Season 2011-12
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New Kits?
83 Comments: I'm not saying that these are the new EFC kits but I found them on Twitter!
Would love the away shirt, Phil Neville did say his favourite was the away shirt and he is fond of orange (fake tan and highlights).
Not overly happy with the third shirt but pointless anyway when we have a blue kit and an orange kit!
Update: A reader has confirmed that these are a fantasy kit design. Scroll the comments section for more alternatives culled from Twitter ? Ed
Andrew Fair, Posted 26/04/2012 at 11:31:40
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Allan Barratt
688 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:44:30
688 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:44:30
Isn't the home shirt, this seasons with a nike badge on it?
Lee Smith
690 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:47:19
690 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:47:19
Pretty much Allan! I will be dissappointed if the Away and 3rd kits have round neck collars as depicted instead of the much nicey looking 'grandad' type collar on the Home strip.
Dan McKie
693 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:52:30
693 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:52:30
Liking the away kit there. Personally I prefer the rounded collar rather than what we have on the home shirt this year.
Andrew Fair
695 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:55:01
695 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:55:01
I think they are all pretty smart. Not sure about the white shorts with the away kit, that wouldnt make sense. I think by the looks of them they look like the most convincing images of any that are floating around the web. However there probably will be a few tweaks to them!
Brian Waring
696 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:58:36
696 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:58:36
The white shorts just don't look right with the orange shirt.
Brian Waring
697 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:59:36
697 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:59:36
Meant to say, maybe the shorts would look better blue.
Ian Glassey
698 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:55:02
698 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:55:02
Dont look to bad but dont think i will be getting one. Unless it,s that stuff that hides your beer belly..
John Crook
699 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:59:04
699 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:59:04
Orange away kit??? Are we hoping to have the same impact as Newcastle have had this season??
John Adams
700 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:57:10
700 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:57:10
...can't be 100% right - as our home colour socks are white not blue (were not birmingham ffs!!)...also the away shorts will surely be blue or amber and not the same as the home shorts...but all in all, not looking too bad~!
John Daley
701 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:00:29
701 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:00:29
Well, Nike certainly earning their money then. For the home shirt they've simply cut the collar of this years, for the third shirt they've just added a blue round neck instead of the current button up, and for the away shirt they've skinned fucking Lion O from Thundercats.
Nick Entwistle
702 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:03:24
702 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:03:24
Shirts need a collar. Bring back the collar. Kids will no longer copy Cantona so its safe to bring it back.
James Stewart
705 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:09:16
705 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:09:16
That away kit is disgusting. No everton side should be playing in Orange end of.
Style wise the retro kits are so much nicer than all the rubbish that is churned out these days. I'll be still keeping my hafnia
Style wise the retro kits are so much nicer than all the rubbish that is churned out these days. I'll be still keeping my hafnia
Dan McKie
706 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:11:28
706 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:11:28
James, we were playing in bright pink not too long ago. Orange is a blessing.
Dan McKie
707 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:13:12
707 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:13:12
And its better than that awful mustard colour of this years away kit too.
Alex Kociuba
708 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:08:13
708 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:08:13
Is that a hint of red I see on the home kit Chang logo!?
Simon Jones
709 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:12:05
709 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:12:05
Yeah, those retro kits, salmon and blue stripes, vomit.
Gareth Morgan
710 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:13:46
710 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:13:46
These kits are obviously snide. I'd hazard a guess that the home shirt will follow the Brazil template with a large white trim on the sleeve.
Tony Marsh
712 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:14:59
712 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:14:59
James Stewart@ Amber was Evertons away kit colour way back in the 60s and 70s..How much more Retro could you want?.Anything is better than LCSPORTIF shite we have been wearing..Maybe now kids will want to buy the kit..Nike is Trendy
Alex Kociuba
714 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:18:42
714 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:18:42
Yeah these are fake, the Chang logo's don't follow the contours of the shirt - it looks flat.
(http://i.imgur.com/FnwOg.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/FnwOg.jpg)
John Winfield
715 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:21:47
715 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:21:47
Looks like just another fan mock-up to me, nothing to see here. I'd be sorely disappointed if Nike were simply going to stick their logo on top of the Le Coq kits...
