Sponsorship logo placement is often the key factor when it comes to judging the aesthetic beauty of a jersey in any sport.
And Mayo went down a different route when designing their brand new home jersey as, rather than continue with Elverys across the red stripe of their shirt, they’ve moved the red band further up the jersey and placed Intersport Elverys underneath.
The decision is a bold one but one that we can get on board with as the new top looked absolutely great on Andy Moran, Evan Regan, and Keith Higgins, as well as ladies’ footballers Aileen Gilroy and Orla Conlon, at its official unveiling on Wednesday.
It’s predecessor came in at a respectable fifth on our ranking of each inter-county GAA jersey earlier this year and the new iteration should find itself right in contention again.
Ranking every inter-county GAA jersey in order of deliciousness https://t.co/JPH8WXPecP
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) February 15, 2016
“There is a huge sense of pride in playing for Mayo and representing your community on the national stage,” Mayo football manager Stephen Rochford said. “The jersey is a hugely important symbol of that.
“It is to wear this jersey that players across the county put their lives on hold for 10 out of 12 months in every year, for the chance of playing and winning for Mayo. We are already looking forward to re-grouping and meeting the challenges that 2017 will bring.”
The jersey will be on sale for fans from Friday and will be make its first appearance on the pitch in January.
Most fans gave it a resounding thumbs-up.
New Mayo jersey is sick, as always
— SB (@sbreen760) November 30, 2016
The new Mayo jersey is fab 😍
— Clare (@Claree_Moran) November 30, 2016
It's a lovely green. Looks my garden window seen through a fairy liquid bottle! 😀
— Dermot Heaney (@dermotheaney) November 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/BenMon92/status/804014794168823809
New Mayo jersey. Looking slick! #mayogaa #InThisTogether #greenabovethered pic.twitter.com/Jtg8WbfvDM
— Mayo Gaelic Banter (@mayogaabanter) November 30, 2016
New @MayoGAA jersey gets a 👍🏻 💚❤️ pic.twitter.com/cHphpbdWML
— NameThePlayers.com (@NameThePlayers) November 30, 2016
The new Mayo jersey is a work of art 😍
— Cian Maher (@CianMaher1) November 30, 2016
Really like that new Mayo jersey. The 2 sponsors high up on the chest remind me of a jersey you'd see in Ligue 1 in France.
— Pierce (@PierceCallaghan) November 30, 2016
But, as we’ve come to learn is always the case with jersey unveilings, not everybody is going to be as enamoured.
https://twitter.com/SarahHynes97/status/804017293688766470
The new Mayo jersey gets a massive 👎👎👎
— . (@Jasonmcg2) November 30, 2016
disgusting picture.
why show their legs!. And all looking miserable. That's brutal!— Susan Higgins (@Smcn1165) November 30, 2016
@KevRow1 @Elverys @GJ_Gallagher @DermotPadden @jojoRow90 ??too much going on in the front!
— Carey-P (@PCarey85) November 30, 2016
Cut of the new Mayo jersey
— Gerry (@diarmuidgavin15) November 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/lkbjrfucjh/status/804048694731567104
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