Soundoff: Your Favorite Kits.

By: chris | July 9th, 2009

Yesterday’s delve into the maniacal madness behind Lorient’s new kits brought about a discussion to some of our favorite kits. And with football desperately trying to work its way into your wallet on an annual basis, it’s not really easy to weed through the thousands and thousands of choices. The sponsorship contracts typically run for a few years so you either find your team with a good batch or you find yourself still donning the shirt of an icon who has by this time signed for your direct rivals while saying that you don’t care when you really do.

My personal selection is the 02-03 Auxerre strip made by Kappa (up there), leading one to believe if France & Italy could work together they’d take over the footballing world. This “batch” ran for a few years – back in the day when Djibril Cisse was boss – and the away from 03-04 wasn’t too shabby either. (They’re now onto some strange asymmetric ~~uhlsport~~ Airness concoction.)

That home kit is incredibly simple – almost overly simple. Essentially a white t-shirt with light blue seams, two logos and the giant PlayStation 2 ad across the front. The ad itself might even be the most important part, as it’s also plainly simple and runs with the shirt’s theme and color design. And it doesn’t hurt that the Kappa logo is one of the best in the biz.

Of course the problem itself with this shirt is that if you liked it enough to buy it, you needed to supplement it with at least two personal trainers and a liposuction. Those who’ve warn Kappa know precisely what I’m talking about. For those who haven’t…it makes spandex feel like it blouses. Suffice it to say, they’re only for a certain demographic.

Laurie was also kind enough to offer up hers – one which should leave everyone feeling shocked and dismayed. It’s…the 2006 France World Cup strip.