A photo of the new away kit has been doing the rounds on Twitter over the last couple of days.
Although the image below is believed to be a cheap knock-off, reports on social media say they believe that Puma will be harking back to the 90s for their inspiration for the new away shirt:
The new #NUFC away kit. Supposedly. pic.twitter.com/GORc4vRIoS
— NUFC360 (@NUFC360) June 27, 2018
Fans on Twitter are excited that the club could be going back to the strip:
Memories of Beardsley and Ginola in that style kit back in the day! Love it!
— Liam Craddock (@liam_crad) 27 June 2018
Too right. Great away kit. Like the gold sponsor as well.
— Pete Askew (@TV_Eyes) 27 June 2018
Fake .
— Andy Keates (@a_keates) 27 June 2018
— Aaron Lee (@aaronlee_96) 27 June 2018
Beautiful
— Matt Guest (@Guesty22) 28 June 2018
Sponsor looks massive
— ⚫️⚪️Callum Mac ⚫️⚪️ (@bossmac90) 27 June 2018
OMG ????????????????
— ⚫️⚪️Callum Mac ⚫️⚪️ (@bossmac90) 27 June 2018
Please let this be real
— Nathan Fox (@Foxy_005) 27 June 2018
That looks amazing but I guarantee it’s fake.
— Michael (@MichaelNUFC9) 27 June 2018
Awful
— Matt Lawn (@mattymonkjerry) 27 June 2018
Verdict:
The red and blue stripes provide a lot of fond memories of the 1995/96 campaign. A lot of fans are keen for the kit to be real. There is a possibility as the Turkish shop where this photo was purportedly taken from has been right in the past when predicting new kit designs.
We’ll just have to wait and see if the design turns out to be genuine when the actual kit is released. What would you give to have the players who wore that shirt in the mid-nineties back with us now?