Manchester United Officially Unveil 2006/2007 Kit (Pictures)
They were right, I was wrong. Maybe it was the disbelief, or sheer pig-headedness.
The new Manchester United 2006/2007 kit has been released, and for the record, looks butt-ugly.
The kit is supposed to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the success of the famous Busby Babes – and is truly retro. Gone is the ‘true red’; this one looks more orange to me.
A hat-tip to Dixon who sent me a kit pic similar to this one a week ago, which I rejected because I couldn’t believe it would be this bad.
And once again, I got it horribly wrong here.
I figure that we would get used to the kit after watching it for a couple of matches, but putting the crest in a white background like that totally kills off the effect, and for the love of god would someone do something about the AIG logo?
I’m happy that they are a big sponsor and that United is lucky to get that sort of money coming in, but spend a couple of grand, hire a freelance designer and get him to put together a new AIG logo for you.
Tell you what – I bet a United fan would probably do it for free too.
Is it really as bad as I think or am I just being too picky here?
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That is the best kit United have brought out in years, retro 58 Duncan Edwards style, and it also has MUFC on the bottom (football club) well done United, you have done something right at last!
July 14th, 2006 @ 20:15lol…guess it’s just me then.
July 14th, 2006 @ 20:20Very very nice….anyone know what the away kit will look like?
July 14th, 2006 @ 20:25I’ll put them up as soon as I get my hands on them.
July 14th, 2006 @ 20:35nope, not just you. Goddamn that looks like Calsberg and Liverpool to me!
July 14th, 2006 @ 20:39this kit is beautifull
July 14th, 2006 @ 21:15I agree with Hasan looks to much like the Liverpool shirt to me!!!
July 14th, 2006 @ 21:20The AIG logo hurts my eyes
July 14th, 2006 @ 22:35the kit is horrible..and seriously..the AIG logo!! im sure a company big enough to sponsor the manutd kit can do much better than this logo!
July 14th, 2006 @ 22:39AIG is the 4th largest company in the world, Just cause its not Fancy does mean nothing. AIG sponsoring us is a Excellent deal for the club.
July 14th, 2006 @ 23:37Look – American Intl Group
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/18/06f2k_The-Forbes-2000_Rank.html
I don’t care how it looks as long as its Man.Utd’s shirt…I ordered one before I even saw it and hope that others have done the same.Thats how supporters should be…come on unitedddddddddddddddddddddddddd from MALTA…:)
July 15th, 2006 @ 00:47I like the retro-ness of it, and the general cut of the design. Like they say, ‘style never goes out of fashion’.
Not sure about the badge. I guess it goes with the whole retro thing but think it will take a bit of getting used to.
Don’t like the AIG logo at all. Looks too big and dominant for my liking on the main shot, although not so much on the picture of Giggs. Maybe it looks better on than off.
Still, off we all go to buy one. Gotta pay for that new midfield somehow …
July 14th, 2006 @ 22:31The new kit looks classy. They have brough the collar bac.
Time to re-live the old moments then!
hope the kit brings changes in our fortune too!
July 14th, 2006 @ 23:05lol im kidding and im confident!
Anyways U are alone i guess!
Orange. With white behind the crest. AIG looks out of place. Utter shite.
Retro to that extent needs a different fabric. One that will absorn Fake Ronaldo’s tears would be nice.
July 15th, 2006 @ 03:20I love it.
July 15th, 2006 @ 07:06simple design and the AIG logo complements it.
you might even forget altogether that we have a sponsor
i love it whens it on sale??
July 15th, 2006 @ 15:09http://footballchoice.com/c/pics/0800158.jpg
July 15th, 2006 @ 15:53It’s not so bad. The white background to the emblem could do with being a little bit smaller, but overall, it’s simple and classis like our football should be. Besides, we’ve had worse. The blue/white static away thing when Blackmore beat Arsenal in the League Cup – dreadful. The grey away thing when the players couldn’t see each other. The home shirt with all the players names on (except Ince – still amuses me) The early 90′s shirts with the lace up collar. What was all that about. That awful thing from around ’85 with the white flashes on the shoulders and the badge in the middle. No, the badge covers the heart!!
If AIG want their logo redesigning, well, I’m a United fan and run a design agency. While we won’t quite do it for free, it’ll be a damn site better than 3 letter in a box!