Sean McKenna
719 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:27:40
719 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:27:40
Would love a pure white kit to be honest..i liked the everton away top of years gone by think it was the white an grey strips when we were sponsered by nec
Mike Oates
720 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:35:32
720 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:35:32
League wont allow 2nd , too much blue, will clash with opposition blue
Brian Foley
723 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:34:19
723 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:34:19
Is it just me or does anyone also detest us wearing blue socks - aka Ipswich, Leicester, Peterboro' for God's sake. What's worse is a 'change occurs' around a table when talking 'kit contracts' and some twat representing us opts to 'go with' blue. We were white for a couple of seasons -tidy- and then blue this season. It would be inconceivable to play in White shirts/Blue shorts etc., wouldn't it? Am I on my own with the socks thing? Can someone tell me? Ta.
Barry Rathbone
726 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:46:54
726 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:46:54
Brian Foley
I'm with ya brother it is a crime against nature.
WHITE SOCKS PLEASE.
I'm with ya brother it is a crime against nature.
WHITE SOCKS PLEASE.
Gaute Lie
727 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:48:35
727 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:48:35
Nice outfits. I like them.
Lyndon Lloyd
730 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:53:59
730 Posted 26/04/2012 at 16:53:59
Yes, exactly. WHITE SOCKS please. We're Everton!
Shaun Brennan
732 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:01:30
732 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:01:30
Yeah agreed white socks.
Have we ever had a orange away kit?
Have we ever had a orange away kit?
Tony Waring
733 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:01:56
733 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:01:56
Of course I know it's all about money but why the hell do we have to have a different kit - 3 sets no less - every season. It's bloody ridiculous and must cost parents a fortune. Thankfully my kids are now adult............and can buy their own if so inclined.
Mike Allison
736 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:02:17
736 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:02:17
Our socks should be white. I know historically they haven't always been, but so what, they usually have been, its more unique and it looks better.
I agree that these look fake though, although they may be the 'real' fakes (ie. they will be our kit but only exist as a computer mock up at the moment).
I also agree that white socks on the orange kit looks weird, they should be blue.
Also, where's the neon hot pink away kit Nike?
I agree that these look fake though, although they may be the 'real' fakes (ie. they will be our kit but only exist as a computer mock up at the moment).
I also agree that white socks on the orange kit looks weird, they should be blue.
Also, where's the neon hot pink away kit Nike?
Chris Williamson
740 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:09:51
740 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:09:51
Like orange, don't like asymmetry in a kit. Never have, never will so will avoid. Home kit close enough the same as this season - so why bother getting a new un?
White socks please. I reckon my favourite kit was 1982 season.
White socks please. I reckon my favourite kit was 1982 season.
David S Shaw
747 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:26:15
747 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:26:15
Another call from me for White Socks.
Gareth Morgan
748 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:31:13
748 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:31:13
This is the real deal
Dave Roberts
750 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:24:01
750 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:24:01
It could be Orange but it could also be construed as Amber...in which case....if it is Amber, we've played in Amber away shirts before....most notably in our championship year of '69/70.
We've never had a sexy blue slash over the shoulder before though.
Whooooooooh!
We've never had a sexy blue slash over the shoulder before though.
Whooooooooh!
Tom Rowe
752 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:39:51
752 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:39:51
I don't think so. Poor photoshop effort. They wouldn't have the 3rd kit practically the same as the current one, there is no motif on the socks, and since when did everton have an orange away kit?
Tom Rowe
753 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:39:51
753 Posted 26/04/2012 at 17:39:51
I don't think so. Poor photoshop effort. They wouldn't have the 3rd kit practically the same as the current one, there is no motif on the socks, and since when did everton have an orange away kit?
Richard Reeves
758 Posted 26/04/2012 at 18:04:00
758 Posted 26/04/2012 at 18:04:00
Don't really like orange kits. Home kit and second away look ok if they weren't so similar to this season's. All in all, nothing to exciting, a perfect fit for next season if they were real which I don't think they are.
Richard Reeves
762 Posted 26/04/2012 at 18:13:25
762 Posted 26/04/2012 at 18:13:25
I've allways liked the white kits and amber ones,particularly the amber kit from the sixties that you see pictures of Allan Ball in and the Puma kit Rooney was playing in when Big Dunc started practising ventriloquism.
If it was me,the home socks wouls be white with a blue sash at the top,white shorts with thin blue sash down the sides and blue top with white around the collar if there is one.Away kit would be all black.
If it was me,the home socks wouls be white with a blue sash at the top,white shorts with thin blue sash down the sides and blue top with white around the collar if there is one.Away kit would be all black.
