Say whatever you want about the Red Bull logo and red on our shirt. I personally think it's a moot point in the grand scheme of things because it has context.
Those stupid curved lines are what kills this. Looks awful.
Gonna be a shite year because I bet the yellow away looks fire and it will have that stupid fucking smiley badge on it.
That's rank, not even fussed about the red, it's just a fucking gross looking shirt all round. At least it isn't the grey gold one we were subjected to for years around the bates/Cellino era
I like it, biggest deal in EFL history, and people crying about the colour of the bulls 😂, it's a small sacrifice to make really. All these people raving about the chance of the return of that awful smiley badge, will be In two minds when the bulls will be red on the yellow kit too 😂
Honestly think it's sound. Maybe because I'm a big F1 and Cycling fan also, but I don't initially think of anything that's the colour red as MU, it doesn't bother me.
Genuinely have to say it’s the worst Leeds home shirt I’ve ever seen. They really could have used a different colour logo like they do on the different drinks they have
Which addidas one was decent in your opinion? I liked all of then enough to buy them. I wasn't a huge fan of the black and green one but it's different so I got it anyway.
I'm not fussed about the red because it's red, but I do think it ruins it. Either have it like that and remove the unnecessary blue bits at the bottom, so it's all framed at the chest, or keep those bits and make the bulls blue (everyone recognises the red bull logo regardless of colour) so it all fits a central scheme.
It doesn't look like a Leeds kit or even a championship one. Looks like it's from the MLS...
Not going to buy one but happy to have the £60m. That’s my takeaway. No one is ever going to beat the pale blue centenary kit in Yorkshire flag colours anyway so it’s all academic.
Thought there was a wow set of kits coming this season ?, after the thought and design that went into last seasons kit, it's a lil underimpressive.
Probably yellow 2nd and blue 3rd versions of this inbound.
I hate the Red on the bulls.
I would rather it say Red Bull than have the logo tbh.
I hate the logo pretty much- the kit itself is nothing special. Hopefully the away/3rd are nicer. Knowing us we wont know what those are until like August
Ignoring the sponsor in the middle, this is a poor shirt, it just looks like a basic Adidas top with our badge and the sponsor on it.
Really hope the away and third kit are better.
I won't be buying it but I think the kit will look really nice on the pitch. The shorts will be from the same template so the blue lines will go with the lines on the shorts just like the Adidas countries at the Euro's.
It’s so badly designed
Sponsor and logo are both far too big - honestly never seen the logo be that much bigger than the fucking badge it’s so odd
The contouring of the shoulders is fucked up by the weirdly defined ridges in the material at the sleeve stitch
The white and blue and yellow probably was nicely balanced before, but having a different colour yellow on the sponsor and red makes this look a mess
Also the material they’ve used on this makes the white of the shirt not very vibrant which clashes with the bright accent colours
Honestly looks like a shirt you buy on the strip in Minorca
It's like the badges and logo are all too close together too. They will stand out on TV though and that's what matters (to them) (see pic of DJ wearing it)
Totally agree with the different yellow. Would be nice if one of the stripes in each set of 3 was yellow, to bring it together more and be less blue.
I don’t hate it, but I’m now “wow” about it either. To be honest, they could a PE kit from 80’s for all I care. Just play good football consistently, that’s all I ask for.
Because red bull have paid £60m to be our main sponsor, they’re not going to edit or change there logo because a few entitled Leeds fans will throw a hissy fit cause there’s red on it
Irrelevant, they’ve paid a premium price they can put whichever logo they want on there, quite frankly we should be thanking them because without there money you can guarantee we’d have been panic selling, Archie, Cry, Willy way under there market value because we’d have been well under PSR. Without them our season would have been over before it had begun, increasing the chances of us getting stuck here for another 15 years
Well it’s not irrelevant. Fewer people will buy the shirt if it’s ugly. Personally, I’ll be waiting for the away/third kit and judging by the comments, so will a lot of others.
Red bull have the right to do what they want, but it’s still an ugly shirt that would have looked better with a blue logo.
It's not just a Leeds/Scum thing
It's a War of the Roses thing too. Honestly the White Rose/Red Rose is so ingrained in anyone from Leeds or Yorkshire of a certain generation. I'd still half jokingly tell anyone I met from Lancashire they're from the wrong side of the Pennines.
Not gatekeeping here, just trying to explain why certain Leeds fans would react to the colour red.
When did I say it wasn’t silly? As I’ve already stated I don’t like it and also won’t be buying it, all I was saying is some people are going way over the top due to it.
Would be so much better if there was a yellow stripe in middle of the 2 blues on the shoulders and also a yellow in the middle of the chest striped logo
Regardless of whether you hate red on our kits or not, surely from a graphic design perspective it would look so much better matching the main colours of the kit with the sponsor? Just looks so generically dull and pasted on.
From a graphic design perspective it's the 3 primary colours they work well together. Someone on twitter altered the photo to make the bull blue and the blue was just overpowering it looked awful. The red balances out the yellow and blue on the kit.
It looks a bit like it's been created on a football kit design wizard, dropping in each feature. The red takes your eye from our badge and stands out like a sore thumb, so depending who you are it's good or bad I suppose.
"Archie, Spurs are offering 45mill."
"Tell them to piss off, I'm 100% Leeds! I'm Archie Gray, son of Andy, Grandson of Frank, great nephew of Eddie. My home is Elland Road. MOT!"