July 15th, 2006 @ 15:57yer nice kit, the new away one is ok,,thw writin on the back is gold if tht is the right 1, and the badge is on a black background, but the kit it self is white, i think it would b nicer if the kit was black and the writin was still gold. but o well whocares about the kit, i jus wanna get a few new good players and win the league!!!!!!!!
July 15th, 2006 @ 17:13The new kit is brilliant….its just the logo of the new sponsors that dont go with the flow of the shirt…if u know wut I mean. I cant wait to purchase it…..and it’ll look mean in long sleeves!
July 15th, 2006 @ 17:43AIG wont change the logo they had for years so that it goes well on a shirt…which is unfortunate. To me, The O2 logo and the Gunners top complement each other the best.
For people who cant appreciate the ‘retro’ look and what the ‘look’ stands for….just hang on for another season.
Rob Hannett: Dude, if you do a sample, it would definitely generate your firm a lot of publicity. If you want, I can put it up on this site (or link to your site wherever you put it up.
To everyone who likes the design: guys, come ON!
July 15th, 2006 @ 18:09It´s growing on me. I think it´s ace… the only thing I would change is the box around the AIG logo, other than that it´s a top kit and I will definately be getting it come the end of the month. I like the badge on it, reminds me on champions league kit 99´.
July 15th, 2006 @ 18:36forget the kit….the tracksuit looks wicked! it comes in black and white…made by nike..with gold n white detail…and NO AIG sign…im thinking of getting it
July 15th, 2006 @ 20:06Love it!!!!!
July 15th, 2006 @ 23:07why is the jersey red and white? man utd colors are red and black…arsenal have red and white
July 16th, 2006 @ 09:51This kit look funny… AIG logo bigger the players face
July 16th, 2006 @ 09:53Torres would look good in this kit along side Rooney and Ronaldo.
July 16th, 2006 @ 19:35I wasn’t too keen on it at first but I think, like all kits in my experience, it grows on you. Its not soo bad….Although I was hoping for a design similar to Holland’s home top.
July 17th, 2006 @ 15:05it is sooo not good because i really think is so ugly
July 17th, 2006 @ 17:58WOW how good is this kit. I think this is a great way to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the success of Busby. This has be be the best kit yet. COME ON YOU REDS.
July 18th, 2006 @ 15:23Like it, just wished the club logo was on a black background rather than white. AIG logo is what it is and they’re not going to change it to keep some limey soccer fans happy!!
July 18th, 2006 @ 22:12At first i was like whow fukin ugly but the more look at it themore i begin to like it so i think its quiet mart actually
July 18th, 2006 @ 22:59The AIG logo is boring, but so was Sharp’s. It could be worse it could be as ugly as Arsenal’s (http://shop.arsenal.com:80/arsenal/product.asp?dept%5Fid=2002&pf%5Fid=06ASHS&maindept=1058#).
Besides they are getting a new kit next year too, just trying to find a new way to make us spend our money.
July 19th, 2006 @ 02:14http://www.jjbsports.com/prod_images/large/59006801.jpg
Talk about copying Brazils top
July 19th, 2006 @ 19:22the logo is too bad but the colour is ok!
July 20th, 2006 @ 01:34nothing specail its ok… but they could have done alot better.
July 23rd, 2006 @ 10:02What is AIG anyway
Dis Kit is Mint don’t changr it it’ to nice
July 23rd, 2006 @ 21:52cin anybody put oan a pic of the new away kit
July 24th, 2006 @ 01:41i just wana say it looks allrite but i prefer da away 1, ill put a pic up if sum1 tells me how
July 24th, 2006 @ 03:11Not a bad looking kit at all.
The club crest is a copy of the CL kit from ’99 and it is Red/White because we were in Red/White during the busby babes era which would suggest we move over to a white away kit next.
Also the current away kit will stay the same [the blue one] just with AIG on the front as it’s only been out a few months.
July 25th, 2006 @ 14:35I think the new kit looks great, much better than the previous one.
July 27th, 2006 @ 23:48This new kit is plain dog turd. The logo in the white background is the worst part.Can’t believe so many ppl like it?Makes me wonder what have you been smoking
July 29th, 2006 @ 12:16I think the new kit is great,better than the other kits.I like the logo badge because it really stands out.
August 1st, 2006 @ 15:16that is the worst man united kit since the grey away top. authough carlsberg dont pay us much were willing to keep them just cos it looks good on our top, that aig thing needs changing in my veiw(but what do we know bringing out 3 yellow away strips in 5 seasons
August 1st, 2006 @ 16:09i think tht top is propa good , make the next kit look the same :p
August 1st, 2006 @ 17:20and i no wot away kit looks like
August 1st, 2006 @ 17:23the away kit **
August 1st, 2006 @ 17:25This kit is so bad – what have u done AIG! This is the worst man u kit since the gray away top !!
