By Cian 'MYOB' Duffy
July 16 2002

The club today launched the new kit officially. An all-black away kit, and relocation if the logos are the main new features. Still made by Errea though! ... The club today launched the new away and home kits officially. These kits had been on display in the club shop for some days now, and were seen in the background of the press conference last night. The kits are manufactured by the same company as the previous years kits, Errea. This kit is part of a new 3-year deal with Errea. It is not known whether the unusual sizes of the previous years have been fixed...

This kit also keeps the SKINT records sponsorship. SKINT records are based in Brighton, and are the record label of fans of the club such as Fatboy Slim. However, the SKINT logo has differed slightly from previous years, but is not curved as some pictures on N/S/C had suggested.

The most obvious difference is the loss of the red/black away kit, and its replacement with an all black kit. What this shirt has in common with the home kit is a centralised club logo, and the original town crests of Brighton and Hove on the number box. However, it also has a stylisation representing seagulls wings between the SKINT logo and the club logo.

While I would love to provide you with a picture of the new kit, I do not want to risk copyright fraud, so I will provide you with a link to the club sites article on this picture.

Club Site ArticleLink

The new kit will not be available to purchase until August. Until then, I will be trying to find a stockist in the Republic of Ireland to carry it for the members of SeagullsIreland, the supporters club I run.