Dennis Stevens
764 Posted 26/04/2012 at 18:39:15
764 Posted 26/04/2012 at 18:39:15
Our recent performance at Old Trafford reminded me how much I dislike our playing in all blue. Of course, our hosts that day would never be seen in all red! Perhaps we should take a leaf out of their book & use black shorts in such circumstances instead - nobody else seems to do it.
Peter Thistle
765 Posted 26/04/2012 at 18:48:16
765 Posted 26/04/2012 at 18:48:16
That orange one is hideous, hope it's not gonna be like that. Our away kits are always rubbish, pisses me off. Give us some style and a colour that doesn't make me wanna puke.
Phil Bellis
768 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:00:33
768 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:00:33
Soddin kids today - bah!
Bring back the black with a ruby sash - c'mon you Black Watch
Bring back the black with a ruby sash - c'mon you Black Watch
Paul David
769 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:09:47
769 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:09:47
I've thought for a while our away kit should be the Black Watch,cant get more traditional than out first ever colours.
Simon Atkins
771 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:15:37
771 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:15:37
Got to say as soon as I heard it was being made by Nike i was more than happy.
Which kid doesnt want some Nike gear? For once Everton I now applaud you!!
Which kid doesnt want some Nike gear? For once Everton I now applaud you!!
Kevin Sparke
773 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:15:52
773 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:15:52
I like the collar, but the sleeves shriek 'Primark sale'
Dave Roberts
774 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:15:50
774 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:15:50
If only they could replace that Chang motif with 'Guiness'....now that would be better....!
Lyndon Lloyd
775 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:15:45
775 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:15:45
A tweet from The People's Blog claims that Sylvain Distin has confirmed the second kit posted (#748 above, which has pixellation around the badges/logos that, to me, suggests manipulation) is real.
He doesn't really but for what it's worth:
He doesn't really but for what it's worth:
Joe McMahon
776 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:20:06
776 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:20:06
I like the greyish kit, but the orange kit is minging.
Colin Ryan
777 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:32:06
777 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:32:06
Would be grand kits without that stupid bit on the sleeve. Will still let herself buy one for my birthday though
Barry Rathbone
780 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:32:47
780 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:32:47
Never liked the orange/amber permutations, if we're going to persist in orange then make the shorts orange as well with WHITE SOCKS, ALWAYS WHITE SOCKS.
Peter Mills
783 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:32:55
783 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:32:55
All white socks. And, of course, white boots.
Karl Masters
784 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:49:23
784 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:49:23
Everton wear white socks ..... It's the law! And while we are about it, am I the only one who hates the almost invisible blue goal nets at Goodison? White nets too!
Richard Reeves
785 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:35:45
785 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:35:45
Those second pictures look more like Nike kits. At first glance the band around the arm looks way too big but then again it's different because of it.
Lyndon Lloyd
787 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:58:22
787 Posted 26/04/2012 at 19:58:22
Aaaaand two more to further the case for those bloody awful white-banded sleeves:
Paul Gladwell
788 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:00:58
788 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:00:58
Karl, nevermind the nets just some blue gravel,we have had that faded shit for years, I mean two of those big fuck off bags from Beesley and fildes should do it,I cringe when I see that faded shit every first home game of the season.
Jamie Barlow
790 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:07:15
790 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:07:15
Are any of these the real kit?
Karl Masters
791 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:07:13
791 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:07:13
I agree with that Paul. While we are on the subject of Goodison irritations, why is the crowd behind the Street End goal much closer to the pitch than at the Park End? You want the crowd as close as possible surely? There are some right Berkshire running our Club. . . .these little things all makes difference!
Jamie Barlow
792 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:20:17
792 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:20:17
Those sleeves are shocking.
Rob Pursglove
796 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:30:59
796 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:30:59
White socks please. I loved the socks from the 84 kit with the blue hoops, smart.
Mark Taylor
797 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:30:36
797 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:30:36
At last we have pictures.. I revealed back last July to TW that we had the Brazil kit in blue with white sleeves. My mate who works for Nike kit design spilled... Hope it inspires Moyes to unlock the shackles and play like Brazil!
Mark Tanton
798 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:35:02
798 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:35:02
My favourite sock thread - this is a winner!
My own preference is the '95 black blue hooped socks. We won the cup in them, and they made us look a bit mean... Which we were.
