Yahoo News Grimsby Town fans queue for hours to be among the first to get 'beautiful' new home shirt
Grimsby Town fans were queueing from early this morning to be among the first to get their hands on the "beautiful" new home shirt.
The 2024/25 Mariners kit, the first by the club's new technical kit suppliers Umbro, involved proud Grimbarian Luke Matthews, brand director of size?, who has worked closely with Town on the strip. The club say the shirt "takes its inspiration from past kits and has a distinctive retro 90s feel". Among the details are the return of red pin stripes, white sleeves and a 'heritage collar'.
Grimsby Town say supporters were lining up from around 6.30am to be the first to snag the new shirt which has attracted rave reviews since it was unveiled earlier this month in a promotional video featuring many of the club's fans, along with famous faces including Grimsby actor Thomas Turgoose, players Doug Tharne and Danny Rose, and members of the women's team.
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Fans have been full of praise for the kit, describing it as "a beaut" and the "best one in a very long time".
The shirts are priced at £50 for adults, £42 for juniors and £45 for all replica mini-kits. In addition to the home shirt, shorts and socks, new Umbro training wear, matchday jerseys, quarter-zips and a retro diamond track top have gone on sale in the Club Shop.
In addition to being open between 10am and 3pm today, the recently-refurbished store will also be open on Sunday from 10am to 2pm. All 24-25 season ticket holders are eligible to receive £10 off a replica shirt on production of the voucher from their discount sheets. They can also receive 10 per cent off all other items available in the Club Shop if they bring with them their 24-25 season ticket card.
The new home kit and other Umbro items will be available online from next week with "more shirts on the way" if fans don't manage to get their hands on one at launch.
Fixtures for the 2024/25 League Two season are set to be revealed at 9am on Wednesday, June 26. The campaign itself will begin over the weekend of August 10/11.
