The Black Cats unveiled their new kit for 2019-20 but it hasn’t gone down too well amongst quite a few fans.
Sunderland have unveiled their new kit for the 2019-20 season and needless to say it’s got a fairly strong negative reaction from much of the Black Cats fanbase.
Ahead of the League One playoff final with Charlton Athletic this weekend, the club’s new Adidas kit was launched on Tuesday afternoon.
It consists of three thick red vertical stripes on a white background, white sleeves, the signature Adidas three stripes on the shoulders and an all-white back.
Sunderland will also promote the Children with Cancer UK charity after GVC Holdings, the parent company of Betdaq, announced an end to its football sponsorship programme.
Here is some of the fan reaction on Twitter following the unveiling:
The Sunderland Echo has suggested that the lack of stripes on the back could be in a bid to adhere more to UEFA kit guidelines, which advise against stripes or other distractions on the reverse of kits.
The UEFA guidelines state: “Numbers must be of a single colour with the required minimum contrast with the background colour. Around the figure(s), there must be a zone free from any item and comprising a single-colour background.”
However, the newspaper does state that these are only guidelines and not set rules, with clubs able to include stripes on the reverse of shirts should they so wish, hence it could just be a design decision.
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