West Ham United have released their new home and away kits for 2018/19 - to mixed reviews.
The move away from a traditional blue sleeved, claret bodied shirt has pleased some although many purists are up in arms (excuse the unintentional pun) at the switch to a largely all-claret offering.Embed from Getty Images
Meanwhile the introduction of YELLOW socks, for the first time ever, on the new 'dark teal' away kit has seen equal number of fans react negatively to the double reveal.
Club legends Sir Trevor Brooking and Billy Bonds were employed to show off the new designs for the first time, alongside former Hammers Jack Collison and Carlton Cole plus West Ham Ladies players Ellie Zoepfl and Andria Georgiou and current squad members Mark Noble and Marko Arnautovic.
Both kits will be available for purchase from Friday 8 June; here's how some of the fans reacted to the reveal.
“I’m forever”
— In Form 99 (@in_form_99) May 25, 2018
West Ham have released their new Umbro home and away kits for the 2018/19 season. Home kit is a huge upgrade on last season 7/10. Away kit is much more West Ham than last season. Unsure about the yellow socks however. 7.5/10 https://t.co/PeFYQ22k2q “I’m forever”
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Love the home kit. Not sure about the away.
— Richard Finn (@crusader9872) May 25, 2018
@UmbroUK @karren_brady @davidgold @WestHamUtd Yellow Socks?? Why? Is this all about your rebranding, didn't Tottenham used to play in an all yellow kit @karren_brady https://t.co/SrA9lVH29p
— Ian (@IanGravett) May 25, 2018
Sorry I’m a traditionalist and I think too much tradition has been taken out of our club lately. It’s claret and light blue sleeves, not light blue bit of edging trim. Away kit looks like off the shelf, “that’ll do for them”. Overall, could have done better,
— ⚪️⚫️🔴Roshi (@robshrl) May 25, 2018
It’s shite, killed our tradition again, away tops sky blue, dark blue, or white, but it always has sky blue on it, this kit is shit and nothing like West Ham, don’t get me started on home kit
— Josh Claydon (@JoshuaClaydon) May 25, 2018
I rate the new West Ham away kit, but the current home kit is definitely nicer than the new one!
— TomWheeler (@WheelerTom) May 25, 2018
Ur trying to turn us into Chelsea with that away kit what has yellow got to do with West Ham
— ozzie (@ozzy8767) May 25, 2018
Nice kits but home isn’t quite West Ham due to the sleeves not being sky blue & the only down side to the away is the yellow socks. Not sure the idea there. All teal would’ve made it perfect
— Chris Parker (@DraytonCanary1) May 25, 2018
It’s not a West Ham shirt without blue sleeves..and the away kit isn’t even blue, it’s teal...
— Natasha (@redheadWHU) May 25, 2018
Not enough sky blue on the home shirt, although I like the simplicity of it.
— Dan Coker (@dan_coker) May 25, 2018
The away kit has nothing to do with West Ham colours and is awful.
Pity the West Ham blue has almost been dispensed with in the home and away kits
— Elmer Fudd (@RobB64632325425) May 25, 2018
Home is ok and growing on me, initial thought was never going to buy it but may be swayed. Away has gone straight to number one in my list (if I had one) of worst West Ham kits ever.
— Ned Harding (@NedHarding) May 25, 2018
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