Everton launch 2019-20 home kit

I haven't bought an Everton kit since the One2One shocker in the 90's so my opinion is not that meaningful, but I really like this years effort.

Kerching. The annual drive to part Evertonians from their money begins. As long as it's blue shirts and white shorts, I'm happy.

I've seen better, I've seen worse, would be my opinion.

I don't think it's as big an issue as is made by some the entire kit drama.

Much like when the new “kindergarten badge” was released in 2013/14, we had all forgotten about it once the team started playing some great football on the way to a 5th place finish with 72 points.

It's hard to keep coming up with new designs on a yearly basis, if I had a preference I'd go back to the days when home kits were kept on for two seasons but those days aren't going to happen again now.

What we really need now is a few more top signings to wear the bloody thing.

I see Chelski have signed Lampard as a manager. With that and the sale of Hazard we could rival them for a position.

Bizarre choice of the sleeve logo from the inglorious 1991-93 period kit being used on the back.🤷🏻‍♂️

I quite like it, it's certainly better than some we've had.

Using light, almost sky blue on it seems a bit strange as well. I wonder why they did that. 🤔

Looks ok and they've got to try to make it a bit different to get new sales.

They could wear a royal blue Primark £2.99 T shirt for all I care, as long as they get into the top four and win a trophy.

It's growing on me. Prefer the training tops though.

Looks ok, the look might grow on me, to me it looks a bit cheap, t-shirt-ish. I have said it before but I will say it again, as long as it brings us luck and ultimately success.

I don't suppose they'll be using the angry birds logo on the chest for kids so that theirs isn't so plain. It's okay. Its blue. Dont know why they waited so long to release these photos though.

Hideous. Why not use one of the fan designs, all miles better than this.

It looks like a cross between a Christmas jumper and a golf t-shirt. It's not bad and I think it'll grow on me. The main blue is the right shade and there's nothing bad about it. It'll also be easy to pick us out on first glance when sometimes you really need to look hard to be sure it's us and not say Chelsea or Birmingham.

Steve

It's apparently a bespoke design especially for Everton so that's what I've heard, the intention being we are instantly recognisable.

It's a decent effort, as I say, I've seen worse efforts.

It's a design that looks 1990's, and the 90's right now is in vogue.

The logo on the advert for the shirt says "Built to Last". Yes, for one season until a new shirt is launched.

I agree with James. The fan concept kits are a lot better. It's umbro though so my expectations are met.

It's blue I guess so it will work for a year. I won't be buying it though so that's 50 pounds saved.

Bit odd that they've used a logo from '91-'93 on the back. Mind you, I do remember Peter Beardsley scoring a winner against the RS at Goodison in that shirt. I'd settle for something similar happening this season.

I think it's okay and I'll probably get it. It's better than the dark blue panels one from 2 seasons' back.

It's fine if a little unimaginative. I'd love us to do something more radical whilst maintaining the traditional colours but ultimately as the guys all say above getting the team sorted for an assault on the top 4 is what really matters

I don't buy kits but I like this one.

Dave

Radical change for me would be for us to try a kit all blue.

Blue is predominantly Everton's colour and I believe players looks more imposing wearing all the one colour.

In terms of radical change just for the shirt alone, we have had quite a few different designs over the years from the 1985 white bib, the shocking pale blue effort in 1997/98, to the crazy white flashes down the sides in 2000/02.

The shirt itself this season is probably about as radical it can be without causing too much offence with mad white or yellow plastered all over it.

One other idea would be fine white pinstripes but I'm not really sure about that even.

Get rid of these plastic kits. What if the lads run past one of those flame throwers at Wolves - the whole thing would go up in a puff of smoke lets get the kit made from cotton or bamboo -proper natural fabrics. Oh and leather boots too. Quite like the graphics though!

