While we endeavour to undertake Fantasy Kit Friday suggestions from others throughout the year, the week before Christmas we allow a little indulgence.
Supporting Cork City allows for a neat confluence with the season thanks to the club’s colours and for the past three years we have experimented.
The tradition started in 2016 with 1997 Nike kits:
Obviously has to be festive colours for #fantasykitfriday, and we make no apologies for being parochial with 97-era Nike on Cork City pic.twitter.com/yQkSsyRCKB
— Museum of Jerseys (@museumofjerseys) December 23, 2016
City changed from Nike back to adidas for 2018 and we hoped that it might be a return to the glory days of the 1980s and 1990s (while deep down we knew it would be teamwear).
A festive #fantasykitfriday – if Cork City had been given some of adidas's new 2018 designs https://t.co/SnJtKXg577 pic.twitter.com/nHldzK3Db2
— Museum of Jerseys (@museumofjerseys) December 22, 2017
Then last year it was mid-1990s Umbro and all of the excesses that that meant:
Lunchtime bump for the festive #fantasykitfriday – Cork City given a mid-90s Umbro makeoverhttps://t.co/kJexgEImOb pic.twitter.com/wU411Ya4rK
— Museum of Jerseys (@museumofjerseys) December 21, 2018
This time, it’s back to the 1980s and Le Coq Sportif (who supplied City’s kits from 1999-2003 in real life).
Given their LCS history, it makes sent that Chelsea provide the basis for the home…
…and also for the away, with a slightly different striping arrangement.
Aston Villa also had Le Coq at this time and it is to them we looked for the third.
Next Friday will be a very special edition that is sure to test a few sensibilities and we will continue to carry out requests in the new year. Comment below or tweet us @museumofjerseys.
Brilliant stuff, merry Xmas.
One of the best fkf. Nice shirts from all the brands even Nike seems brilliant.
What brand does wear nowadays Cork city?
Thanks Jordi! City currently have adidas teamwear