While we're stuck here biting our nails and wondering if Zenica is some kind of sedative that we can take for our nerves, the likes of Northern Ireland are engaging in much more enjoyable activities. They get to release their Euro 2016 jersey.
For the first time since 1986, they're heading to a major tournament and they've made sure to get a brand spanking new jersey to honour the occasion. Fair play to them, it's well deserved after their stellar qualifying campaign. The only problem is that the kit has been released today and it's not going down very well.
Here it is in all it's glory.
The new Northern Ireland home kit! What do you think? Pre-Order now https://t.co/hlR6VRhzf0 #DareToDream #GAWA pic.twitter.com/mHkyxtTobK
— Irish FA (@IrishFA) November 9, 2015
Perhaps it wasn't a great idea to ask fans 'what do you think?'. The answers have not been overly complimentary.
@OfficialIrishFA I'm praying to God, Allah and David Healy that this is a wind-up. An absolute monstrosity #gawa
— Chris Adams (@cmadams18) November 9, 2015
@OfficialIrishFA Please tell me this is an April Fools joke? That is brute ugly! Seriously Horrendous!!! #GAWA #disgraceful — Teddy (@David_Cully) November 9, 2015
@OfficialIrishFA Is this seriously the shirt we're going to showcase NI with at the Euros? Horrendous.
— Stuart O'Hara (@StuartOHara83) November 9, 2015
@OfficialIrishFA please change this. This top will go down as one of them brutally stinking tops that should never have been AND you know it — Ryan Costley (@costley111) November 9, 2015
@OfficialIrishFA & @adidasUK have done what no politician could & unite the whole of N.Ireland in their dislike of the new home kit
— Phil Slattery (@philipslattery) November 9, 2015
@OfficialIrishFA Jesus Christ, that's horrendous! Was hoping it would be a memorable one for France, nope! — Andrew McCoy (@IAmAndrewMcCoy) November 9, 2015
@OfficialIrishFA OMG, this isn't a wind-up! It's actually on their website! That kit is an utter disgrace. Who the hell approved that!?!?
— Belfast Child (@MonkeyJug) November 9, 2015
@OfficialIrishFA this is the worst ever kit I have seen. You expect us to pay £55 for this? #listentothemasses — Phil Martin (@philm_88) November 9, 2015
Only the @OfficialIrishFA could balls up a chance to print money like our shirt for our first finals in 30 years. Fans aren't idiots.
— Andrew Scullion (@scullionoflarne) November 9, 2015
That really is just a small selection of the opinion shared today so we're going to take it that Northern Irish fans aren't overly keen on the jersey then.
