GRIMSBY Town have unveiled their new kits for the 2013/14 season – and hope that the mix of old and new will prove a hit with fans.
The kits, which are the sixth to be manufactured by Italian sportswear giants Errea, will go on sale to fans on Saturday, June 15.
As you'd expect, the home kit comes in the traditional black and white, with the famous stripes continuing onto the back of the shirt – which the club says echo the kits worn by the Town sides of the 1960s and 70s.
While the home shirt has a 'retro' feel, commercial manager Dave Smith says the gradiated all-blue change kit is definitely a more modern alternative.
And he hopes both shirts will be well received by the Mariners faithful.
"We were sent a selection of drawings and designs from Italy and, as a club, we scrutinised them and tweaked the designs until we were happy with them," Smith told the Telegraph.
"It's all about coming up with something that bit different, while, for the home shirt, sticking to the traditional black and white stripes.
"It's often quite difficult, but we think we've come up with two great designs.
Explaining the new designs, Smith continued: "There are some subtle tweaks with this year's home shirt.
"Obviously it's black and white, but we've gone for stripes on the back of the shirt again this year. That's in-keeping with the older shirts that we've had in the 60s and 70s, and gives a more retro feel.
"The away shirt on the other hand is definitely more modern – we wanted to try something different with that shirt."
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