It’s crystal clear where Le Coq Sportif’s designers got the inspiration for Everton’s home shirt for 09/10. As you can see, it’s a deliberate copy of the classic HAFNIA kit of the mid-Eighties, as worn by one of Everton’s finest ever teams -Â the Eighties revival shows no sign of stopping. And doesn’t Louis Saha look absolutely delighted to be wearing it. Cheer up, Louis.
The white chest detail is narrower and deeper on the new shirt, but apart from that, it’s virtually identical. I’m not convinced by the tailoring on the new version though – the horizontal seam is in the wrong place, surely. Honestly, I prefer the old one. It’s nice to see Le Coq doing Everton’s kit again, but they could have come up with something totally new and radical, rather than a tribute top. I don’t want to look at Phil Neville and be reminded of Peter Reid’s monkey head.
The kit launches on 27 June. What do you think of it? Vote below or leave a comment…