"Excellent. By the way, here's the new Leeds kit for next season."
"Get Spurs back on the phone, stat!"
Coming to terms with the fact this is it. I really couldn’t care less about the ‘red’ but it seriously looks like looks so “select-option-1-choose-colors-add-logos.” Face it, last season’s home design will go down as one of the best. BUT if we go up in this shirt, perhaps the tune will change.
Yeah don't like it. Not just the red, though it doesn't match with the white/yellow/blue combo at all. But the design is just boring and I think the blue parts on the side look ugly tbh
Not the worst but looks like a generic design in early 2000s’ football games. Would definitely expect a better design because of what we got last season.
Yeah don’t like it, the red yellow blue all on one shirt it a weird contrast plus the logo. Looks like the actual energy drink they sell lol.
Looks weird. Not a Leeds shirt?
I'm not sure that there is a colour combination that clashes less than red, blue, and yellow?
Those blue stripes on the side look awful more than anything else.
It’s in the club’s interest for this shirt to sell well. Why go with a controversial design when you could just use a different colour on the logo or just print RED BULL text on it?
Seems stupid and out of touch tbh.
Red Bull are paying a lot of money to be on our shirt they are not going to change one of the most recognisable brands in the world for us, especially when all Red Bull affiliated clubs have the logo on all home shirts and only change it for 2nd/3rd kits
They already exist….New York 2022 had different variations… all white logo, all blue, and the text in just a solid colour - so they’ve deffo done it before
There are some Red Bull club shirts that do a decent job incorporating the front logo seemlessly so it stands out much less-so than other club's shirt sponsors.
This is far from that. It might as well be a generic white t shirt with a red bull logo printed on.
Adidas making them continue on the shorts makes it even worse too. It's the worst template at the Euros by a mile, seeing a whole season of it is going to be gross.
Telling people to grow up is an insult. This fan base has been staunchly against this colour on our shirts for decades. I’m not going to change my stance.
But they would never have a white, blue and yellow away shirt. Or a yellow and blue away shirt etc.
I'm not saying this is as comparible, but kit designs will obviously avoid clashing with a rivals normal colours.
For example, we would never include red on our shirts in any way. The only way this could ever happen is with the sponsor, so it definitely looks a bit odd and out of place.
I wouldnt say so, its like calling our pink away shirt red. It is an important distinction.
But yeah, it is pretty shite regardless. Its a shame as our away kit is yellow, so that will have the red logo most likely which will look crap.
It looks better in this photo than the leak. They definitely missed a trick with the colouring of the logo, I don’t even care about having red on a kit, it just doesn’t look right on this particular kit.
I'll have to see it on the players first but my initial impression is that theres just too much going on. Would be much cleaner without the blue stripes on the bottom. They should have been coloured white
Hmmmm…
I feel like the blue at the bottom on the sides is unnecessary and the sponsor should have been “Redbull” worded in blue 🤔
Feels a very template style kit, doesn’t give me the “that’s a nice shirt” feel.
The leaked images online made me feel a bit meh about it but when I saw it in person my opinion flipped the Yorkshire rose on the back of the neck is nice too
Looks fine at best. Think this would look amazing if they used the alternative blue logo.
But I can also understand that Red Bull would want their most recognisable logo especially in the first year.
Using the most recognisable logo is understandable but I feel like such a brand can afford to play it much safer with using a different option and not take away from the fact it is Redbull
https://preview.redd.it/52etwk9jt9ad1.jpeg?width=2551&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db675294d54a56728e909db6ff3448c6375c63f6
This logo? It does suit the pattern very well
I like the neck and how chunky the adidas logo / shoulder stripes look.
Needs some detailing in the white areas, and the text "Red Bull" would have looked so much better than the actual bulls.
And yeah, those blue bits at the bottom add nothing.
6/10.
I agree with all of this, except that I’m glad they picked either the logo or the text rather than both. I have high hopes for a solid yellow away kit.
I think it's actually a genuinely nice looking shirt. At least they didn't go down the Red Bull Saltzburg route and make literally the entire shirt the logo.
I genuinely think it's one of the more tasteful shirts we've had.
That being said, I was probably in the minority that welcomed the Red Bull sponsorship. Losing Archie the way we did proves that this club needs sustained financial investment at a level that only someone like Red Bull can provide.
At the end of the day, if this is the absolute worst thing that's going to happen in exchange for the bucket load of money they're giving us to put their logo on our shirts, I would say it looks pretty damn good. Especially if that money is going to get us back to the Premier League.
Even if that's the case, the absolutely cataclysmic meltdown that this subreddit went into when it was first announced Archie was likely leaving proves that we as fans are firmly stuck between tradition, wanting this club to stay the way it's been for the past 20 or 30 years, and also progress, wanting to be a competitive club, retaining the best talent that we have, giving ourselves the best opportunitys we can, but again, not at the price of "selling out".
Personally, and this is just my opinion. Even if this wasn't the last of the changes Red Bull sponsorship brings, as long as it's done tastefully, keeping our traditions and heritage alive, I honestly don't think I would care that much.
People need to take a long hard look at how this subreddit reacted to Archie leaving, and then ask themselves, do we want to continually be a club that does this?
If Red Bull's money means we get to hold on to players like Archie, As I said, As long as it's done tastefully, bring it on.