August 2nd, 2006 @ 01:05I thinks its reli gd coz its different!!!!Reli gd like 2 c wot the away top looks like!!!
August 2nd, 2006 @ 18:39I love the new kit. The red looks fantastic and the white is a good contrast to it. What I dislike, no hate, is that freakin’ huge AIG logo. They may be the 4th largest company in the world, surely they can pay a little to design a new logo exclusive to Man Utd shirts. After all, mechandise really sells.
All in all though, the new style is just classy.
August 4th, 2006 @ 00:37what does aig mean
August 20th, 2006 @ 22:16AIG is an international insurance and financial services organisation with operations spread out in over 130 countries.
Or you could just go by Shaun’s comment:
AIG is the 4th largest company in the world, Just cause its not Fancy does mean nothing. AIG sponsoring us is a Excellent deal for the club.
Look – American Intl Group
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/18/06f2k_The-Forbes-2000_Rank.html
August 23rd, 2006 @ 17:05i hate this top!!! its is the worst ive seen i recomend u buy the away kit verry nice white and gold. this shirt makes me sick but its ok coz we won evry game sofar so im happy
August 24th, 2006 @ 16:18Sorry but whoever thinks this new man utd kit looks pap is truly deluded. I AM a freelance designer and I think, rightly so , that the sheer simplicity of it elavates it above most other kits. In short, it rocks. Gone are the silly, fussy little swishes and flicks that have blighted the last two kits (black and white respectively), and while not totally undesirible to look at, they were equally not very attractive either.
This one shines quality with clean simple lines that emphasise the unique design that most other nike shirts do not have. Especially the national kits like brazil. The use of gold frames the quality of the football that is on show and the shield behing the badge harks back not to just the busby era in it’s retro srtyling (even if they didn’t have it) but more so to United’s european kit in 1999 when they won the glorious treble (are you reading liverpool?). With the football on show so far this season, it could bring a repeat of that year!
In short, simple and quality looking with an understated touch of class, just like the team that proudly wears it. I do agree though that the AIG logo looks like a 3-year-old has drawn it with a crayon using his feet, but this is hardly the fault of the shirt designer.
Plus it makes Rooney look like a tank.
August 25th, 2006 @ 01:15I think manchester unitides new kit A.I.G is better then arsenals/liverpools/barclona/newcastle/birmingham/ac milans/bayern munichs and many more
August 25th, 2006 @ 20:48the kit looks great unlike the ugly blue one of chelsea and the kind of red that liverpool uses.MAN UTD away kits looks the best among all the EPL teams.its obviously better then the ugly yellow of liverpool and assnal.but chelseaz away kit is the ugliest up to date.gosh its horrible +terrible
September 2nd, 2006 @ 17:08man u rule and ronaldo is ther best player!!!!!yer!!!!!!!!!
September 19th, 2006 @ 14:00hello
December 1st, 2006 @ 20:09man u rule all the way so does ronaldo rock on united
January 29th, 2007 @ 00:57i just think the kit looks nice, another shape for the logo would just make it da best!
March 3rd, 2007 @ 20:22it’s sick man…it’s heavy(H) and the best one they’ve made!!..keep it up man-u
/a BIG fan
March 21st, 2007 @ 14:17Nice shirt but the AIG makes it look like a budget lower division shirt
April 28th, 2007 @ 19:01Sir Alex Fergusson seems to be the best coach in the world of football.
May 2nd, 2007 @ 21:49Are utd bringing out a new shirt for the 2007 season?
May 7th, 2007 @ 21:11hola a todos los fanaticos del Manchester United
estoy muy feliz el triunfo de la Barclays !!!
otro trofeo !!! muy felizzzz
buenoo aunque no tengo la polera por falta de dinero
lo apoyo cada dia !!!
GLORY GLORY MANUNITED !!
saludoss
ojala me devuelvan este correooo
chaoo .. !!!!!
May 8th, 2007 @ 00:22Are you guys absolutely blind? The emblem also pays tribute to the 98-99 Champions League outfit United wore, damn you guys are so god damn blind about the emblem crest. Its to give them good luck!
May 10th, 2007 @ 05:43Its not to pay tribute to the 98-99 champions league at all.. Its to celebrate 50 years since the Busby Babes.
