When a leaked image of our 16/17 away shirt began doing the rounds on social media earlier this week, fans weren’t best pleased.
They complained that it was uninspiring, boring, a lazy effort from Umbro.
But this morning the club and Umbro officially launched the away shirt, complete with our new club crest, with Manuel Lanzini, Dimitri Payet and Mark Noble modelling it.
And now we’ve seen it worn by three of last season’s heroes, it looks far better than originally thought.
It is a plain little number, agreed, but the sky blue shorts give the kit character and the new crest looks much nice than originally feared.
It was expected that fans would react negatively to its launch following the reaction to the leaked image, but it was quite the opposite this morning.
Here are some of the best reactions on Twitter…
Our official new @umbro Away kit! #FlyingHigh pic.twitter.com/jxtSjRZsgC
— West Ham United (@WestHam) June 9, 2016
REVEALED: the new @whufc_official 2016/17 Away kit, available to pre-order now! #WHUFC ⚒⚒ pic.twitter.com/hP7lCxfhG2
— Umbro (@umbro) June 9, 2016
West Ham’s new away kit is lovely, and the new crest looks far better than originally feared. Nice job, @UmbroUK @whufc_official #COYI
— James Jones (@ByJamesJones) June 9, 2016
Leaked image didn’t do it justice. It’s gorgeous! #WHUFC #COYI #FlyingHigh https://t.co/KW3cNYkMzj
— WestHamWorld.co.uk (@WestHamWorld) June 9, 2016
The away kit seemed so ugly but looks so much better when worn, especially by the beautiful man himself, @dimpayet17
— Luke (@Luke_WHUFC) June 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheSullis/status/740811002682413056
I actually like the look of the new kit, looks a tad tight though gonna have to work out for 6 months to wear it though
— craigo bee (@westhamcraig) June 9, 2016
New kit is mint pic.twitter.com/IyZ4yBhTXD
— Jay (@JayWHU_) June 9, 2016
Wasn't too keen on it at first but it looks good on the players
— West Ham Stuff ⚒ (@WestHamStuff) June 9, 2016
New badge actually looks alright pic.twitter.com/hBGGp6OQLl
— Brad Palmer ⚒ #WHUFC (@Mr_BA6) June 9, 2016
That looks quite nice, actually https://t.co/6yy1A8Vm2T
— Dan Silver (@dansilver_) June 9, 2016
What do you think of the 16/17 away shirt? Let us know in the comments below…