I'd personally rather not be associated with a scummy right wing company like RB in the same way I would rather not be owned by some awful oil-state. Money is not greater than the club
Well you're definitely entitled to that opinion mate, and I dare say that it's probably an opinion that's held by a number of others as well.
Respectfully, I disagree. Lessons from the last few seasons obviously need to be learnt, and learnt fairly quickly. The reality is that if we had owners several years ago that were willing to put in more money than they were able to, maybe things would have been different.
Instead of selling the best players that we've had, just so we can pay bills, it would have been nice to hold on to them, have the finances to do so.
When we do get back to the Premier League, we need a financial foothold that is not only going to allow us to stay safe, but to also be competitive. What's the point of being in the Premier League if the height of our aspirations is to finish 15th every year?
This isn't the 1970s and '80s anymore. I respect the heritage, and I respect that people would rather not see us sell out. But I would also like to think that we have aspirations above the likes of Crystal Palace.
I think we can do it without selling out, imagine over the last 10 years where we could have been with semi-competent ownership. We would easily be an established prem side, probably regular top half. Unfortunately we have been beset with terrible decision after terrible decision. The Bielsa appointment being the standout good decision.
>I think we can do it without selling out
It can definitely be done, I don't think anybody would debate that. How realistic it is though, that's probably a different conversation.
Look at Newcastle, very simple demonstration of what can happen with the simple application of money. Pre Saudis, they're a yo-yo club splitting their time between the Premier League and the Championship, they have arguably one of the worst ownerships in the whole of English football in Mike Ashley. It's not a very nice club to support one bit.
Saudis come along, all of a sudden they're attracting world-class talent, they have a genuinely talented manager, they're playing in Europe. It can definitely be done your way, money just makes it a lot easier and a lot quicker.
And honestly, even given all of the backlash they initially faced during the Saudi takeover, if you surveyed 100 Newcastle fans and ask them would they give up what they have now to go back to the same situation they were in years ago under Ashley, 100 of them would tell you emphatically no.
>imagine over the last 10 years where we could have been with semi-competent ownership.
Cellino brought Bates out, and everybody thought it was the greatest thing in the world, until it wasn't.
Radrizzani brought Cellino out, Radrizzani hired Bielsa, got us to the Premier League on a shoestring budget, finished 9th in our first season back, and then reportedly told Radrizzani "I can do that again, but I'm going to need about 80m" to which Radrizzani told him no, and then we got relegated shortly after.
Then obviously the 49ers came along, and yeah, greatest thing in the world, until Red Bull, and then that died down, and then things went nuclear the other night when it was rumoured Archie was going to Brentford. Liars this, backstabbers that.
I don't know, as I said, I don't particularly want to see us sell out either, but I also look at Newcastle, where they were, and where they are now, and I think, well, that would be nice.
Cellino and Bates and GFH were obviously abysmal owners. Radz was also pretty bad in reality. He hit on one good thing in Bielsa and compared to the previous showers, was better, but undermined a lot of that with other terrible decisions. The true extent of the garbage decisions has become apparent and his ownership is responsible for a lot of the financial mess we are in now. I would also question a lot of the sales/purchases/lack of purchases over these periods because at key times obviously bad decisions were made which negatively affected our standing in promotion/relegation battles.
The 49ers are now here and we need to give them a chance. People can feel free to disagree but I do not think they have started well. Without wanting to sound all doom and gloom, I'm not super hopeful they will play out as good owners either. On the plus side, the Rodon business was good and he clearly wants to be here. Happy with Farke. Hoping we fill the obvious gaping holes in the squad without losing too many more.
Apologies for the late reply mate.
>Cellino and Bates and GFH were obviously abysmal owners.
Absolutely nobody will dispute Bates, Cellino though, I remember a day where you could be just about lynched for even thinking about saying anything even remotely negative about the bloke. The amount of Facebook profiles I had banned from various Leeds groups, simply because I refused to drink the Cellino cool-aid in those early days. You literally couldn't say a negative word about the guy.
>Radz was also pretty bad in reality.
Again, see my above statement. Pretty much just copy and paste.
This is the great thing about hindsight, we get to have this conversation years after the fact when all of the available evidence is in front of us, we know what came of Cellino's famous 5-year plan where he envisioned us back in the Premier League within five seasons, and competing for Europe within 8. We know what came of Radz "Leicester model", buying low and selling high.
These were two ownerships that in their day were genuinely considered the best thing for Leeds at the time, and now we're seeing the exact same thing with the 49ers, at least until the Archie Brentford rumour. That was the first time that I've seen Leeds social media start turning on them, and questioning the decisions that are being made at a boardroom level.
>The 49ers are now here and we need to give them a chance. People can feel free to disagree but I do not think they have started well.
Absolutely they need to be given a chance, there's no point writing them off before we see what they are actually able to achieve. People need to remember that they've only actually owned this club outright for about a year now. A lot of the issues that we had last season were all issues that stemmed from decisions that were made from the previous ownership, so in actual fact, this season is going to be their first actual season where the decisions that they outright have made will actually affect the football.
I do, somewhat, agree with you though in saying that I also feel like they haven't started as well as some people on Reddit might like to tell you they have. Then again, the very nature of Reddit itself is an echo chamber, and this subreddit is definitely no exception.
The popular opinions get upvoted, the unpopular opinions get downvoted, and then as time changes, sometimes those unpopular opinions actually become the popular ones, but you can't hold people to account on Reddit, because it's all anonymous.
