
Well, they've tried everything else over the last five years -
maybe te new shirts can inspire them to silverware.
SPORTSMAIL VERDICT:
Well, we can only see a shoulder but it looks smart. We also like
taking inspiration from the Double-wining kit. 7/10
Winner: Here's the kit which won the Birmingham
fans' vote
Here’s a unique way of choosing your new kit – let the fans do
it.
Birmingham offered their supporters four options for their new
strip and the winner was chosen via an online poll.
And here's the winner. With 33 per cent of the vote, this will
be the Blues' new home jersey, shorts and socks when the season
restarts in August.
The innovative solution to kit selection came after the club
signed a ground-breaking agreement with Chinese sportswear firm
Xtep to supply their kit for the next five years.
The deal, worth £7.8 million, has been completed on the back of
Carson Yeung’s arrival.
SPORTSMAIL RATING: Nice
V on the neck, but not that different to this season's, is
it? 6/10.
Red Rovers: Blackburn's new away kit
A simple design for Rovers’ away kit next season.
But then they don’t want to make away days too difficult for
their fans after the season they’ve endured.
New kit on the block: Kevin Davies in the new
Bolton strip
This snazzy number will adorn Trotters’ players and fans next
season and it a marked improvement on the current effort.
Designed and manufactured by Reebok, the new home shirt features
a raft of features which no one really understands.
It has a moisture management system called ‘Play Dry’ which aids
the players’ performance. Apparently. Very smart - and doesn’t
Kevin Davies look proud?
But if you squint a bit, it looks exactly the same as the
current kit. No?
All they've done is take the grey stripes away from the bottom
and put some Reebok branding on the arms.
On sale now.
SPORTSMAIL RATING: Erm,
it's white and there's blue and a bit of red it in. Far from
inspiring. 5/10
Calm down dear, it’s just a bit of red on the Chelsea blue kit.
The bright trim is homage to the club’s historical association with
the Chelsea Pensioners.
A move which will suit the likes of Michael Ballack, Juliano
Belletti, Deco and the rest of the pensioners who are still turning
out for the Blues down to a tee.
Gone are those breast plates which adorn the current kit in
favour of a simpler style, or ‘retro’ look which is de rigeur at
the moment.
SPORTSMAIL RATING: It's
Chelsea blue and the red is a nice nod in the direction of the
club's history. But Lampard and Terry look very angry in this
picture. Are they trying to sell shirts or start a fight?
8/10.
Blue is the colour: The strip that Chelsea fans
will be sporting next term - but will they be defending the title
in it?
New kit, new sponsor, new players… new manager? This new
Liverpool shirt has been designed to match the kit the club wore
when they last won the league back in 1990.
A fine idea seeing as they have exhausted every other avenue
trying to recapture bygone glory days. They may as well try and
design a lucky shirt.
The question is if Rafa Benitez will be around to watch the
Red’s gallop around in it next season?
SPORTSMAIL RATING: The
round neck looks smart but putting Steven Gerrard's name on the
back of the shirt? A little presumptuous, don't you think?
7/10.
Red alert: The new kit is smart but will it help
Liverpool challenge for honours?
We need to be careful here as there's no guarantee these shirts
are the ones United will be striding out in next season.
What we do know is that United will wear the logo of insurance
giants AON after they replaced current sponsors AIG. And rumours
abound that they will be unveiling a new white away kit.
Supporters will discover whether these really are the new
designs when the club plays on their pre-season tour to the United
States in July.
SPORTSMAIL RATING: Fake
or not - we like these shirts. No great tracks of black across the
home kit - a retro design which harps back to the glory years of
1980-81 when they Reds won, erm, nothing. 7/10.
Faking it? The jury's out on whether these kits are
real - but we still like them
Captain's job: Faye sports the Potters' new
strip
The new kit is launched in tandem with the Potters' deal with
Adidas.
The Club's new kit and training wear will carry the famous
adidas 'Three Stripes' after City sealed the biggest kit
partnership deal in their history.
Chief Executive Tony Scholes said: 'Twelve of the 32 countries
at this summer's World Cup Finals will be wearing adidas kit and
many of the top clubs in Europe, including Real Madrid, AC Milan,
Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.'
So that's settled that, then. Stoke for the title next
season.
Available to pre-order now from the club's website.
SPORTSMAIL RATING:
Hardly sets the pulses racing and word is the stripes have been
removed from the back. 5/10
Leaked images of this shirt surfaced a number of weeks ago and
we were inclined to dismiss them as fakes.
But new snaps featuring a number of the current squad wearing
them on the White Hart Lane turf leads us to believe they may be
real.
Back to the future: Tottenham's retro kit for next
season
With a nod to the Admiral and Le Coq Sportif kits the Lilywhites
wore in the 1970s and 1980s - this new jersey is all-out
retro.
The shirt front is currently blank as the club's deal with
online gambling company Mansion expires in June and a new sponsor
is yet to be secured.
SPORTSMAIL RATING: On
first sight, this looks really good. The only problem could be a
sponsors logo spoiling the smart retro feel. 8/10
New to the pack: Wolves' new strip - as sported by
Adlene Guedioura
It's the pretty gold shirt with black collar we expect from a
Wolves kit - but they've incorporated some of that fancy technology
which helps players so much.
The club's website tells us that this new kit is 'made from a
textured performance fabric incorporating innovative Cool Dry
technology that absorbs moisture away from the skin to ensure an
improved comfort and fit.'
