It's a pretty sad reflection on the state of football shirt design when it's much easier to pick the five worst ones than is to find the best kits for the 2008/2009 Premier League season. Many of the new shirt designs are boring and predictable, borrowing the designs from already created templates. Adidas and Umbro […]

West Ham United today launched their new home kit for the 2008/2009 season. Designed by Umbro and sponsored by XL, the new shirt looks more traditional than previous designs. The shirt features a collar, while the design of the sleeves harkens back to older times. The new shirt will be available as of July 30. […]

This is one of those league tables where football fans may not want their club to do that well since it could indicate how greedy a club is. But football today is a business, and when it comes down to the business of making money, commercial departments are extremely vital. Other than doing sponsorship deals, […]

A photograph of the new Blackburn Rovers away shirt for the 2008/2009 season has been leaked. Designed and manufactured by Umbro and sponsored by Crown Paints, the new design is very unique by Rovers standards. The navy blue away shirt features the familiar blue and white colors of Blackburn's home kit that run down the […]

Hull City today unveiled their new home shirt for the 2008/2009 season. The Yorkshire club, who are in the Premier League for their first time, have gone back to their traditional black and amber stripes for their home shirt, designed by Umbro. Sponsored by Karoo, the new shirt goes on sale at their club shop […]

Blackburn Rovers has unveiled their new home shirt for the 2008/2009 season. New manager Paul Ince is pictured on their website holding the above shirt. Manufactured by Umbro and sponsored by Crown Paints, the new shirt looks like it has removed the red trim that was a part of last year's kit design. What are […]

The new Sunderland away shirt for the 2008/2009 season has been revealed. Designed by Umbro, the blue and black striped shirt (pictured above, worn by Carlos Edwards) is sponsored by Boyles Sports. Judging by the above picture, this is one of the smartest Umbro designs in quite some time. What do you think of the […]

A photograph of Hull City's away shirt for the 2008/2009 season has been revealed. The color is flint — a very dark grey. Manufactured by Umbro, the shirt features an amber and black trim and is sponsored by Kingston Communications. Fair play to Hull, this is one of the most aesthetically pleasing shirts among the […]

Photographs of West Bromwich Albion's home and away shirts for the 08/09 season have been leaked. The shirts are manufactured by Umbro. The away shirt is a yellowish gold color, which may upset some Baggies supporters because their cross-town rival wears a similar color. That team is Wolverhampton Wanderers. The new home and away shirt […]