This Red Bull top for example, hugely unpopular when the leaks initially started coming through. A week and a bit later, it seems to have softened on most people, with the consensus being that 'it's not the greatest top in the world, but it will probably do.'
We already know that it's probably going to play well among the younger generation of Leeds fans, I was discussing it with a mate of mine the other day who works in marketing, and he quietly reckons that it could actually be one of the most popular Leeds shirts of the modern generation. If that's the case, what does that say for all of those people that would downvoting me when I said that I quite liked it the other day?
Never put too much stock into what you read on this Subreddit, I certainly don't. Because like I said, it wasn't actually that long ago where you would be downvoted to hell for criticising Cellino.
Yep. Remind me in 5 years kind of vibes. But, if we want to be successful and not sell our best players every season then this is the sacrifice these days.
I've mellowed to this a little bit. The blue and yellow are a nice shade but the blue detailing at the bottom is unnecessary imo. Still pretty basic and generic compared to last years though
Does amaze me how many times this happens (not always us), literally have 1 job and its to not put out kits that haven't been shown yet.
Anyway, I still think it's a bland base kit, I think the text-less sponsor and adidas logo gives a good minimalist look, but not enough heavy lifting done by the other detail.
It's far from a classic [(haha)](https://www.classicfootballshirts.com/2007-08-leeds-united-home-shirt-very-good-610-s-leeh07201ht.html), but it's decent enough.
Hopefully we get blown away by the away/third kit.
I dunno just feels a little low effort, although all white kits I suppose don't always allow for much creativity. This looks better than the last leaked photo.
I am more interested in seeing what the away and third kit looks like.
this is what happened when you go with a big name and you get 2nd tier template kits piss poor
I had no idea that the sport shops have them before the launch lol
Say whatever you want about the Red Bull logo and red on our shirt. I personally think it's a moot point in the grand scheme of things because it has context. Those stupid curved lines are what kills this. Looks awful. Gonna be a shite year because I bet the yellow away looks fire and it will have that stupid fucking smiley badge on it.
Looks like you can buy 2 for £20 from the rail in sports direct. Proper shit is this one.
Could care less about the red ..... The shirt design is a bin fire, hardly a brainstorming session at the Adidas design dept
It’s got ducking red on it 🤬💩
It's umm "RED BULL" it's a sacrifice for the biggest deal on EFL history It's not like the whole top is red
Looks crap.
That's rank, not even fussed about the red, it's just a fucking gross looking shirt all round. At least it isn't the grey gold one we were subjected to for years around the bates/Cellino era
This is our punishment for failing to get out of the Championship....
i dont love it but i will buy it to support the club.
Eugh, brother eugh
I like it, biggest deal in EFL history, and people crying about the colour of the bulls 😂, it's a small sacrifice to make really. All these people raving about the chance of the return of that awful smiley badge, will be In two minds when the bulls will be red on the yellow kit too 😂
Smiley badge is the worst we've ever had. Don't get the clamour for it.
looks horrible
Better than a dodgy gambling company, and I like that it doesn't have any words. Having said that, pretty boring and generic
Honestly think it's sound. Maybe because I'm a big F1 and Cycling fan also, but I don't initially think of anything that's the colour red as MU, it doesn't bother me.
Awful shirt in every way. Hard to imagine such a colossal fuck up.
Skipping this year's shirt.
Genuinely have to say it’s the worst Leeds home shirt I’ve ever seen. They really could have used a different colour logo like they do on the different drinks they have
Hoping the away is better 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Won't be buying this year.
Looks like something from 2007
That’s a stinker. So bored of that adidas template
Looks wank
Red on a Leeds kit just looks wrong. Blue bulls would be decent
Even taking out the whole man I angle, it just looks shit. Clashes far too much.
Not our best kit but I still prefer it to the kappa ones and others
The kappa ones were class. Adidas have given us one decent kit the rest have been shite. Macron had a better record.
Which addidas one was decent in your opinion? I liked all of then enough to buy them. I wasn't a huge fan of the black and green one but it's different so I got it anyway.
Last seasons home shirt. If it had the trefoil instead of the Adidas performance logo it would be near perfect.
I was never a fan personally. Didn't like the designs and they were always slim fit for some reason. They even looked too tight for the players.
*for Lasogga.
Not a bad kit but would be loads better if the Red Bull logo was blue
I'm not fussed about the red because it's red, but I do think it ruins it. Either have it like that and remove the unnecessary blue bits at the bottom, so it's all framed at the chest, or keep those bits and make the bulls blue (everyone recognises the red bull logo regardless of colour) so it all fits a central scheme. It doesn't look like a Leeds kit or even a championship one. Looks like it's from the MLS...
Not going to buy one but happy to have the £60m. That’s my takeaway. No one is ever going to beat the pale blue centenary kit in Yorkshire flag colours anyway so it’s all academic.
I think it looks absolutely fucked.
Thought there was a wow set of kits coming this season ?, after the thought and design that went into last seasons kit, it's a lil underimpressive. Probably yellow 2nd and blue 3rd versions of this inbound.
Eh feel like Adidas have been very hit or miss either a 8/10(or higher) or like a 3/10
I hate the Red on the bulls. I would rather it say Red Bull than have the logo tbh. I hate the logo pretty much- the kit itself is nothing special. Hopefully the away/3rd are nicer. Knowing us we wont know what those are until like August
How long are red bull the shirt sponsor?
