Newcastle‘s 24/25 third kit is ‘minty’ fresh.
The shirt pays homage to the ultra-clean 1999/2000 Adidas away shirt, which featured an elaborate black polo collar with a retro Equipment (EQT) green trim. Green cuffs also intercept the iconic three stripes on the new third kit, laced over a white colorway.
But the reappearance of the club’s 1980s crest seems to be attracting notable attention.
The black monogram is revived, with the ever-so-delicate magpie lying subtly underneath. It’s a sublime touch. Yet sentiment remains split.
Some fans argue that the extant coats of arms logo would’ve looked even better. We’ll leave it to graphic design heads to have that debate.
The real nostalgic twist would bring back the iconic Newcastle Brown Ale logo to replace Sela, a Saudi event services brand. But the marketing tie-in is one-directional. A consortium led by the Gulf state’s Public Investment Fund acquired the Magpies in a £305m takeover three years ago.
Coincidentally, the nostalgic green on the Adidas third kit adopts Saudi shades.
Newcastle dropped Castore at the end of last season and signed a five-year $50 million kit per year deal with Adidas. The team will debut the kit in a pre-season friendly in Tokyo this summer against Yokohama F. Marinos.
You can now grab the $105 third shirt at the Newcastle online store.
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