I loathe the concept of 3rd kits. Yeah I know why they have them but it's just a wank IMO - although our 3rd kits for 19/20 and 20/21 were excellent, they should have been the 2nd kit.
I know I'm an old-fashioned traditionalist but a 2nd kit should only be used when there is a colour clash; therefore the 2nd kit should have no relationship to the home kit, which, although I quite liked the 19/20 2nd kit, an all black 2nd kit vs a home kit that had black shorts and socks is somewhat redundant.
I really disliked seeing us in red (fucking red ???) when we hammered Chelsea 4-2 when there was no colour clash, it just dilutes the joy a little bit.
Yes I know about all the marketing bulltish but does it really generate that much revenue for the club (we aren't Manchester United). I notice this season they've been discounting the kits quite earlier compared to previously . . . I wonder why Jeff ???
While I'm on my old fogey rant can we cut out the black sleeves and black socks for our home kit. It's bloody simple - old gold shirt, black shorts and old gold socks - it's one of England's most distinctive club strips.