Forever
Ignoring the sponsor in the middle, this is a poor shirt, it just looks like a basic Adidas top with our badge and the sponsor on it. Really hope the away and third kit are better.
it just doesn't look like us..
I won't be buying it but I think the kit will look really nice on the pitch. The shorts will be from the same template so the blue lines will go with the lines on the shorts just like the Adidas countries at the Euro's.
This is the worst (home) shirt I’ve seen in my 29 years supporting Leeds. Everything is off. Terrible
Yeahhhhh think I will save my money and give that a swerve thank you
It’s so badly designed Sponsor and logo are both far too big - honestly never seen the logo be that much bigger than the fucking badge it’s so odd The contouring of the shoulders is fucked up by the weirdly defined ridges in the material at the sleeve stitch The white and blue and yellow probably was nicely balanced before, but having a different colour yellow on the sponsor and red makes this look a mess Also the material they’ve used on this makes the white of the shirt not very vibrant which clashes with the bright accent colours Honestly looks like a shirt you buy on the strip in Minorca
It's like the badges and logo are all too close together too. They will stand out on TV though and that's what matters (to them) (see pic of DJ wearing it) Totally agree with the different yellow. Would be nice if one of the stripes in each set of 3 was yellow, to bring it together more and be less blue.
I don’t hate it, but I’m now “wow” about it either. To be honest, they could a PE kit from 80’s for all I care. Just play good football consistently, that’s all I ask for.
Why not just have red bull in writing rather than their ugly logo? Surely the aim is to sell more kits.
Because red bull have paid £60m to be our main sponsor, they’re not going to edit or change there logo because a few entitled Leeds fans will throw a hissy fit cause there’s red on it
Leeds fans and the colour red thing aside, the red does make it an ugly shirt. It doesn’t fit the colour scheme of the rest for the shirt.
Irrelevant, they’ve paid a premium price they can put whichever logo they want on there, quite frankly we should be thanking them because without there money you can guarantee we’d have been panic selling, Archie, Cry, Willy way under there market value because we’d have been well under PSR. Without them our season would have been over before it had begun, increasing the chances of us getting stuck here for another 15 years
Well it’s not irrelevant. Fewer people will buy the shirt if it’s ugly. Personally, I’ll be waiting for the away/third kit and judging by the comments, so will a lot of others. Red bull have the right to do what they want, but it’s still an ugly shirt that would have looked better with a blue logo.
Why does it look so cheap and nasty
Surely we would see a kit launch before it appearing in JD ffs
Red, fucking red. Will not sell well at all
It’s not a nice shirt, but I find it mad people get so upset over a bit of red on a shirt
It's not just a Leeds/Scum thing It's a War of the Roses thing too. Honestly the White Rose/Red Rose is so ingrained in anyone from Leeds or Yorkshire of a certain generation. I'd still half jokingly tell anyone I met from Lancashire they're from the wrong side of the Pennines. Not gatekeeping here, just trying to explain why certain Leeds fans would react to the colour red.
Then Leeds United isn't for you
Clearly you don’t get Leeds … you probably refer to Scum as United.
Revie had Leeds play in a red kit, I suppose he didn't get Leeds either. This is some real tinpot shit.
Trust me I I do, do I want red on the shirt? No. However I’m also a little too old to get genuinely upset about it as some of you lot have online.
Might as well put some red seats in the East Stand then
Grow up man🤣
Red seats on the east stand is silly? But red on our shirt isn’t?
When did I say it wasn’t silly? As I’ve already stated I don’t like it and also won’t be buying it, all I was saying is some people are going way over the top due to it.
Proper league 1 vibes
Saves me money and gives the club more finances to attack the transfer market - not sure why the negative feedback? /s
Would be so much better if there was a yellow stripe in middle of the 2 blues on the shoulders and also a yellow in the middle of the chest striped logo
Regardless of whether you hate red on our kits or not, surely from a graphic design perspective it would look so much better matching the main colours of the kit with the sponsor? Just looks so generically dull and pasted on.
From a graphic design perspective it's the 3 primary colours they work well together. Someone on twitter altered the photo to make the bull blue and the blue was just overpowering it looked awful. The red balances out the yellow and blue on the kit.
I’ll tell you three colours that work fucking brilliant together … White, Yellow, and Blue
Those three colours work well together? 😂
Fair enough. Still think it looks wank as it though.
It looks a bit like it's been created on a football kit design wizard, dropping in each feature. The red takes your eye from our badge and stands out like a sore thumb, so depending who you are it's good or bad I suppose.
It's so generic. Lazy design.
Especially compared to last season
I tried looking at the online shop a few days ago and they're no longer being sold. Gutted. Best kit in years!
Damn. I got the home kit, but I put Gray on the back 😭
>but I put Gray on the back Could you fit 'Eddie' above it?
Change the r to a d and you have an Aussie welcome
That's what I would have done too before the event drama. It was the right decision! Absolutely gutted about him leaving. Hope we keep hold of Harry.
I can understand why Gray left now.
"Archie, Spurs are offering 45mill." "Tell them to piss off, I'm 100% Leeds! I'm Archie Gray, son of Andy, Grandson of Frank, great nephew of Eddie. My home is Elland Road. MOT!" "Excellent. By the way, here's the new Leeds kit for next season." "Get Spurs back on the phone, stat!"
