Port Vale’s 150th anniversary kit has been hailed as “a thing of beauty” by fans of other clubs and has been purchased by nearly 2,000 Vale fans within days of being launched.
The kit was designed to celebrate the club’s 150th year and is inspired by the famed 1953-54 Iron Curtain side. It contains no front of shirt sponsor.
The kit has generally received a favourable response from Vale fans and national tabloid the Sun has published an article on the positive reaction to the shirt.
An event to celebrate the kit launch has seen over 1,850 shirts sold within days of the kit’s launch.
Comments on the new Port Vale kit
“That’s an absolutely gorgeous work of art is that. Might be kit of the season to be honest!”
“Stunning kit. They always look miles better without a sponsor too.”
“Best kit I’ve seen for a long long time. Fulham fan.”
“Is it appropriate for a Wednesday fan to purchase this?”
“Whoah. That Port Vale kit is a thing of beauty.”
“Port Vale’s 150th anniversary kit is incredible…”
“Gorgeous kit this!”
“New Port Vale kit is a thing of beauty.”
“Bloody hell Port Vale….. That is how you do a commemorative kit! Everton take notes.”
“That new Port Vale kit is simple and right nice.”
“That new Port Vale shirt is an absolute banger.”
“Port Vale’s new kit is an absolute beauty.”
“That looks amazing.”
“Gonna be hard to top that I think.”
“They’ve absolutely nailed this one. I don’t think any other kit release will get anywhere near that this season, simple and beautiful.”
“I might buy one. This is brilliant.”
“Best kit I’ve seen in decades. It’s absolutely amazing.”
“I really like it and I’m not a Port Vale fan.”
“Awesome.”
“Wow.”
“Absolute class.”
Comments on social media
“How nice is that new Vale kit?”
Blackpool fan
“I really like Port Vale’s”
Bristol Rovers fan
“I have to admit as to seeing the Port Vale 150th celebration kit and thought that looks superb”
Bradford City fan
“Think that Vale kit is superb. Exactly the thing we should have got from the fans, an excellent retro kit.”
Stoke City fan
“Cracking kit that.”
Leyton Orient fan
“Port Vale’s 150th anniversary shirt looks class.”
Walsall fan
“Please Barnsley FC do this version in red top and white shorts for us this coming season.”
Barnsley fan
“Port Vale kit is a banger.”
Nottingham Forest fan
“Their 150th Anniversary kit is a thing of beauty.”
Reading fan
“I’m a big fan of the new port vale kit. I’d love to have something similar.”
Derby County fan
“Port Vale’s is lovely.”
Birmingham City fan
“That’s how it’s done, Cardiff.”
Cardiff City fan
“Got my top this morning and love it, wore it this afternoon and was stopped twice in Asda by Stoke supporters to say what a handsome and good looking top it as, one said it was the best top he`d seen in twenty years and loved the no sponsor on the front.”
” Best one we’ve had for quite a while me thinks.”
“I love and will buy it, I have only bought one top in 15 years as I am sick them being out of date after a season. This is truly a classic.”
“My brother is a Stokie and even he likes it. It’s the only positive thing I’ve ever heard him say about the Vale.”
“Picked mine up this morning, even nicer in person. It’s certainly a cream colour rather than white and a different material to last year (better quality maybe?). What I do like is no print on badge and even the puma logos are embroidered rather than cheap transfers.”
Comments on the OVF forum
Clearly no design can please everyone and there have been some criticism, mainly centering around the shade of white used (which appears cream to some). However, Patrick Shanahan, who was responsible for the design of the kit, told the club’s media team that the shade is representative of the 1950’s when today’s brilliant white colour was not available for clothing.
It certainly seems that the vast majority love the new design and that bodes well for the club who could now sell thousands of replicas during the forthcoming season.
You can purchase the kit online through the club shop website.
A great shirt. Best design in years.
Very nice shirt, hope the club follow a similar theme with the away shirt, Black & Amber stripes please……
Would love the old black and amber stripes for the away strip,as anthoney says i remember it well