So looking forward to the return of a RED home kit in 2024!!! Entering the east side this 'Hyundai sponsored kids weekend' this car made me remember Adidas locks these decisions in WAY in advance... Could the new kit be a red confetti to match the away confetti? I wouldn't hate it
It'd be nice to have red as an option to buy....but I keep breaking out in hives every time I contemplate buying something with that middle-school designed logo on it. The black baseball jersey has been the only thing I've picked up since the initial re-brand and I can't even bring myself to wear that from the logo. I have not quite 1 jersey a year from before, I'm seeing how long they'll last me.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a red version of the confetti kit - it feels like adidas wants to eliminate any defining features of a primary kit so that they can crank out a new crappy design every few years without having to worry about breaking with “tradition”. Sure, we’ll probably get a white hoop once in a while, by accident, but look at other teams with defining traits and how adidas has messed with those over the years to see- Philly’s middle stripe, LA Galaxy’s sash, FC Dallas’ hoops, etc. So yeah, it’ll be good to be a red team again, but I’ll be surprised if we get the white hoop next year.
This has long been my worry too. The team has repeatedly stated that they would wear red again, but to the best of my knowledge no one has ever said “..with a white stripe.” Our front office has long ago lost the benefit of the doubt. I’m sure they will give us a plain red shirt and be confused why people like me still complain. Wallowers!!
It just has to say FIRE on the white stripe. Not dull at all, and I think I've seen it somewhere before.
Heard it was stated at a STH pre-game meeting that we are in active negotiations for a jersey sponsor...not clear if they would roll it out after summer break or wait until 2024.
To be honest, though I understand the finances yay...I hate jersey sponsors. I prefer the jersey front to either say FIRE or CHICAGO with the right colors of course (red/white).
That's why I bought a new confetti jersey...it's clean looking and not a billboard for much more than CFFC. Ironically, the reason given for Motorola taping out is the AppleTV logo on the sleeve...sounds like a "good excuse".
Maybe we could have the CFD sponsor the team! That was we could have both Chicago AND Fire on the jersey. They are probably loaded with cash
While we won’t get an official unveiling until next month, some MLS kits are already leaking on footy headlines. Has anyone seen the new Fire home kit?
I have Plenty of examples here from the early years. I have the 2003-2004 red Jersey with white stripe and FIRE on thhttps://www.oldfootballshirts.com/en/teams/c/chicago-fire/old-chicago-fire-football-shirts-t426.htmle front.
The 2000-2002 away is probably my favorite shirt, probably as they gave it away as the STH gift in 2002. It is so clean and classy. 2000-2003 home is fantastic, as well. I am sure I have one or more around. (It was also my favorite STH "gift," after the awesome signed ball for 2001, signed by everybody on the team, including Hristo).
Honestly looks like a classic Fire shirt with the white stripe then minor touches of Chicago blue on the collar from what I remember.
Not for the home kit. It’s still the away kit. I don’t think Adidas has a tendency to replicate a random design
which means the fire better be getting enough from carvana to cover both sponsorships. survey says....
Why have the Fire struggled so much not to have competing shirt and sleeve sponsors? Apple TV sleeve negated the Motorola front and now the carvana front negated the Hyundai sleeve!
Yawn..I was really looking forward to this...and they played it so safe it's boring. It gives CARVANA more emphasis than CFFC...sigh. Maybe it will grow on me, the confetti did..but at the moment "underwhelmed".