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Premier League 2017-18 kit rankings

By Ty Finch

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Jonathan Walters of Burnley during the Pre-Season Friendly between Burnley and Hannover 96 at Turf Moor on August 5, 2017 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
BURNLEY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Jonathan Walters of Burnley during the Pre-Season Friendly between Burnley and Hannover 96 at Turf Moor on August 5, 2017 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images) /
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JULY 29: Swansea player Roque Mesa in action during the Pre Season Friendly match between Birmingham City and Swansea City at St Andrews (stadium) on July 29, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JULY 29: Swansea player Roque Mesa in action during the Pre Season Friendly match between Birmingham City and Swansea City at St Andrews (stadium) on July 29, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /

19. Swansea

Another example of a club whose away kit drags them far down these rankings. Swansea are in their second year with their sponsor Joma after making the switch from Adidas. If I were a fan or player, I would not be thrilled with that they’ve come up with this season.

The home uniform is not the problem. While bland and wholly unoriginal, it doesn’t make me want to close my eyes in shame like the away does. With any kit that is almost solely black and white, it’s difficult to be creative. The home top is no exception.

In fact, the most interesting part of their home kit is the sponsor. Letou is an online betting and casino (shocking that another Premier League club has a betting sponsor, right?) company. It’s only interesting because of the color combination, but at least it adds something to the boring top.

Did Taco Bell design the away kit? It looks like a war between their hot sauce and salsa verde packets. In fact, the main red color they used is called “chili red.” I’m not making that up.

The red and lime green colors simply do not match up. If Joma were going for a Christmas look, they could be forgiven, even though the shade of green doesn’t really help matters. What makes this horrendous top even worse is the collar. Why is there a miniature red collar on top of the green one? Its shape reminds me of bacon, which is probably the only good thing I can say about it.

Maybe I’m just hungry, I don’t know. But a kit should never make me want to eat something. I didn’t even know a correlation like that could exist.