There are a number of truly lovely League of Ireland jerseys for the season ahead - Shamrock Rovers' home kit is not among them.
Revealed today during a launch at Tallaght Stadium, there was a positive response from some of the players who will be wearing the kit next season.
New kit is unreal can't wait to wear it now ⚽️💚
— Mellowed (@_Mellowed_) December 9, 2017
The new @ShamrockRovers kit is 🔥🔥🔥. Can’t wait to put it on!!! #Rovers #srfc
— tomer chencinski (@tomerchencinski) December 9, 2017
Now, without assuming that either was being disingenuous with their praise, it hardly matches the wider opinion circulating around this abomination.
For clarity, this is the apparently "unreal" jersey - watch your eyes.
Trevor Clarke & Brandon Miele at today’s kit launch pic.twitter.com/bElinzZpb9
— Shamrock Rovers FC ☘️ (@ShamrockRovers) December 9, 2017
The general response from fans across Ireland is less than positive, needless to say.
Not an anti-Shamrock Rovers thing in any shape or form but think that their new shirt looks like a tube of minty toothpaste.
— Gerard Cassidy (@gerardcassidy) December 9, 2017
New shamrock rovers jersey is hands down one of the worse jerseys iv ever come across 😂😂😂😂
— Gary Parkes (@GarParkes67) December 9, 2017
The new rovers jersey is stinking..
— Davy Campbell (@lucanhoop87) December 9, 2017
My head actually started getting sore when I looked at the rovers jersey for too long hahahha
— frank reynolds (@ConorMcKennaa) December 9, 2017
Seen the new Rovers home jersey 😳
— Karl (@NaRuagairi) December 9, 2017
New Rovers jersey is outrageous 🙈🙈
— Aaron Clarke (@Aaron_c91) December 9, 2017
That is the worst Rovers jersey I have ever seen. Absolutely horrendous!
— Seán Breen (@SeanBreenBreeno) December 9, 2017
Rovers new jersey has a sideways barcode on it hahahahaha
— joe (@Joe__SWFC) December 9, 2017
Rovers in contention for most disgusting jersey of the year awards.
— John Killeen (@surfacezebra) December 9, 2017
Jaysus, Shamrock Rovers really messed up the new home jersey, shocking. #LOI
— Peter Kiely (@PeterKiely12) December 9, 2017
God knows what possessed New Balance to run with this style, but it is going to be a long season for Shams fans.
