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John Devlin

@TrueColoursKits

Author/illustrator of the True Colours books on football kits. I write for various football magazines/websites. Counsellor. Graphic Designer. Son of a Scotsman.

Kent Beigetreten Mart 2009
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@keithswilson Iโ€™ve just googled it - youโ€™re spot on Keith, good work. All 3 clubs I now know wore it were all Scottish.
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@TrueColoursKits I have in mind that Stranraer wore a blue/yellow version, but donโ€™t hold me to that.
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The final team in the 'A' section of my archive is Ayr United & I've selected their 1987โ€“88 home kit. The design is the wonderful Umbro 'Roma' template. I can't think of any other side who wore this design but if you know any any please comment! #ayrunited #ayrunitedshirt
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Austria home kit 1990-91 โ€“ a glorious ensemble that saw action in the 1990 World Cup Finals. Like yesterday's Australia shirt, this one is also head of its time. Austria lost 1-0 in both Italia 90 matches in which this kit was worn. #austria #austriakit #austriashirt #puma
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@TheTrefoilMan I remember thinking it was an outrageous temples at the time - but I loved it and still do
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Trefoil Footy@TheTrefoilManยท
Adidas 'Marseille' template. Worn by the Czechs and the Soviets at Italia '90, as well as club sides such as Austria Vienna, Casino Salzburg, CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Dresden, Huracan and Steaua Bucharest.
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Australia home kit 1991-93. A shirt, with its loud, abstracted pattern, that would not look out of place today. Produced by little known brand, KingRoo, the shirt appeared to go through variations in manufacturer logo colour & team crest. #australiakit #australiashirt
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Simon Ateba
Simon Ateba@simonatebaยท
Be brutally honest: Do you believe ICE agent Jonathan David Ross, who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good during a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis, should be charged with murder? Yes or no?
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Colin
Colin@ColinPep1ยท
@TrueColoursKits I liked their first home kit with reebok
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Aston Villa home kit 2019-20. So difficult to choose just one Villa kit for this series. 1970s Umbro? 1980s Hummel? Or 1990s Reebok? I went for this outfit in the end mainly because I really love Kappa kits. #astonvilla #astonvillashirt #astonvillakit #footballshirt
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@kit_manaman Nice! I had a long sleeved version of the Lille navy shirt. Beautiful design
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Arsenal third kit 2000-02. This classy Nike kit dates from the era where clubs began having 'European' strips. It was only used in the Champions League and saw three outings. It was also the first third shirt released as a replica by the club. #nike #arsenalkit #arsenalshirt
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Clรฉment THIERY
Clรฉment THIERY@Saintetixxยท
Liverpool Football Club ยท Concept Nouveau concept pour les reds avec cette fois un maillot home assez disruptif, tant dans la pattern que les couleurs. Exit le blanc pour les logos, j'ai utilisรฉ un petit dorรฉ qui tire sur le saumon. Merci ร  vous qui partagerez โค๏ธ
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Donald Trump Jr.@DonaldJTrumpJrยท
The media owes JD Vance, and all of America a big apology. The Minneapolis ICE shooting is literally Covington 2026. The video clearly shows the ice officer getting hit by the car. She comes right at him. It doesnโ€™t get more conclusive than that. Threadโ€ฆ
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@Nel3333333333 Great point! Iโ€™ve never looked at it that way before but youโ€™re absolutely right - we did take some of those for granted back then.
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EXCLUSIVE: Stones to launch new 4th kit at Torquay next Saturday. Interwoven into the fabric is a tribute to the Protestant martyrs burned at the stake by Bloody Mary at Fairmeadow.
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Out of Context Everton
Out of Context Everton@nocontextEFCยท
โ€˜Fourth kitsโ€™ are woke nonsense designed to milk even more money out of fans who already pay hundreds/thousands a year to watch their team and buy any of the standard 3 kits/club merch etc. even during a recession, as we currently are, but, fair play, thatโ€™s a fucking lovely kit.
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Christopher Beesley@CBeesleyEchoยท
Everton will be wearing dark blue shirts rather than their traditional royal blue for their first FA Cup tie at Hill Dickinson Stadium against Sunderland today. The club say the kit, part of a new range, celebrates the stadium's place as part of Liverpool's iconic skyline.
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@The_Kitsman Desperation on the part of clubs and kit manufacturers. But this will further crush creativity if thereโ€™s a need to create 4 kits - each with their own conceptual marketing nonsense - every season. Iโ€™m totally against 4 kits.
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@The_Kitsman I think it fails on 3 counts: it looks grey rather than white, the collar doesnโ€™t make sense when they could have replicated the original one and the white out badge just looks like a splat.
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