2023/ 2024 Kit

[Balti Pie]

It's definitely not as bad as some people are saying, but it's distinctly average at best. Looks like a training shirt. I'm guessing a big chunk of the objections are the colour. If that was Black with the pattern, I expect there would be more positivity. Might sell well with the youngsters, which might be the market they are going for.

The one thing that is annoying is I could design an infinitely better shirt in 5 minutes. The first Adidas shirts were fantastic. The 94/95 Nutmeg shirt was almost perfection.

I've wrote all that and I don't really care about football shirts. I'm nearly 50.

 

[Sedgers]

But It is packed with meaning. As soon as I saw it I thought it reminded me of the geometric architecture and tile patterns found around the Iberian Peninsula. Honest.

“The new red away strip will provide Wolves’ southern European players with a taste of home as they head on their travels this season thanks to the bespoke Castore design.

Inspired by the geometric architecture and tile patterns found around the Iberian Peninsula.”

Maybe when Jeff was talking about local inspiration he said Brierley Hill/Pensnett and something got lost in translation?

 

[citrus_wolf]

Wolves in red That 'Portugal' kit was at least a classy shade, this is cherry/lipstick bright.

It feels so off. I know away kits are experimental but this is Hall of Shame for me, sorry. Looks like training wear, and so far away from our identity.

 

[Alex Rae The Substitute]

Can only assume (hope) that the leaked home shirt that is doing the rounds being well received has caught the clubs attention and they’ve thought “best get this horrible ******* out first” then save the day with a more popular home kit.

But then, nothing surprises me with this club sometimes!

Nod to our Iberian/ Mediterranean players - what a load of *******s.

 

[Wolf of Wall Heath]

Love it! Get in ma basket!!

 

[citrus_wolf]

Chinese influence. Red being the colour of Happiness, success and good fortune.

This is a really good interpretation, Chinese New Year and auspicious vibes.

It's too 'The Reds' for my taste

 

[Bill S Preston Esq.]

9am it was…

Away Kit

Away Kit

shop.wolves.co.uk

Awful.

 

[SteveBullsKnee]

What an horrendous colour , absolutely dreadful. Can’t we do anything right

Not in your eyes, no we can’t.

 

[Adrian_Monk]

Not quite as partisan as some of the responses, but not very keen at all. Red and green should never be seen (apart from Christmas)

Don't see what is vaguely Iberian about the random geometric shapes - at least the kebab sauce splodges won't show quite as much.

Only chance of me buying this is if the Chinese get the colour wrong and both the red and green are substantially darker!

 

[Bill S Preston Esq.]

That is the worst Wolves shirt ever

Sadly, it isn't. It is bad though.

 

[Bill S Preston Esq.]

Not quite as partisan as some of the responses, but not very keen at all. Red and green should never be seen (apart from Christmas)

Don't see what is vaguely Iberian about the random geometric shapes - at least the kebab sauce splodges won't show quite as much.

Only chance of me buying this is if the Chinese get the colour wrong and both the red and green are substantially darker!

Ooh kebab sauce, announce Gundogan!!!

 

[RosehillWolf]

Chinese influence. Red being the colour of Happiness, success and good fortune.

What are we doing with it then

 

[sillytuna]

Well I'm the only one pleased because I play in red or blue in 6-a-side and now I get to have a Wolves red shirt to go with my Peru and Flamengo tops

 

[1972 i began]

Dow know what yam all moaning about.None of ya wear em anyway.Yam all over 35.

 

[Wandsworth Wolf]

Not quite as partisan as some of the responses, but not very keen at all. Red and green should never be seen (apart from Christmas)

Don't see what is vaguely Iberian about the random geometric shapes - at least the kebab sauce splodges won't show quite as much.

Only chance of me buying this is if the Chinese get the colour wrong and both the red and green are substantially darker!

All that stuff about Iberian tile patterns is nonsense - it's just post-rationalisation to try and make it meaningful.
Just like like the geometric pattern on last year's away shirt, supposedly inspired by the architecture of Molineux.
Yeah right.
Don't fall for it.
These random patterns are just knocked-out by the manufacturer's design team.
Maybe each club gets to choose from a selection.
Then, as part of the launch marketing push, each club will invent some sort of lame back-story (or narrative, as we call it in the ad industry) to make it relevant.

 

[Agent Cooper]

Dow know what yam all moaning about.None of ya wear em anyway.Yam all over 35.

Yep. Not worn replica shirts since my 20's, so not fussed but I don't sneer at people who do. Their choice. Can't see this being as popular with legacy fans as some previous away kits, so as I said they must be targeting overseas fans in Portugal, Spain, China, South Korea, US etc where red is a popular colour and should do well. In the modern money driven game if it's a financial success then that's all that matters I suppose. Every little helps!

 

[Matt]

Well, I like it.

 

[citrus_wolf]

All that stuff about Iberian tile patterns is nonsense - it's just post-rationalisation to try and make it meaningful.
Just like like the geometric pattern on last year's away shirt, supposedly inspired by the architecture of Molineux.
Yeah right.
Don't fall for it.
These random patterns are just knocked-out by the manufacturer's design team.
Maybe each club gets to choose from a selection.
Then, as part of the launch marketing push, each club will invent some sort of lame back-story (or narrative, as we call it in the ad industry) to make it relevant.

I thought they were 'Wolves eyes'! I'm amazed at that tile nonsense they come out with, I thought the 'geometric shapes' were just Wolf eye triangles. Too basic for PR speak I guess

 

[citrus_wolf]

Dow know what yam all moaning about.None of ya wear em anyway.Yam all over 35.

