Yesterday, Umbro released the new Blackburn Rovers 2019-20 third jersey. Quickly after the release, it emerged that the 'limited-edition' jersey has been not designed especially for the club...
Limited-Edition Blackburn Rovers 19-20 Third Kit Released
Mainly blue, Blackburn Rovers' 19-20 third shirt combines this base with a dark navy checker pattern on the left hand side. However, it is not a bespoke design but simply the Umbro Stadium Teamwear kit.
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What makes this insane is that Blackburn Rovers' new 19-20 third football shirt retails at £50, whereas the teamwear shirt without the club's crest is available for £15.75.
In fact, the same kit design has been already used by Waterford FC from the League of Ireland two years ago, just with another bet sponsor and Waterford's logo.
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Blackburn Rovers did not release a special news article for the kit - they surely had their reasons for that (i.e., they do not need to say what the kit is actually...)
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