I made my views about ‘concept kits’ very clear a few months ago.
“Either the club is doing incredibly well, so fans aren’t being bogged down by the thought of relegation and can afford to have some fun, or the person designing it just has nothing better to do.”
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not totally against the idea of them, some of the designs that people put out are incredible. My only issue is that what the club ends up getting is usually so poor in comparison, that you sort of feel deflated when the actual kit comes out.
But with the news on Friday coming out that the club has announced a new deal with Nike to become the kit supplier, it has sparked @JustAnotherKit1 into action to come up with what they think or hope the kit will look like in 2020/21.
Were you a fan of the 'penguin' kits?
Yes
No
And it certainly sparked a bit of a response from the Blues fans on social media, with many different view points thrown around for the options provided.
Like the Blue & White shirts but that red would be a no.
— Jobey (@jobeylad) June 28, 2020
All I see is badly lined up wallpaper.
— Adam Williams (@werborg72) June 28, 2020
Get the city silhouette at the bottom and I’m sold on it! pic.twitter.com/Dv8mUD7Zu5
— BOB (@Bob_Ay_It) June 29, 2020
I like the first and second, but the third is hideous.
— KJ Reilloc (@KReilloc) June 28, 2020
The one they have chosen is awful it’s not the correct blue (Royal Blue) it’s tacky and not for me , the blue one looks fine with white one as alternate
— bluenose (@NdelantyNeil) June 28, 2020
This is a thing of beauty
— Jack (@JackToretto5) June 28, 2020
What about you? What do you make of these kits, and the idea of concept kits in general?
Must be royal blue. Hate the penguin shirt. My personal favourite is the 2002/3 all blue strip. Looked really classy.
The Penguin kit of 1971-1975 will always remind me of the wonderful days of Francis, Latchford and the massively underrated Hatton. Exciting football, big crowds, deafening atmospheres, and I was younger then. The best kit we ever had in my humble opinion.
would be ok without the side stripes
Nike will stick the tick dead Centre not to the left or right. And it will have the cutout at the sides. The Birmingham city badge will most likely be below the tick dead Centre.
That’s a classic Nike shirt looks. It won’t look anything like this concept shirt.