Seeing as we're stuck with Umbro again for the foreseeable future (oh for an Adidas kit), are they going to bin off the "scoredraw" retro kits from the club shop. These are shocking. The 86/87 shirt we won the league in, should be made by Umbro with an Umbro badge on the chest. It was a classic shirt we had success in. It surely would sell. Yet we still have a cheap alternative from score draw. I bought the 1980 Hafnia with diamonds on the sleeves at Christmas. Absolutely love it because it looks authentic. Need Umbro to do the same with the 1982/83 kit too. Retro shirts should look authentic not blag. It worked with the 92 and 94 shirts.

Personally, I don't think we've had a decent kit since 1967. I think that might have been the last one I bought as well, size XS boys.

So those random diagonal lines were inspired by those cross things at Goodison... do they mean us?

It's certainly a grower.
The more I see images of it, the more I think it's the best we've had in a few years.

Looks better with the short sleeves.

The goalkeeper kits are shocking though.

Bloody awful!!

I've come round to liking it. As others have said, at first glance you don't like it, but the more you see of it, the better it becomes. It's better than last years, and especially the awful 17/18 kit.

I still maintain however that Everton kits are better with more white on them.

Presumably, seeing as Richarlison is in the promo, the kit was finalised and a prototype in production, some time ago. Amazing it was never leaked then.

Saw this leaked last night ...looks too much like a training top.... hope the away strip looks better

It's blue. It's got the club badge on it. The team will wear it this season to help us identify we are cheering on the correct team.

Next.

Not had a good looking kit in years. Nothing in this years effort to change that.

As usual too much white in the kit, somebody needs to remind them our primary colour is BLUE

Steve #11, you win first prize for best description.

Duncan # 22, very good - haha!

Steve #11, you win first prize for best description.

Duncan # 22, very good - haha!

Jim@18

All blue? Behave yourself, who wants to be a Chelsea lookalike? Most ridiculous comment on here for ages.

It needs a white collar.

Pete @30.

Not you as well! We were at our most successful in blue AND white!
And let's have blue and amber for our second kit.

Yet again, no blue stripe down the side of the white shorts!

Ray Roche, what's ridiculous about Jim's all blue kit? Why shouldn't we? What the fuck have Chelsea got to do with us?? Leicester don't care about Chelsea playing in all blue, as Jim said blue is our primary colour and our kit should reflect that!!!

Presumably the criss cross design will follow through on to the numerous away strips we will have. Don't know why we can't just go for the old school tangerine and dark blue kit of the sixties which won't clash with any other teams but it's all about how much money they can get out of us.

Always liked yellow as our away kit

A kit is just kit
A sigh is just a sigh

Regarding the side debate on wearing all blue, I must admit to hating it. If, for some reason, we aren't going to wear white shorts with our famous blue shirts then I'd prefer the alternative to be black.

Peter Hughes@
“Our primary colour is blue “,
So is the new shirt.

Eric @38

That's the amber and blue kit I mentioned in post 35

As long as it's Royal Blue I am not interested how it looks. I am more interested in the people who will be wearing it. Plenty of time left in the window for new additions.

Only criteria for me are :
*defenders who can actually defend
*midfield players who can create.
*forwards who can score.

Not rocket science

Don't like it. Don't like the pattern running through the royal blue.

Too busy. Too chaotic with no rhyme or reason for my eyes.

Shameless step and repeat Umbro diamond splattered all over the thing.

The NASCAR jersey of footy.

Ugly 80's retro style kit that has sadly followed the poor world cup designs from last year.

Last seasons white away was of similar garbage design. It's maybe OK on a 4 year old but not on an adult.

I just hope the away and 3rd kit's are truly amazing. I've enjoyed the recent seasons purple and green 3rd kits. They looked great and fresh. Something a bit different.

Wouldn't mind some hoops!

Any sign of some new players. The only new one we've signed won't be wearing this new kit.

Ray must check my Dulux colour chart as always thought the shorts a darker blue and the tops and stockings tangerine rather than amber

Ray@42, perhaps we should wear a white shirt to go with the bloody whites shorts, and white socks?

It's OK. It's not an embarrassing over fashioned disaster. It's predominantly royal blue, and tries to connect with our history.

Frank, I beg to differ, it's predominantly white!