My own preference is the '95 black blue hooped socks. We won the cup in them, and they made us look a bit mean... Which we were.
Paul Ellam
800 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:41:03
800 Posted 26/04/2012 at 20:41:03
Not too fussed what kit we have as long as nike are doing it for us! Lets be extra nice to them so they stick around and hopefully bring extra revenue in to the club!
Think the orange away kit is a bit extreme but I will probably buy it cos the home kits tend to look a bit "samey".
Regarding socks - white with blue hoops were the best!
Think the orange away kit is a bit extreme but I will probably buy it cos the home kits tend to look a bit "samey".
Regarding socks - white with blue hoops were the best!
Roman Sidey
826 Posted 26/04/2012 at 22:21:23
826 Posted 26/04/2012 at 22:21:23
The ones on the OP are good gear. The orange away kit is smart. Nice change.
The subsequent ones coming through with the white sleeves would look good on some players (ie. those with serious upper arms), but would look pretty silly on the likes of Hibbo and Neville.
The subsequent ones coming through with the white sleeves would look good on some players (ie. those with serious upper arms), but would look pretty silly on the likes of Hibbo and Neville.
Ste Blundell
827 Posted 26/04/2012 at 22:20:51
827 Posted 26/04/2012 at 22:20:51
"We are the Walton White Socks..."
The OP is someone's fantasy kit. Here's the original post:
http://www.footballshirtculture.com/fantasy-kit-design/fantasy-kit-design/everton-fantasy-2012-2013-kits-17802.html
The OP is someone's fantasy kit. Here's the original post:
http://www.footballshirtculture.com/fantasy-kit-design/fantasy-kit-design/everton-fantasy-2012-2013-kits-17802.html
Peter Mills
831 Posted 26/04/2012 at 22:28:35
831 Posted 26/04/2012 at 22:28:35
This is a light- hearted
Dick Fearon
834 Posted 26/04/2012 at 22:37:25
834 Posted 26/04/2012 at 22:37:25
Howard wears jungle green camouflage why not desert camouflage for the rest of em away from home.
Then change the motto to who dares wins.
Then change the motto to who dares wins.
Paul David
835 Posted 26/04/2012 at 22:52:08
835 Posted 26/04/2012 at 22:52:08
Dick that motto would conflict with Moyes's who dares gets beat motto
Brian Foley
840 Posted 26/04/2012 at 23:13:40
840 Posted 26/04/2012 at 23:13:40
Thanks to all for your support on the white socks I don't feel so alone now. Thanks 'brother' Rathbone white socks = elementary Barry, sorry couldn't resist.
Julian Wait
843 Posted 26/04/2012 at 23:34:04
843 Posted 26/04/2012 at 23:34:04
Blue/White/White. No question.
John Ford
846 Posted 26/04/2012 at 23:35:36
846 Posted 26/04/2012 at 23:35:36
Butterscotch angel delight anyone?
Lyndon Lloyd
848 Posted 26/04/2012 at 23:45:17
848 Posted 26/04/2012 at 23:45:17
Thanks, Ste. I've updated the original post accordingly.
And for you sock aficionados, there's a "white or blue" poll running on the homepage!
And for you sock aficionados, there's a "white or blue" poll running on the homepage!
Mark Riding
849 Posted 26/04/2012 at 23:49:13
849 Posted 26/04/2012 at 23:49:13
Anything that dosent show my sweaty pits and belly will do just fine !
None of the tight fitting 'kappa wales kit' / rugby beefcake shite please !!
Oh, and any chance of a croatia shirt thats blue & white for the summer ???
None of the tight fitting 'kappa wales kit' / rugby beefcake shite please !!
Oh, and any chance of a croatia shirt thats blue & white for the summer ???
Mike Green
854 Posted 27/04/2012 at 00:02:06
854 Posted 27/04/2012 at 00:02:06
White socks every time, with them we've got the best kit in football.
Jay Woods
855 Posted 27/04/2012 at 00:04:34
855 Posted 27/04/2012 at 00:04:34
White socks.
And blue gravel round the pitch. If Barca can have a blue zone around their pitch, so can we.
And blue gravel round the pitch. If Barca can have a blue zone around their pitch, so can we.