May 12th, 2007 @ 17:27i dont mind the 06/07 shirt it look quite good… better than some of the past, in green of all colours. but i sometimes wish theye bring back the sharp shirts with the b&w arrows along the arms looked good in the stretford … that shirt was wicked… however a shirt would not stop my support true fan!!
xx
June 1st, 2007 @ 00:16i think united should get rid of the third kit, the home kit and away should stay the same cos evry1 is familiar with it as the kit of champions now, but the blue kit come on, blue???? doesn’t that say we need a change right away! I think we should bring back black for the 3rd kit. Our colours are red white and black, not blue! black would look much better.
June 2nd, 2007 @ 17:36the kit is dead smart i love it i am gettin the new one next week carnt wait !!!!!!!!
June 2nd, 2007 @ 20:40[...] Last Friday Manchester United unveiled their new kit for the 2006/2007 season. [...]
June 8th, 2007 @ 06:35the kit is sick i got 1 i dunno how ppl can say all this bout the strip if u dow like it yh y by it then god ur jst wasting ur money on byin it and u dow like it is manu forgot sack :>:@ ppl man they get u mad if u dow like the top dow surport the team. man u sick ful stop brapp dow get it twisted
June 20th, 2007 @ 16:19Speak english.
June 20th, 2007 @ 22:58cayok i like it very much n will buy altough it costs me 1000000000000000
June 21st, 2007 @ 10:49i think the new kit is better than the kit of 2006-2007
June 21st, 2007 @ 18:55and tehre is no different between the past and the present
but the important thing is manchester as ateam we do not gudge as thier kit but the performance during the league
I think the new kit is better than the kit 2006-2007 and there is no fucking different between the past and the present but the important thing is manchester as a team we do not gudge as their kit but the preformance during the league.
by Arman Khan
June 28th, 2007 @ 17:31We won the 2007 English Premiership,Playd final in the 2007 FA CUP and alos we play the semi finals in the HEINEKEN UEFA CHAMPIONS.
June 30th, 2007 @ 16:08Next season is going to be more fulfilling and more glorious.
UNITED WE STAND! ONE UNITED.
We won the 2007 English Premiership,Played final in the 2007 FA CUP and also, we play the semi finals in the HEINEKEN UEFA CHAMPIONS.
June 30th, 2007 @ 16:11Next season is going to be more fulfilling and more glorious.
UNITED WE STAND! ONE UNITED.
man. u is a great club which every fan should be proud of.i am very excited about our last season’s success and hope to make it again next season.Kudos to our great coach Sir Alex Ferguson,he is a great genius.
July 13th, 2007 @ 20:13With the new beautiful jersey i expect more!!! goals 4m Rooney & Tevez
July 17th, 2007 @ 12:30on the issue of Tevez,if westham are not ready to let him go ,there are so many xperience player out there,players like dani alves[sevilla],cassano[real madrid]and so on.pls make a wise dicision.and i wish u the best of luck on the next coming season.
July 21st, 2007 @ 19:21i think the man united kit is quiet kool but i like next years one better ronaldo is the best footballer ever born so alax please keep him in man united for ever and ever man united are the best ever good luck for all the next matches.
August 2nd, 2007 @ 01:08Hy,I work like a waiter in Cyprus and all the customers from England they say I look like Cristiano Ronaldo.And its a good thing coz they make a lots of pictures with me.
September 1st, 2007 @ 04:35wow, that’s so interesting…
September 3rd, 2007 @ 05:12man u have the best kit ever but it looks too much like the liverpool shirt like jamie said i paid £100 for everything in men x large
September 17th, 2007 @ 21:17man u is the best but they are playing shit now because they are at the minddle chelsea are frist then man city come on man u you can’t lose now push the engery higer you can do it manchester united come i know you can do it
September 17th, 2007 @ 21:21i think the old kit looked better when they were sponsered by vodafone,i havent even heard of AIG
September 24th, 2007 @ 18:07He looked up at me. However, and philippe petit she.
September 27th, 2007 @ 15:34I don t it down songtext von kool savas ich fick dich nicht as heput his tongue lick over and folded them. I.
October 30th, 2007 @ 21:45When he’s been sitting on spinning the machinists positioned pussy fisting brackets with one. The song.
November 23rd, 2007 @ 21:09its ok but it looks like liverpools home kit to me
June 25th, 2008 @ 13:30its the only good man u kit
GLORY GLORY MAN UTD
June 7th, 2010 @ 00:04