Looks good to me.

Personally not a fan of a kit change every season but that's the modern game for you I suppose.

I'm not too fussed with tradition. I'm a bit more open minded than some it seems. Personally I loved the 1985/1986 Kit, or the Lineker kit as I know it. This wasn't the most traditional.

I disliked the 2000/2002 kit completely. In fact, the Puma ones I thought were all quite poor. Particularly the round collared 2003/2004 kit. This was abysmal not only in design but also quality. It was incredibly uncomfortable and fit almost like a maternity blouse.

The 2005/2006 with the terrible short fold collar was also a very poor kit.

2010/2011, another poor effort from ale Coq Sportif

My top 5:

1985/1986
1993/1995
1997/1999
2016/2017
1987/1989

No matter what was designed I just can't bring myself to buy a shirt with a gambling company advertised on it. It ruins lives, is a huge problem in current society, and as a club we should be showing more class and a better example to young Evertonians.

Does anybody have an idea why we've never had Adidas, Puma or any of the other big brands (except Nike once (and it was a decent kit))?

We always to tend to stay with low end suppliers who probably have art student on minimum wage designing their products.

Is it us who don't want them (the big suppliers) or them that don't want us?

Rob Marsh @54. We had Puma around 2003

Like a training shirt. Really poor effort on something so important.Yes it is important no matter a lot of people think. It is what everybody see the whole year in the internet, games, news...Last year the 3rd shirt was really nice.

I agree with Jim. I think Everton should wear all blue but I do not think it will ever happen as the majority of fans are against it. I always like to see them in all blue when they play away against a team who wear white shorts or socks but it only happened once last season against West Ham. The away kit was used when they played Arsenal.

Tim # 55,

I also remembered that after I'd done the post, we weren't long with them.

Having said that, we generally do stick to some crappy brands and always seem to end up with Umbro?

Darren #40 very good post sir and appears to have passed people by

Pete@49

If you remember on occasions in the sixties we DID wear all white. And white with black shorts, and amber and blue shorts, and amber and white shorts... in fact, several different combinations. But always blue shirts, white shorts as a first choice so why change it to Chelsea or Leicester? How about all effin' red as a second kit? Suck up to another “Big Club”? Eh?

The kit is poor. Doesn't immediately make me think of Everton at all. If the simplified Leitch bars are indeed that, then they've failed to inspire this particular Evertonian.

Again it's not just a kit is it? Easy to dismiss when it's not your bag. The noise around the launch, especially on social media, was non-existent; no date published from the end of the season, were there any teasers?

Branding, the messaging and ultimately the ambition to reach non-Evertonians just seem lacking. When your club cannot consistently get this type of thing right, I wonder what else is.

Ray (60), there was a kit, only used a few times, maybe before you were old enough to be going to the game in the late fifties early sixties: It was a white shirt with two yellow lines going round the chest and a blue one in between the yellow ones, or the other way round, with white shorts and white socks.

I went to Birkenhead to get to Lewis's with that story didn't I.

Dave, I don't remember that kit but I know we had umpteen combinations over the years. I remember we wore all white at home to Inter Milan in 63, I think so that it would be easier to differentiate between the teams on tv highlights.
Birkenhead to Lewis's 😅

Dave (#62), we wore the kit you mention as a second kit in the late '50s. I seem to recall black shorts with it but I may be wrong. I am sure we wore those shirts for Bobby Collins's debut at Maine Road.

There was some pressure for us to wear all blue in the '60s when the RS changed from red and white to all red. Quite correctly, in my view, we resisted as it would have been too obvious a copy of them at that time. We have played in blue and white forever, let's keep it that way. To me we always seem to be running so much slower when playing in blue shorts and socks compared to white shorts and socks.

I like it! The EFC graphic brings back memories of the 91-92 shirt which was my first Everton kit. The next shirt I badgered my parents for was the salmon pink effort, which was a bit of a shocker on reflection.
Anyway there is a ‘shirtzine' on the official website which is well worth a read

Hi Dave [62] I too remember the white shirt with the coloured chest bands, but as it would have been worn for away games in the event of a colour clash, I can't recall seeing Everton playing in this strip.

