Castore kits rejected by Premier League as NUFC are forced to wear 'one-off' shirt vs Brighton
Newcastle have explained why they'll be wearing a 'one-off' kit that features the Tyneside skyline for Saturday's Premier League trip to Brighton.
Ordinarily, this shirt would be worn during the warm-up on a matchday, but this weekend it will have both advertisements of FUN88 and Noon as well as the Premier League branding on the sleeve.
As stated by the club, the Premier League have ruled that all of our current Castore kits would 'clash too closely' with Brighton's blue and white stripes, meaning an unprecedented 'special' shirt must be worn instead.
Here's a snippet from the club's official statement confirming this (via NUFC.co.uk):
'The Premier League has ruled that the Magpies' three new 2022/23 Castore kits - black and white, navy blue and white respectively - will all clash too closely with Brighton's blue-and-white-striped home kit.'
Wearing our classic home shirt would mean stripes vs stripes, our dark blue away kit would blend in with the blue and yellow on Brighton's jersey and our white third kit would clash with the white shorts, stripes and socks worn by Graham Potter's side.
The shirt set to be worn this weekend is largely a pale blue colour (see below) - which is rather ironic given the kits deemed incompatible by the Premier League - but features silhouette's of some iconic landmarks of the city such as St James' Park and the Tyne Bridge.
It has also been announced that the warm-up top will soon be available to purchase online - so good news for those who are already eager to buy their own, but another own goal from our new kit suppliers, who have received criticism from fans over the past 12 months for late deliveries and faulty items.
So far, the opinion from fans on social media seems to be overwhelmingly positive, not that this looks particularly good on Castore's part!
