Next season's kit.

[VILLA MOLE]

I think on some of the less important threads, such as those discussing politics or the imminent nuclear apocalypse set to destroy us all, a bit of debate is to be welcomed.

However, for something as important as next season's desired costume, we really need to root out the evildoers and purify the thread. I would urge our esteemed moderators to look at the lists which I have helpfully compiled, below.

I'm not suggesting that the posters in the degenerates list should all be banned. That said, I'm not suggesting that they shouldn't be banned, either.

Decent, upstanding pillars of the community

cdbearsfan
dave.woodhall
Sexual Ealing
ChicagoLion
Chris Harte
Deano's Mullet

Wrong 'uns, bounders and ne'er-do-wells

chrisw
algy
VILLA MOLE
nigel

Now, I don't want to have to add to the list of debauchees above. So please can posters tread carefully before expressing any form of approval for yoghurt adverts, the Hodge monstrosity or the Hearts nonsense we wore a few years ago in the Second Division.

Hopefully this will create a more pleasant forum experience for the decent folk among us.

Happy to get a mention , granted a derogatory one but a mention all the same

[nigel]

Laugh out loud

I’m really in the sh*t as I mentioned once that I wouldn’t mind a 3-5-2 formation 😂

[cdbearsfan]

Bloody Hell. I might have to make a special list just for you at this rate. ☹️

[chrisw1]

Laugh out loud

I’m really in the sh*t as I mentioned once that I wouldn’t mind a 3-5-2 formation 😂

Christ, I can't help you there...

[SteveN]

I'm not too fussed about the home kit, there's not a lot that can be done with a claret shirt and blue sleeves. But, no football shirt should ever have a collar or buttons.
Would prefer claret socks.

[Brazilian Villain]

I'm going to go against the grain and say that I fancy a non-traditional kit this coming season. I don't mind the odd one as a bit of a palette cleanser, and think it'd be the ideal time to have one as ...

2023/24 and 2024/25, the 150th anniversary, should be a celebration of Aston Villa however. Home kit as replicas of the double winning season (23/24) and 1980/81 season (24/25), aways as replicas of the 1957 away (23/24) and European cup winning away (24/25). Third kits taken from our back catalogue of early home shirts, but for my money the black one with a red lion & the one that looks like a Friesian cow but red & white.

This I could get behind.

Yes, same here as long as the anniversary shirts are done properly. I really liked the Luke shirt despite initial reservations, looked high quality and think it'll be a 'retro' classic in years to come. Hated the 'Muller' shirts and the Hummel ones from the late 80s as well as any yellow shirt / blue short away combo.

Having said all that Castore will probably go 'claret body, blue sleeves' as it's their first year. For me choosing Castore has been NSWE's first major misstep. Think their kits look cheap, quality's not good and their 150th anniversary stuff for Sevco has got a mixed reaction.

If we couldn't have Adidas then I'd like to have seen Puma even if their kits can be a bit hit or miss. They're doing a collaboration with Nemen for Milan so something a bit different like that might be interesting in the future.

[cdbearsfan]

The least surprising addition to the list yet.

[Drummond]

Umbro.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Le Coq

[Brazilian Villain]

The least surprising addition to the list yet.

Happy to be in with the discerning cool cats like algy and chrisw1 rather than the Mary Whitehouses of the kit appreciation community.

[Brazilian Villain]

Le Coq

As kit supplier or list compiler?

[cdbearsfan]

She might have been a censorious old battle-axe committed to stopping anyone ever enjoying a television programme but, fair play, she knew her stuff when it came to Villa shirts, did Mary.

[ChicagoLion]

She might have been a censorious old battle-axe committed to stopping anyone ever enjoying a television programme but, fair play, she knew her stuff when it came to Villa shirts, did Mary.

And coined the phrase, the silent majority.

[Brazilian Villain]

She might have been a censorious old battle-axe committed to stopping anyone ever enjoying a television programme but, fair play, she knew her stuff when it came to Villa shirts, did Mary.

And coined the phrase, the silent majority.

Think she was more VALA than Villa but was never a big fan of David Sullivan tbf.

[edgysatsuma89]

Can I get added to the wrong'uns please? I love batshit kit attempts even if I don't think they quite work, I appreciate the attempt. Bring on claret and blue fucking polka-dots.