Derek Thomas
873 Posted 27/04/2012 at 01:02:55
873 Posted 27/04/2012 at 01:02:55
I've just googled pics of Young, Vernon and Ball and found all white socks for Ball (69-70), and both white with blue turn over and blue with white turn over (1League title and an FA Cup win ) for the other 2 players... so obviously it is not, nor never has been, a tradition set in stone. The socks turned to all white at the start of the 67-68 season.
But a poll??? I ask you, hardly earth shattering.
How about one for tapping the boiled egg with a spoon, then lifting the top off with the spoon Vs Top straight off with knife...It was good enough for Johnathan Swift and Gulliver.
But a poll??? I ask you, hardly earth shattering.
How about one for tapping the boiled egg with a spoon, then lifting the top off with the spoon Vs Top straight off with knife...It was good enough for Johnathan Swift and Gulliver.
Phil Bellis
874 Posted 27/04/2012 at 01:26:21
874 Posted 27/04/2012 at 01:26:21
Karl Masters (791)
It's a hangover from the dart-throwing days - the powers-that-be got the wrong end - literally
It's a hangover from the dart-throwing days - the powers-that-be got the wrong end - literally
Mathew McKay
878 Posted 27/04/2012 at 02:59:08
878 Posted 27/04/2012 at 02:59:08
The Orange away kit is just this season's QPR away kit with a Nike tick instead of their LOTTO logo and an Everton badge. Very lazy.
Jason Lam
882 Posted 27/04/2012 at 03:55:16
882 Posted 27/04/2012 at 03:55:16
Can't afford blue dye for the sleeves?
It looks.. different. Otherwise it'll look too close to the Stephen Hughes Umbro kit. I hope they don't extend those white sleeves all the way down on the long sleeve kit.
It looks.. different. Otherwise it'll look too close to the Stephen Hughes Umbro kit. I hope they don't extend those white sleeves all the way down on the long sleeve kit.
Ryan Scails
888 Posted 27/04/2012 at 05:12:40
888 Posted 27/04/2012 at 05:12:40
I like 3/4ish length sleeves, I also like that band. I was skeptical of this contract because of the template Nike kits that get overused.But, I think the sleeves make the blue even more significant, especially with more white involved in the kit. Clean.
Aiden Doyle
889 Posted 27/04/2012 at 05:38:04
889 Posted 27/04/2012 at 05:38:04
Annual reminder time:
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Everton/Everton.htm
Looking at our history as a whole, rather than just the bits we remember of it, we?ve actually worn dark socks more than chavtastic white ones.
As for that newer new kit, it?s a bit crap really... and if there?s going to be a long sleeved version, it?ll be one of the worst shirts ever worn in English football.
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Everton/Everton.htm
Looking at our history as a whole, rather than just the bits we remember of it, we?ve actually worn dark socks more than chavtastic white ones.
As for that newer new kit, it?s a bit crap really... and if there?s going to be a long sleeved version, it?ll be one of the worst shirts ever worn in English football.
Jason Lam
892 Posted 27/04/2012 at 06:43:04
892 Posted 27/04/2012 at 06:43:04
If it makes anyone feel better, Brazil's away kit follows our template, but with yellow sleeves.
Scott Jenner
056 Posted 27/04/2012 at 17:25:04
056 Posted 27/04/2012 at 17:25:04
The three tops at the top of the page are a fantasy football shirt design from football shirt culture website so I can 100% guarantee they are not real. I saw these months ago on the website and they didn't hide the fact they were just designs for fun
Derek Thomas
181 Posted 28/04/2012 at 09:20:04
181 Posted 28/04/2012 at 09:20:04
Could it be that he love of white socks = the average age of most readers = coincides with the white sock period =self fulfilling prophesy
Derek Thomas
188 Posted 28/04/2012 at 10:15:08
188 Posted 28/04/2012 at 10:15:08
The Badge; On the one side a gold star, vertically underneath it ( in smallish but visible letters ) F.M.F.L, Founder Member Football League.
On the other side, a golden star and vertically under, F.M.P.L. Founder Mmember Premier League.
Not many can put that on the shirt, especially the rich 4, 5, 6 or however many there are now.
On the other side, a golden star and vertically under, F.M.P.L. Founder Mmember Premier League.
Not many can put that on the shirt, especially the rich 4, 5, 6 or however many there are now.
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687 Posted 26/04/2012 at 15:42:42
The home jersey's amber trim makes it too much like this year's for my liking but at least it's 99% blue with no over-the-top white flashes and panels!