Sunderland have a new home kit and fans find it rather familiar.
The Black Cats are preparing for life in the Championship next season, having been relegated in bottom place of last season’s Premier League.
A new manager has yet to be selected and the club is finding it tricky to win some supporters back on side after what was an underwhelming campaign under David Moyes.
Their new home jersey, unveiled on Sunday morning, doesn’t appear to have done the trick in that regard.
😎 Check out the new #SAFC @adidasuk home shirt for 2017-18#WearsideBySide #HereToCreate
Pre-order now ➡ https://t.co/3S0TwAlhT4 pic.twitter.com/mCXP0f4jIE
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) June 11, 2017
Sunderland have opted for a thinner stripe for next season, while everything else is almost identical.
But what the new design has done for supporters on Wearside is give them the opportunity to show off their sense of humour.
The reveal prompted some typically hilarious responses of items which bear an uncanny resemblance to the new top.
— Keith (@smoggyontour86) June 11, 2017
— Aarron Richardson (@Aarron96) June 11, 2017
— Kirkup (@kirky496) June 11, 2017
— Kriss (@Kriss_nufc83) June 11, 2017
— Tommy Longworth (@Tommy_Longworth) June 11, 2017
We are delighted to bring you an exclusive image of our new manager in the new Home Shirt. Designed to butcher the club #SAFC pic.twitter.com/7972qBprZi
— Joe Catling (@JoeCatling19) June 11, 2017
— Peter Singh (@Smarmalat) June 11, 2017
— Scott Blench (@blenchy) June 11, 2017
— Dougie…Just Dougie (@magswonnowt) June 11, 2017
— PM_NUFC (@PaulMatthews123) June 11, 2017