Even if you don't wear them, we each have our eyeballs watching Wolves for a 100+ hours a year, would be nice for the players to not be looking like a dog's dinner, and to have an identity!

 

[Jack Russell]

Well, I like it.

So do I mate!

My only doubt is about the random bat's droppings scattered about!

 

[SmokeyGB]

Give it 6 month you can have it for £20 with free delivery, then another month after 10% off the £20 due to the large amount of stock we have of the Red Kit!......Yep RED kit.
I'll say it again, Wolves and a red kit, guess from a distance it could look like a cheap Man Utd knock off.

 

[Direwolf]

Thumbs up from me. I think it looks stylish and it makes a refreshing change to have something a bit different.

 

[Frank Lincoln]

At least we won’t be changing kits at Old Trafford, Anfield or the Emirates. It might make the team wear the correct colours more often.

 

[thommo1984]

It's a shirt

Thanks for that mate.

 

[Matt]

At least we won’t be changing kits at Old Trafford, Anfield or the Emirates. It might make the team wear the correct colours more often.

Oh don’t worry, we will have the totally unnecessary third kit for those occasions!

 

[bod101]

Red. Red?

Who the **** signed off on that colour?

Scrommit.

 

[WolfLing]

Here’s hoping the home kit is a belter.

And not blue.

 

[Ian]

Don't really like the away kit, even though it would be a great shirt to wear to a Wales match!

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Hmmmm at least i'll be able to wear it to watch my local team play

Adelaide United!

As others have said, I'm surprised its taken so long for us to get a red 2nd strip, I thought it was inevitable with Chinese owners.

 

[JR WAS KING]

I think that I might throw up the first time I see Wolves run out at an away game in a red strip

 

[moseleyite]

On the one hand, I've not worn any Wolves gear since I hit my 30's, 20 years ago so I shouldn't be that bothered.

On the other hand... this red monster is (to my eye) too horrible for words! Colour, panels, piping, pattern... it's like somebody deliberately tried to trigger me in terms of strip design!

 

[Kingswood Wolf]

Wolves team's original colours upon formation were red and white, adopted from the school colours of St Lukes, for much of their history their home colours have been their distinctive old gold shirts with black shorts.

Yeah but cholera and polio were a thing back then too and I don't want them coming back in 2023 ffs

 

[Baboon]

Home shirt gold and black, away shirt white. That's it. Nothing else.

 

[Wall heath Wanderer]

I never thought that any strip would make me look upon that white and blue cloud monstrosity favorably.

On a plus side, next time I am told to put my safety glasses on at work as I will regret losing my eyesight in an accident I can just show the boss a picture of this shirt and say "wanna bet?".

 

[Superted]

Genuinely don't understand what's so bad about it.

So it's red, why is that an issue other than it's not black or white?

You'd think it was chocolate brown with pink and green splodges on it or something.

 

[moseleyite]

Genuinely don't understand what's so bad about it.

So it's red, why is that an issue other than it's not black or white?

Fair question. For me, it's not that it's just red and, in fact, I actually really liked the "Portugal-red" away strip because it felt well put together and thought out and ... harmonious is the best word I can think of - the green and red in that strip worked so well together. Classy.

This, on the other hand, uses bright, fire-engine red which just jars my senses, especially when it clashes nastily with the gold/orange piping/badge/logo and what looks like greenish panelling. The way the red in the sleeve-sponsor logo on last season's home strip felt jarring is the same but in reverse if that makes sense.

But, I accept it's totally subjective and other people might scream Take my money; this is just my take and, to me, it feels mixed-up, fugly and colour-clashing. Also, as I said, I haven't bought a scrap of merch in 20 years so it's not going to impact me directly. But, if asked for an opinion, I think it's terrible.

EDIT: "Jars my senses" is perhaps a tiny bit drama-queeny reading it back

 

[S G Wolves]

Its OK, not bad...

But can't wear red, just feels wrong.

I've only ever bought Wolves gold home tops anyway.

 

[wallace]

It doesnt shout wolves does it, more a fashion shirt with a wolves badge on.

 

[Dubwolf71]

Will blend in well on our away fans at Old Trafford for our first game of the season.

 

[JimB]

The last second kit I got was the green Europa league one, looking at that red one, it will still be the latest one I’ve got. Not for me - awful.

 

[Superted]

Fair question. For me, it's not that it's just red and, in fact, I actually really liked the "Portugal-red" away strip because it felt well put together and thought out and ... harmonious is the best word I can think of - the green and red in that strip worked so well together. Classy.

This, on the other hand, uses bright, fire-engine red which just jars my senses, especially when it clashes nastily with the gold/orange piping/badge/logo and what looks like greenish panelling. The way the red in the sleeve-sponsor logo on last season's home strip felt jarring is the same but in reverse if that makes sense.

But, I accept it's totally subjective and other people might scream Take my money; this is just my take and, to me, it feels mixed-up, fugly and colour-clashing. Also, as I said, I haven't bought a scrap of merch in 20 years so it's not going to impact me directly. But, if asked for an opinion, I think it's terrible.

EDIT: "Jars my senses" is perhaps a tiny bit drama-queeny reading it back

I get it's all subjective but I'm just surprised by the strength and depth of the general dislike. Like I said earlier, it ain't a classic by any means but I can't see anything in it that I'd have thought could be described as "awful" or "hideous".

I wouldn't have put those two colours together myself, and I probably wouldn't have gone for a red kit either, mainly because I'm not sure there are many colours that compliment red that would be acceptable to us as fans. If you use black or white then people would rightly complain that it looks like Man U. Maybe Yellow/gold, then you'll be looking like Watford's away shirt.