Derby County fans had a lot to say as the club revealed their new home kit for the 2024/25 Championship season.
The new Championship season kicks off in just over six weeks and Derby fans have a lot to be excited about.
On Wednesday morning, the Rams received their fixture list for the 2024/25 campaign, which begins with an away trip to Blackburn Rovers.
Whilst Alan Nixon has now revealed that Derby have ‘won the race’ to sign free agent Ben Osborn following his release from Sheffield United, so it appears the former Nottingham Forest player will be their first signing of the summer.
To go with that excellent news, the club have also revealed their new home kit for the 2024/25 campaign and fans had plenty to say about it.
Derby County fans react to the 2024/25 home kit
Derby changed their kit supplier at the end of the 2023/24 campaign, switching from Umbro following a decade and returning to Puma, a badge that was infamous with the Rams during the 90s.
It was announced in April that following an absence of just over 20 years, Puma would return as the club’s official kit and training wear partner.
This left supporters anticipating the release of the new home kit, with Derby’s official account unveiling it on Thursday morning.
The shirt is a classic black and white design, with clean, simple lines in a dry-cell fabric, emphasising PUMA’s Forever Faster philosophy. Meanwhile, the wraparound feature on both the shirts and shorts cuts through the black, representing unity and moving forwards.
Responses to the new home shirt were mixed, as fans took to X to give their initial reaction. One supporter said: “Decent looking kit. A little disappointing that it’s a template but isn’t a bad one. Hopefully it can be as iconic as last year’s.”
Another shared a positive reaction: “I like it. For everybody moaning we play in white. Only so much you can do with it. My lad will love it as well.”
A third added: “Simple but effectively done, love it! Looking forward to the new season…”
For all of the positive reactions, there was a flood of negative responses, with many complaining about the price of the kit and it’s simplicity.
“20 year wait for them to come up with a 18/19 version with more sponsors. Gutted,” another fan said. While a sixth added: “Underwhelmed. Expected better from @puma.”
A seventh then said: “It’s alright but £60 for a shirt is abit much.”
Puma will be a welcomed change from Umbro
Puma is an iconic supplier in the eyes of many as it was front and centre of Derby’s shirts during their Premier League years in the 90s.
Umbro, meanwhile, donned the shirts of a side that endured a difficult decade, which included three play-off defeats in the Championship, a period that nearly saw them go out of business completely under Mel Morris and subsequent relegation to League One.
While that capped off their journey with Umbro on a high by sealing their return to the second tier, Derby will hope to continue the legacy that Puma created as kit suppliers, starting with retaining their Championship status.
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