The Toons have made their stripes narrower and added a buttoned collar to their home kit. But the sponsor name is in a bizarre blue and hideously huge which is such a let-down in an otherwise solid design.
Newcastle United’s third kit for the 2017-18 season
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While the design is similar to that of the home kit, the third kit is leaps and bounds ahead of the former. It has tonal jacquard stripes. The PUMA and sponsor logos are golden in colour. The third kit is regal and you could almost forgive PUMA for how they got the home kit all messy.
PUMA is yet to unveil the Magpies’ away kit.
#9 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace manager Frank De Boer with the new Crystal Palace home kit
Crystal Palace have kept the vibrant blue and red stripes for their home kit with a gold trim around the neck and on the edge of the sleeves. However, their kit is yet another case of a hideous sponsor name messing with the allure of a fine design.
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