Coming to terms with the fact this is it. I really couldn’t care less about the ‘red’ but it seriously looks like looks so “select-option-1-choose-colors-add-logos.” Face it, last season’s home design will go down as one of the best. BUT if we go up in this shirt, perhaps the tune will change.
Yeah don't like it. Not just the red, though it doesn't match with the white/yellow/blue combo at all. But the design is just boring and I think the blue parts on the side look ugly tbh
Not the worst but looks like a generic design in early 2000s’ football games. Would definitely expect a better design because of what we got last season.
Well that's a bit grim isn't it
Well this looks absolute trash lol
I don't mind it, but those blue stripes down the sides are awful
Yeah don’t like it, the red yellow blue all on one shirt it a weird contrast plus the logo. Looks like the actual energy drink they sell lol. Looks weird. Not a Leeds shirt?
Reminds of the one which had the thick blue line down thr centre. Rudolph Austin era one.
Ross McCormack era*
Logo just looks massive and the colours clash, not just that it's red.
I'm not sure that there is a colour combination that clashes less than red, blue, and yellow? Those blue stripes on the side look awful more than anything else.
It’s in the club’s interest for this shirt to sell well. Why go with a controversial design when you could just use a different colour on the logo or just print RED BULL text on it? Seems stupid and out of touch tbh.
Red Bull are paying a lot of money to be on our shirt they are not going to change one of the most recognisable brands in the world for us, especially when all Red Bull affiliated clubs have the logo on all home shirts and only change it for 2nd/3rd kits
Ah if they’ve only changed it for 2nd / 3rd kits that’s fair enough. Personally I don’t mind Red Bull or the colouring but won’t be buying this one.
It's also sponsors interest to make their logo as visible as possible
@ me if you see any edits with the red bull lettering , I think that would look great
[From a couple days ago with the smiley badge as well](https://www.reddit.com/r/LeedsUnited/s/st0r6jf29c)
Oh , there it is , yeh that looks fantastic
They already exist….New York 2022 had different variations… all white logo, all blue, and the text in just a solid colour - so they’ve deffo done it before
There are some Red Bull club shirts that do a decent job incorporating the front logo seemlessly so it stands out much less-so than other club's shirt sponsors. This is far from that. It might as well be a generic white t shirt with a red bull logo printed on.
Most of them are the away / third kit instead of the home kit. Redbull are more open to changes in those kits
Last seasons home shirt was far nicer I think.
Removing the tusks improves the kit exponentially: [20240703-111900.jpg](https://postimg.cc/kBXs1F7s)
Tusks are peak 2004 kit. Terrible look
Adidas making them continue on the shorts makes it even worse too. It's the worst template at the Euros by a mile, seeing a whole season of it is going to be gross.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. Still not keen on it personally.
Am I an idiot or is that the exact same photo?
No wait, I am an idiot. Thought you meant the tusks on the bulls in the middle
I was looking for that too tbf. Misleading!
This is a pretty terrible adidas template. I hate how it looks on the euros kits.
That looks so much cleaner
Hard pass from me. Not nice at all, better things for £100
Anyone complaining about red really needs to grow up. Man U literally have White away kits
Telling people to grow up is an insult. This fan base has been staunchly against this colour on our shirts for decades. I’m not going to change my stance.
But they would never have a white, blue and yellow away shirt. Or a yellow and blue away shirt etc. I'm not saying this is as comparible, but kit designs will obviously avoid clashing with a rivals normal colours. For example, we would never include red on our shirts in any way. The only way this could ever happen is with the sponsor, so it definitely looks a bit odd and out of place.
See their 2018-19 away shirt. It's not the only one.
Blue, black, and gold is it not?
A bit pedantic. They had some in the 70s and 90s with yellow/blue/white. The touted Leeds shirt is pretty shit regardless.
I wouldnt say so, its like calling our pink away shirt red. It is an important distinction. But yeah, it is pretty shite regardless. Its a shame as our away kit is yellow, so that will have the red logo most likely which will look crap.
Does the sponsor look like it'll come off in the wash quickly?
Shittest kit for years
disgusting
Far too much blue on it.
It doesn't look very Leedsy....cant put my finger on what I don't like, guess it's probably the red, or the RB logo is too big or something.
Too much blue but that's partly due to how it hangs on the hangar. Are these kids shirts as well? Seems like there's not much space between everything
Don't think kids shirts are allowed energy drinks cos they can't buy them. I might be talking cack though
Too heavy on the blue, if we’re being picky
It looks better in this photo than the leak. They definitely missed a trick with the colouring of the logo, I don’t even care about having red on a kit, it just doesn’t look right on this particular kit.
I'll have to see it on the players first but my initial impression is that theres just too much going on. Would be much cleaner without the blue stripes on the bottom. They should have been coloured white
Will be waiting for the reduction in price. Its better than I first thought still fairly meh.
I’d happily pay £20 for it in March.
My thoughts, hopefully the away and 3rd are better. Will be really disappointed if not. Rumours of something to do with the smiley badge.
Hmmmm… I feel like the blue at the bottom on the sides is unnecessary and the sponsor should have been “Redbull” worded in blue 🤔 Feels a very template style kit, doesn’t give me the “that’s a nice shirt” feel.
