Once were Loiners wrote:
What "traditional" Leeds kit do you mean? The blue and yellow quarters (or even red and white hoops!) from pre NU days and the late 1890s? The all white from various periods pre WW2? Maybe the sky blue shirt/navy shorts during the 1930s? Or the light blue and amber hoops of the 20s? Or the dark blue with amber V worn by Lewis Jones and co in the 57 cup final? Or the "classic" irregular blue and amber hoops worn on and off from the 30s? Something more recent
FWIW I quite like the look of the kit, and I thought the ad was pretty good too.
The one that Lewis Jones wore as he held aloft our first Champions trophy in 1961, the one that Syd Hynes wore as he held aloft trophies in the early 70’s, the one that David Ward wore as he held aloft trophies through into the 80’s, the one that Iestyn Harris wore as he hoisted the Challenge Cup aloft in 1999 and the one that Kevin Sinfield wore as he hoisted trophies aloft at the beginning of the golden era. You know the one. It’s disingenuous to say people regard anything else as our traditional kit, much like Leeds United’s traditional colours are an all white home kit a la Real Madrid and not the yellow/blue quarters pre Don Revie. I’ll tell you something now, if Leeds Utd tried playing in a mostly blue home kit, there would be riots. They will never resort to that because they’re not as desperate as us. The Leeds Utd fans understand history and heritage and would fight to protect it. They’ve had a few changes of badge but the home shirt is out of bounds. Rhinos fans will stand for the drop of York these days. By the way, if you’d be prepared to put that new shirt on your back I’d love to see what you wear down the pub on Friday night. I bet you’re fighting the ladies of with a dirty stick
