New home kit revealed
Filed: Friday, 29th June 2012
By: Staff Writer
West Ham United have released the new home kit for the 2012/13 season - to a generally favourable response.
The new offering, which features a traditional claret body with sky blue arms was released earlier this morning and can be purchased from the club's online store for £44.95 for adults or £34.99 for juniors (click on the image below to be taken there).
Causing slightly more controversy however is the introduction of claret socks instead of the club's traditional white stockings for the home kick, which has left one or two purists up in arms today.
The new kit as modelled by KUMB.com's Player of the Year runner-up, James Tomkins
Sock Gate: The fans' thoughts
"Maybe the best kit we've had in my lifetime. The claret socks are the making of it."
- fjthegrey
" I think this kit is the dogs danglies..love the claret socks..really makes it stand out."
- Hammer_Up_North
" The weird socks add a little something to it "
- Islington_Iron
"I have always wanted claret socks..."
- The_Joker
"I think it looks bloody marvellous. Really like the claret socks."
- wizzo_66
Comments originally posted on the KUMB.com forum's 'New Kits' thread.
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by Iron Age
01:23PM 29th Jun 2012
''I have just read the article about the new kit on the official club site and with an oriental style collar like that surely it should be described as 'Korean' (as in Kimchi, Mr Park and the axle of evil etc) and not 'corean' - or I am missing something?''
by Basildonia
10:44AM 29th Jun 2012
''The shirt looks bland to me, prefer the away shirt. In practical terms, I think the neckline will be annoying to wear, bet some of the players do a Dicks and rip it a bit.''
by James
09:48AM 29th Jun 2012
''Really like this kit. Traditional blue sleeves. Come on you Irons!''
by Mark Speller
09:44AM 29th Jun 2012
''For the first time since I was six I can see myself in the whole kit. Love it!''
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