The leaked images online made me feel a bit meh about it but when I saw it in person my opinion flipped the Yorkshire rose on the back of the neck is nice too
Most kits do often look better once you’ve seen it in person or played in! I’m sure once I have, my opinion will alter
RB Leeds The curved line through the shirt is like something Macron or Admiral would do. And could the Adidas logo get any bigger. I like it though. 😂
Really like it 👍 Looking good 🤍💙💛
You know what I really like it
Guarantee the three patches of yellow are all slightly different colours just because Adidas are annoying twats
Logo just completely ruins it
I don’t feel it looks like a Leeds shirt for some reason
This! I think it’s because adidas have just used a template.
Ew
Looks fine at best. Think this would look amazing if they used the alternative blue logo. But I can also understand that Red Bull would want their most recognisable logo especially in the first year.
Using the most recognisable logo is understandable but I feel like such a brand can afford to play it much safer with using a different option and not take away from the fact it is Redbull
https://preview.redd.it/yapkc8axt9ad1.jpeg?width=2550&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=359b057db53101f0fb851aaa5774a49dba2d523e This one?
Yeah, also replied above to the same image. 🔥
https://preview.redd.it/52etwk9jt9ad1.jpeg?width=2551&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db675294d54a56728e909db6ff3448c6375c63f6 This logo? It does suit the pattern very well
Yeah, even better if the bulls are Yellow but even White it would look incredible.
Keep the circle yellow as per the one on the shirt and swap it for the blue outline bulls and you have the perfect Leeds version of the RB logo.
I like the neck and how chunky the adidas logo / shoulder stripes look. Needs some detailing in the white areas, and the text "Red Bull" would have looked so much better than the actual bulls. And yeah, those blue bits at the bottom add nothing. 6/10.
I agree with all of this, except that I’m glad they picked either the logo or the text rather than both. I have high hopes for a solid yellow away kit.
Looks nice
I think it's actually a genuinely nice looking shirt. At least they didn't go down the Red Bull Saltzburg route and make literally the entire shirt the logo. I genuinely think it's one of the more tasteful shirts we've had. That being said, I was probably in the minority that welcomed the Red Bull sponsorship. Losing Archie the way we did proves that this club needs sustained financial investment at a level that only someone like Red Bull can provide. At the end of the day, if this is the absolute worst thing that's going to happen in exchange for the bucket load of money they're giving us to put their logo on our shirts, I would say it looks pretty damn good. Especially if that money is going to get us back to the Premier League.
I think it’s very naive to think the logo on the shirt will be the extent of the Red Bulling.
Even if that's the case, the absolutely cataclysmic meltdown that this subreddit went into when it was first announced Archie was likely leaving proves that we as fans are firmly stuck between tradition, wanting this club to stay the way it's been for the past 20 or 30 years, and also progress, wanting to be a competitive club, retaining the best talent that we have, giving ourselves the best opportunitys we can, but again, not at the price of "selling out". Personally, and this is just my opinion. Even if this wasn't the last of the changes Red Bull sponsorship brings, as long as it's done tastefully, keeping our traditions and heritage alive, I honestly don't think I would care that much. People need to take a long hard look at how this subreddit reacted to Archie leaving, and then ask themselves, do we want to continually be a club that does this? If Red Bull's money means we get to hold on to players like Archie, As I said, As long as it's done tastefully, bring it on.
I'd personally rather not be associated with a scummy right wing company like RB in the same way I would rather not be owned by some awful oil-state. Money is not greater than the club
Red Bull are a right wing company?
Well you're definitely entitled to that opinion mate, and I dare say that it's probably an opinion that's held by a number of others as well. Respectfully, I disagree. Lessons from the last few seasons obviously need to be learnt, and learnt fairly quickly. The reality is that if we had owners several years ago that were willing to put in more money than they were able to, maybe things would have been different. Instead of selling the best players that we've had, just so we can pay bills, it would have been nice to hold on to them, have the finances to do so. When we do get back to the Premier League, we need a financial foothold that is not only going to allow us to stay safe, but to also be competitive. What's the point of being in the Premier League if the height of our aspirations is to finish 15th every year? This isn't the 1970s and '80s anymore. I respect the heritage, and I respect that people would rather not see us sell out. But I would also like to think that we have aspirations above the likes of Crystal Palace.
I think we can do it without selling out, imagine over the last 10 years where we could have been with semi-competent ownership. We would easily be an established prem side, probably regular top half. Unfortunately we have been beset with terrible decision after terrible decision. The Bielsa appointment being the standout good decision.
>I think we can do it without selling out It can definitely be done, I don't think anybody would debate that. How realistic it is though, that's probably a different conversation. Look at Newcastle, very simple demonstration of what can happen with the simple application of money. Pre Saudis, they're a yo-yo club splitting their time between the Premier League and the Championship, they have arguably one of the worst ownerships in the whole of English football in Mike Ashley. It's not a very nice club to support one bit. Saudis come along, all of a sudden they're attracting world-class talent, they have a genuinely talented manager, they're playing in Europe. It can definitely be done your way, money just makes it a lot easier and a lot quicker. And honestly, even given all of the backlash they initially faced during the Saudi takeover, if you surveyed 100 Newcastle fans and ask them would they give up what they have now to go back to the same situation they were in years ago under Ashley, 100 of them would tell you emphatically no. >imagine over the last 10 years where we could have been with semi-competent ownership. Cellino brought Bates out, and everybody thought it was the greatest thing in the world, until it wasn't. Radrizzani brought Cellino out, Radrizzani hired Bielsa, got us to the Premier League on a shoestring budget, finished 9th in our first season back, and then reportedly told Radrizzani "I can do that again, but I'm going to need about 80m" to which Radrizzani told him no, and then we got relegated shortly after. Then obviously the 49ers came along, and yeah, greatest thing in the world, until Red Bull, and then that died down, and then things went nuclear the other night when it was rumoured Archie was going to Brentford. Liars this, backstabbers that. I don't know, as I said, I don't particularly want to see us sell out either, but I also look at Newcastle, where they were, and where they are now, and I think, well, that would be nice.
