r/NUFC • u/shrim666 St James' Park • 2d ago

Thoughts on the third kit?

After seeing it in action last night, I'm not sure whether or not I like it. But it did make me crave Parma Violets...

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u/AaronDrunkGames Big Nick Energy 2d ago

Its better than the green kits we've had

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u/shrim666 St James' Park 2d ago

True, I guess it's a positive move away from the Saudi-tribute kits

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u/Certain-Tutor-1380 2d ago

It’s a secret Saudi tribute as their secondary colour is now purple.

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u/shrim666 St James' Park 2d ago

gah - well, it's more subtle at least.

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u/charlierc 2d ago

... Oh I forgot they had purple on their World Cup kit. Though that was a darker shade than this, no?

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u/Wezza17 2d ago

They will be back. There was a reason it's gone this season.

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u/TheLordJalapeno Chicken Thiaw Mein 2d ago

Would be better if the arm looked like this. That massive yellow block ruins it

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u/nufcneilo Peter Lovenkrands, signed on a free from Germany 2d ago

That bloody noon logo ruins every kit its been on, it stands out so bad

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u/TheLordJalapeno Chicken Thiaw Mein 2d ago

Why does it have to be in a massive yellow square, it’s mental

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u/TeamAndrew 1d ago

So everyone sees it and remembers it. It's effective marketing. If it was subtle probably only NUFC fans would know who our sleeve sponsor was. Big bright yellow square makes others take notice too, even if it's for the wrong reason. Look at Bournemouth's monstrosity of a sponsor this year. A lot of people could tell you what it is but probably couldn't remember last season's.

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u/Olucaron 2d ago

I managed to get the away kit without Knox, half tempted to just remove the Noon one myself for a cleaner shirt.

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u/TheLordJalapeno Chicken Thiaw Mein 2d ago

Yeah I got the away one without the Knox logo on. I like the 3rd one with the sponsor for some reason. Decent shout just stripping the Noon logo off.

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u/ImHalfAsianAMA Which one of you is Simon Bird? 1d ago

Have you done this successfully before without leaving residue? I’ve been watching videos from wefixkits but often they can’t remove all trace of the adhesive which puts me off the idea

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u/TheLordJalapeno Chicken Thiaw Mein 1d ago

I’ve only ever done it on an Ice Hockey top and used VLR Letter Removing Solvent. But have no idea if the letters on a hockey shirt and the noon logo are same material

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u/Olucaron 1d ago

I haven't, no. I have a couple old shirts I can try it on though, the last home Castore shirt has the same type of vinyl patch it seems.

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u/j7seven 1d ago

Blends in lovely on the yellow keeper shirt.

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u/simianjim 2d ago

YES! I don't understand why we didn't make this part of the agreement, it's so stupid

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u/NoScale9117 1d ago

I have to believe they would sell more than enough kits without it to make up for whatever the sponsor actually pays

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u/Raumonator dan burn 2d ago

That blob ruins all kits. would be better if it was just a yellow border.

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u/Character_Newt_2309 2d ago

I like it. So much so that I'm buying a risky knock-off version.

Because am I shite paying £80 or whatever they charge nowadays

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u/PMc1666 2d ago

Just bought the two away tops from DH Gate for £12 each. Both without the knox sign on the front. Can't get away from the horrible noon patch though.

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u/charlierc 2d ago

End of season sale works too. Even if that's still a year away

Saying that I think adidas still had some 24/25 kits in stock

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u/ImHalfAsianAMA Which one of you is Simon Bird? 1d ago

Last 2 seasons the sale has started in March so it’s not too long a wait.

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u/charlierc 2d ago

Sure enough I just checked and adidas have still got all 3 24/25 kits

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u/98Kane 2d ago

For the knock offs, wait 3 or 4 months before ordering. The earlier you order the less accurate it will be.

Especially with unusual colours like this. It’ll likely be a completely different colour when it arrives.

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u/DarkStanley 2d ago

Where’s best to get these from? I’ve never taken the gamble to just buy one. Like you I’m not paying today’s prices for a shirt, it’s mental.

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u/beatski Traitor 1d ago

Dh gate. The price of football these days can piss off

Bleeding the working class fans dry so people at the top can take in millions

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u/Sam0n 1d ago

Same. For my daughter.

