There was a short period where wearing the new kit at the end of the season was a thing for some reason. I think it stopped because everyone went from changing every 2 years to every year so it became a bit much to not even do a full season in...
Aye think your right mate! We wore a different shirt the whole 94/95 season - then wore a new one in the 95 final for the first time. That shirt was NEC sponsored.
The following season 95/96 (when we signed Andrew) we wore the same shirt but...
Wasn’t there a year we changed sponsors as well after the kit release and we all shirts with the wrong sponsor. Was around the time of NEC, Danka, One2One.
Another weird one was we wore the next seasons shirt in the 95 cup final as opposed to...
FWIW, got my home jersey today without the Stake sponsorship. All my other jerseys have the sponsors. I have to say I really like it. I love the waves as a nod to the Mersey. With the white shorts, blue socks, and black boots it’s class. UTFT 💙.
At least Everton got a positively reviewed Kit! No.2
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/45588250/premier-league-2025-26-kits-ranking-every-jersey-released
I think the only material difference is that the pro comes with like 12% Elastan to 88% Polyester while the replica is 100% Polyester.
Not worth spending the extra money since the replica material is still breathable and light enough to do any...