I'm sure I have a picture of this playing strip somewhere in the house, possibly in an old programme, I'll continue to look for it but don't hold your breath.

Looks like a tractor has driven over it.

Terry (64), yes definitely remember Bobby Collins in that shirt but I'm sure (nearly) that it was worn with white shorts.

I think there was also an article by Dave Prentice (Liverpool Echo) about the use of this shirt, using Brian Labone to explain it.

Some odd comments. Our colours are royal blue shirts and white shorts. I'd say it's a shade lighter the shirts have had different shades down the years. Fifty I think.

It'll do for about 12 months.

Nice shirt but don't like the sponsors name so something without that will have to suffice.

I still think the yellow and blue away shirt in the Chang days takes some beating.

Almost as bad as Chelsea's.

It's fine by me, though it would look even better with Seamus holding a trophy aloft next spring.

Dave, John, Terry - if you Google Bobby Collins Everton and go to images, you'll find a photo of BC in that kit 8th down on the left. Sorry I can't do a link!

Martin (74), yes got it, black and white photo, shows the three bands across the chest plus the vneck is one of the colours, maybe yellow going by the shade.

Thank you.

I like it..as long as we win most of our games next year then we can wear an all brown away kit next year for all I care. Seriously though, I would like to see an all yellow away kit and maybe a silver and blue striped 3rd kit. I do wish they didn't change the kits every year though. Every two years should be minimum unless there is a sponsor or manufacturer change.

First thoughts, not a fan.

Said it before, will say it again – I would like to see some of the concept kits given a chance, maybe put forward 3 or 4 kits and have a vote which could not be hijacked so open to people with a reference number or a season ticket number.

Waited weeks for this and I just feel a bit disappointed!

Martin (#74), thank you for the reference. In looking further on the site there are 2 action photos of us wearing the kit. One is from the Bobby Collins game and shows Jimmy Harris beating Bert Trautman at Maine Road. We are playing with white socks and a blue top. The other is an away game at Chelsea, probably the game where Tommy Ring suffers the broken leg, and we are playing in hooped socks.

There is also a photo of Peter Farell's testimonial game when the opposition to the Blues is wearing that kit. In all instances we are wearing white shorts, so you are correct, Dave (#68)

I like it.

I don't really like any kit that shows evidence of a ‘designer' trying to get noticed.

Just make a plain blue shirt, plain white shorts and plain white socks. Nothing will look better than that. One of our last Le Coq Sportif kits did exactly that, somewhere around 10 years ago. It's the last one I bought.

Some great takes on social media, personally I think it looks like a bus seat cover.

But the best description of ‘jarg tartan' is about spot on.

Toffs should be our supplier and the shirts should be 💯% made of bamboo.

Forest Green have just gone 50% bamboo on their new shirt, maybe we should go for another Everton first, folks.

As for the new shirt... erm, the club shop sells the early 90s version and it's cheaper too!

Not a great fan.

I dislike the shirts with no white included, and preferably a touch of yellow too.

Call me old-fashioned, my favourite one was the NEC one of the '80s.

I quite like it, but really how can anyone be overly enthusiastic about a shirt with Angry Birds prominently displayed on the sleeve ?

#39 Peter

I completely agree with you. Away kits should be the yellow of the '70s.

But at the end of the day as long as the shirt is Royal Blue and they are winning week in and week out...I wont care what colour the away kit is

What about the horrendous khaki 3rd kit we has a few seasons ago, tell you what though, we had success when we wore it.

For me, as long as the top is Blue and we win, will do for me.

How about a blue Liver Bird on the sleeve (as we own the building now) lol

How about a blue Liver Bird on the sleeve (as we own the building now) lol

I think I like it. The criss cross makes it more recognisably Everton (or at least different) from other blue shirts.
Talks of blue shorts on here is MADNESS I tell you.

The white socks need binned for a few years; too much white on the kit for my liking.