Who's got an axe to grind, I simply object to being called a whinger, a moaner and that I'm negative just because I don't like the new design.

And yes I spent that amount last year, 2 coats, 2 shirts, 4 different polos, T-shirts, a hoody, a zip up top, a scalf and 2 wooly hats. I'm sure I'm missing some stuff off the list.

I'll sell you the lot for £100 all mainly 2XL

Replica shirts are revenue, simple as. Unfortunately, designing them should not be left to middle-aged accountants, as you end up with a minus figure in the revenue column.

Shirt buyers fall into three categories:
1. Those who buy regardless of the design (and to be fair, there have been much worse than this - was it the home shirt of 2007 or 2008, with the light blue bits?)
2. Those who buy to support the club, provided they like it
3. Those who don't buy, but now and again a strip comes along that is just so good .....

The club has blown revenue from the 2 and 3.

If MC looked at the new Hull FC strip, he'd see how to do it: a recognisable brand, simply stated and steeped in history. As someone said on the VT (Khav?), if he'd stopped at the red and blue bands on the white, he has a fantastic kit. But he got giddy when someone said, "and we can put a background on it".

Marketing-wise, a good idea, root it in the city, but visually, it is horrible. But cue lots of tweets from MC moaning about opinions on the shirts.....

Over 100 pre ordered it yesterday so not everyone hates it.u carnt please everyone. and there is people on here who would only be happy if they designed it there selfs

How much over 100? 101? It'd be interesting to see how many pre ordered on previous launch days.

I'm just hoping the other two shirts and the merchandise are going to be worth buying.

I'm not going to apologise for not spending my money on everything the club puts on sale like a brainless sheep. You go ahead if it makes you feel "more" of a supporter.

You should think yourselves lucky that MC did design it; it could've been the muppets at xblades!
Yours is just rubbish whereas our home kit & training range is truly awful!

Surely given it is one of the clubs key revenue streams, it would be better to put three designs forward for both home and away and let the fans vote for their preferred option and then chose the ones with the most votes. That way those who will buy the shirts to support the club will still buy and those who will be more discerning about what they look like, will buy in a higher volume.

New shirts seem to be getting alot more positive reviews on the totalrl forum

I will be getting the home one, although can't help but think they should have just done the fleur de lys pattern on the white and left out the faded wildcat on the horizontal bands

The interesting thing ere would be to find out when the critics of the new shirts actually bought one and how many of this group would buy one if they were of different design/quality.
Many of the posters on here are of an age when perhaps replica shirts are no longer their thing and that they just add their critique, even though they wouldn't buy a shirt.

If the vote took place on this forum, there would only be a positive response to the "adidas" shirt which they would never want to change !

Having said that, the club are missing a trick by not having a "traditional shirt for some of our older "viewers".

And what if that number doesn't suit your agenda? Do you want to know how many of the shirts ordered were full price adult size?

Christ, so if you don't the like the shirts you've got an agenda now? What is the world coming to?

I personally think they're awful, no agenda, just bloody awful.

That's a backhanded compliment.