Cellino and Bates and GFH were obviously abysmal owners. Radz was also pretty bad in reality. He hit on one good thing in Bielsa and compared to the previous showers, was better, but undermined a lot of that with other terrible decisions. The true extent of the garbage decisions has become apparent and his ownership is responsible for a lot of the financial mess we are in now. I would also question a lot of the sales/purchases/lack of purchases over these periods because at key times obviously bad decisions were made which negatively affected our standing in promotion/relegation battles. The 49ers are now here and we need to give them a chance. People can feel free to disagree but I do not think they have started well. Without wanting to sound all doom and gloom, I'm not super hopeful they will play out as good owners either. On the plus side, the Rodon business was good and he clearly wants to be here. Happy with Farke. Hoping we fill the obvious gaping holes in the squad without losing too many more.
Apologies for the late reply mate. >Cellino and Bates and GFH were obviously abysmal owners. Absolutely nobody will dispute Bates, Cellino though, I remember a day where you could be just about lynched for even thinking about saying anything even remotely negative about the bloke. The amount of Facebook profiles I had banned from various Leeds groups, simply because I refused to drink the Cellino cool-aid in those early days. You literally couldn't say a negative word about the guy. >Radz was also pretty bad in reality. Again, see my above statement. Pretty much just copy and paste. This is the great thing about hindsight, we get to have this conversation years after the fact when all of the available evidence is in front of us, we know what came of Cellino's famous 5-year plan where he envisioned us back in the Premier League within five seasons, and competing for Europe within 8. We know what came of Radz "Leicester model", buying low and selling high. These were two ownerships that in their day were genuinely considered the best thing for Leeds at the time, and now we're seeing the exact same thing with the 49ers, at least until the Archie Brentford rumour. That was the first time that I've seen Leeds social media start turning on them, and questioning the decisions that are being made at a boardroom level. >The 49ers are now here and we need to give them a chance. People can feel free to disagree but I do not think they have started well. Absolutely they need to be given a chance, there's no point writing them off before we see what they are actually able to achieve. People need to remember that they've only actually owned this club outright for about a year now. A lot of the issues that we had last season were all issues that stemmed from decisions that were made from the previous ownership, so in actual fact, this season is going to be their first actual season where the decisions that they outright have made will actually affect the football. I do, somewhat, agree with you though in saying that I also feel like they haven't started as well as some people on Reddit might like to tell you they have. Then again, the very nature of Reddit itself is an echo chamber, and this subreddit is definitely no exception. The popular opinions get upvoted, the unpopular opinions get downvoted, and then as time changes, sometimes those unpopular opinions actually become the popular ones, but you can't hold people to account on Reddit, because it's all anonymous. This Red Bull top for example, hugely unpopular when the leaks initially started coming through. A week and a bit later, it seems to have softened on most people, with the consensus being that 'it's not the greatest top in the world, but it will probably do.' We already know that it's probably going to play well among the younger generation of Leeds fans, I was discussing it with a mate of mine the other day who works in marketing, and he quietly reckons that it could actually be one of the most popular Leeds shirts of the modern generation. If that's the case, what does that say for all of those people that would downvoting me when I said that I quite liked it the other day? Never put too much stock into what you read on this Subreddit, I certainly don't. Because like I said, it wasn't actually that long ago where you would be downvoted to hell for criticising Cellino.
Yep. Remind me in 5 years kind of vibes. But, if we want to be successful and not sell our best players every season then this is the sacrifice these days.
I've mellowed to this a little bit. The blue and yellow are a nice shade but the blue detailing at the bottom is unnecessary imo. Still pretty basic and generic compared to last years though
Looks so league 2. That RB logo cheapens the shit out of it
Needed to colour match the RB to blue/white because as is it looks shite.
Does amaze me how many times this happens (not always us), literally have 1 job and its to not put out kits that haven't been shown yet. Anyway, I still think it's a bland base kit, I think the text-less sponsor and adidas logo gives a good minimalist look, but not enough heavy lifting done by the other detail. It's far from a classic [(haha)](https://www.classicfootballshirts.com/2007-08-leeds-united-home-shirt-very-good-610-s-leeh07201ht.html), but it's decent enough. Hopefully we get blown away by the away/third kit.
Well keep an eye out on the 5th for the official launch apparently 😂
I don't know if it's just me, but we always seem to be late
I dunno just feels a little low effort, although all white kits I suppose don't always allow for much creativity. This looks better than the last leaked photo. I am more interested in seeing what the away and third kit looks like.
I’m excited for the away kit, but looks very generic cookie cutter adidas kit this year for the home shirt after we got the nice detailing last year.
There’s been no mention of it on Leeds website