The stark white kit has been adorned with copper trim under the arm in 2 blocks together with the classic three stripes similarly coloured. The crisp white shorts and socks are also trimmed in the same way.
However, scratch a little deeper under the surface of the clubs kit history and some fans will be left wondering if its all a bit too similar to the recent past. Whilst an orange-copper colour has been a regular visitor to the colour way of the club kits over the past 50 years the comings season efforts are not a great step forward compared to the last few years. With the exception of the Adidas template debacle of 2 seasons ago, where they shared a template with Southampton, West Ham and Hull to name but a few, its only the collar shape that has changed while the stripe colour being tweaked from black to gold and now to copper is merely cosmetic at best.
If a classic nearly all white kit that celebrates the local industry is what the fans are after, this shirt will not fail to sell, but for the fan who is careful with their hard earned pounds, time will tell if its a “copper bottomed investment”.