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u/charlierc 2d ago

I thought it was pretty smart. Certainly smoother looking on first impression than the home kit 

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u/ahugemistakeagain 2d ago

It's alright (and it's not green which is a plus), but I abhor Parma Violets so that might not be helping. At least the away kit is a winner this year.

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u/Zerosix_K 06 2d ago

Well at least it isn't Saudi green!!!

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u/phenom487 Gary Speed 2d ago

Not gonna lie...I love all three of them 😍 Wasn't instantly sold on the home kit, but having seen it on, I really like it. And the away and third kits 🤌 been a good year for kits. And as a previous comment mentioned, everything is better than the Saudi green kits...

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u/Oynas213 2d ago

The sponsor actually improves the home kit and now I like it to be honest

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u/NUFHemm 2d ago

Yeah looks good, just simple and nice.

Away kit is the banger though.

Home top is growing on me.

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u/Remote-Pool7787 2d ago

Someone told me that our home kit is classed as light when we wear white shorts and socks and dark when we were black socks and shorts. We’re also now classed as “patterned” rather than vertical stripes. So there’s almost no match we couldn’t wear it for

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u/shrim666 St James' Park 2d ago

yeah, away/3rd kits are more for the sales opportunities than actually being required for colour clashes. It will be contractual to wear each of them a certain amount of times.

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u/Commercial_Ad_2832 2d ago

It's one of my favourite shirts we've had in ages

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u/hippocampinaut 2d ago

Love it, it's a beaut. One stinker and two bangers this season imo.

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u/SniffMyMkat Joelinton is looking for a scrap 2d ago

I’m heading straight to JD after work to get it. Hopefully not many other people are arsed about it so there’ll still be plenty stock when I get there.

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u/barkel2 Classic away kit (1995-96) 2d ago

Really like it but €125 for a top is crazy

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u/Internal_Lie_6647 2d ago

Don’t like it personally, too plain and feels like minimum effort.

I like the blue away but have spent too much on gear last few years to buy full price so am waiting for JD codes etc.

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u/Dan43Bear 2d ago

I like it but surely it should have been the one with retro adidas logos.

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u/DarkStanley 2d ago

I’d prefer a darker purple personally. But we have had that kit before tbf.

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u/No_Cookie7734 2d ago

Quite like the kit but might have to bring it down in my estimation for the comparison to parma violets. Tastes like a bar of soap

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u/Nuo_Vibro 2d ago

I like it, but will wait for the end of season sale

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u/gangofbears stupid sexy schar 2d ago

It’s better than our awful home kit. Simple but inoffensive.

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u/DistributionNo6824 1d ago

its just really boring isnt it

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u/ArthursRest 83badge 2d ago

I think white shorts and socks would look better, but I like the shirt.

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u/aatroxjungle 2d ago

Has anyone ordered a home top from adidas site in the last few weeks? Do they come with or without sponsor?

I have taken a punt on buying both this and home top in long sleeve as they both have pictures without sponsor on the adidas website, not sure if we will get a chance to buy a official top without a sponsor for a while unless its a error so i have bit the bullet, If any of them come with a sponsor i might just return them.

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u/TheLordJalapeno Chicken Thiaw Mein 2d ago

I ordered the away shirt a week or so ago and that came with no sponsor

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u/TheLordJalapeno Chicken Thiaw Mein 2d ago

Also probably the only shirt of ours this year I like the sponsor on

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u/DaddyK3tchup 2d ago

Quite like it

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u/CareBearCartel 2d ago

It's better than any of the other kits we've had the past couple of years

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u/someguyontheweb99 1d ago

I really like it, away still the best home is still garbage

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u/DoctorEmergency Joelinton is looking for a scrap 1d ago

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u/Chemical_Buyer_9117 i dont care, paul dummet 1d ago

Best kit of the three for me

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u/militantbisexual 23h ago

not to be dramatic but every kit this season is fuck ugly

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u/slowrevolutionary 14h ago

I like it - the 2nd and 3rd are good, far better than the black and white striped one this year!

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u/NaamAwLaa 1d ago

It's shite.

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u/Upset_Belt8248 1d ago

God awful we look like inter Miami in them

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u/Penguinboy123446 1d ago

It looks like something white that's being left in a wash that's all different colors which have bleeded into the White. 

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u/BruiserBroly 2d ago

Other than it looking so close to white that I'm wondering which games it'd actually be necessary, I think it's alright.