Nice.
Unveiled for the last game of the season - the 2-1 win over
Sunderland - the supporters are already big fans.
And in a move many clubs have taken recently - this jersey has
been designed with a retro feel to it
SPORTSMAIL RATING: Tidy
and already very popular with the fans. Who are we to argue?
6/10
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The club mustered just three wins away from Ewood Park last
season - maybe this red number will bring them more luck?
We've been checking on-line and the reaction towards the new kit
has been favourable.
From the gushing 'l'll buy it,' to the reserved 'looks like a
Manchester United strip.'
Still, you can't please them all. This one is available to buy
now.
SPORTSMAIL RATING: It
does it looks rather Man United-ish, which will please Big Sam no
end. 7/10.
New kit on the block: Kevin Davies in the new Bolton
strip
This snazzy number will adorn Trotters’ players and fans next
season and it a marked improvement on the current effort.
Designed and manufactured by Reebok, the new home shirt features
a raft of features which no one really understands.
It has a moisture management system called ‘Play Dry’ which aids
the players’ performance. Apparently. Very smart - and doesn’t
Kevin Davies look proud?
But if you squint a bit, it looks exactly the same as the
current kit. No?
All they've done is take the grey stripes away from the bottom
and put some Reebok branding on the arms.
On sale now.
SPORTSMAIL RATING: Erm,
it's white and there's blue and a bit of red it in. Far from
inspiring. 5/10
Calm down dear, it’s just a bit of red on the Chelsea blue kit.
The bright trim is homage to the club’s historical association with
the Chelsea Pensioners.
A move which will suit the likes of Michael Ballack, Juliano
Belletti, Deco and the rest of the pensioners who are still turning
out for the Blues down to a tee.
Gone are those breast plates which adorn the current kit in
favour of a simpler style, or ‘retro’ look which is de rigeur at
the moment.
SPORTSMAIL RATING: It's
Chelsea blue and the red is a nice nod in the direction of the
club's history. But Lampard and Terry look very angry in this
picture. Are they trying to sell shirts or start a fight?
8/10.
Blue is the colour: The strip that Chelsea fans will be
sporting next term - but will they be defending the title in
it?
New kit, new sponsor, new players… new manager? This new
Liverpool shirt has been designed to match the kit the club wore
when they last won the league back in 1990.
A fine idea seeing as they have exhausted every other avenue
trying to recapture bygone glory days. They may as well try and
design a lucky shirt.
The question is if Rafa Benitez will be around to watch the
Red’s gallop around in it next season?
SPORTSMAIL RATING: The
round neck looks smart but putting Steven Gerrard's name on the
back of the shirt? A little presumptuous, don't you think?
7/10.
Red alert: The new kit is smart but will it help
Liverpool challenge for honours?
We need to be careful here as there's no guarantee these shirts
are the ones United will be striding out in next season.
What we do know is that United will wear the logo of insurance
giants AON after they replaced current sponsors AIG. And rumours
abound that they will be unveiling a new white away kit.
Supporters will discover whether these really are the new
designs when the club plays on their pre-season tour to the United
States in July.
SPORTSMAIL RATING: Fake
or not - we like these shirts. No great tracks of black across the
home kit - a retro design which harps back to the glory years of
1980-81 when they Reds won, erm, nothing. 7/10.
Faking it? The jury's out on whether these kits are
real - but we still like them
Captain's job: Faye sports the Potters' new strip
The new kit is launched in tandem with the Potters' deal with
Adidas.
The Club's new kit and training wear will carry the famous
adidas 'Three Stripes' after City sealed the biggest kit
partnership deal in their history.
Chief Executive Tony Scholes said: 'Twelve of the 32 countries
at this summer's World Cup Finals will be wearing adidas kit and
many of the top clubs in Europe, including Real Madrid, AC Milan,
Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.'
So that's settled that, then. Stoke for the title next
season.
Available to pre-order now from the club's website.
SPORTSMAIL RATING:
Hardly sets the pulses racing and word is the stripes have been
removed from the back. 5/10
Leaked images of this shirt surfaced a number of weeks ago and
we were inclined to dismiss them as fakes.
But new snaps featuring a number of the current squad wearing
them on the White Hart Lane turf leads us to believe they may be
real.
Back to the future: Tottenham's retro kit for next
season
With a nod to the Admiral and Le Coq Sportif kits the Lilywhites
wore in the 1970s and 1980s - this new jersey is all-out
retro.
The shirt front is currently blank as the club's deal with
online gambling company Mansion expires in June and a new sponsor
is yet to be secured.
SPORTSMAIL RATING: On
first sight, this looks really good. The only problem could be a
sponsors logo spoiling the smart retro feel. 8/10
New to the pack: Wolves' new strip - as sported by
Adlene Guedioura
It's the pretty gold shirt with black collar we expect from a
Wolves kit - but they've incorporated some of that fancy technology
which helps players so much.
The club's website tells us that this new kit is 'made from a
textured performance fabric incorporating innovative Cool Dry
technology that absorbs moisture away from the skin to ensure an
improved comfort and fit.'
Nice.
Unveiled for the last game of the season - the 2-1 win over
Sunderland - the supporters are already big fans.
And in a move many clubs have taken recently - this jersey has
been designed with a retro feel to it
SPORTSMAIL RATING: Tidy
and already very popular with the fans. Who are we to argue?
6/10
