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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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NORWICH, ENGLAND – JULY 29: Marley Watkins of Norwich and Lewis Dunk of Brighton in action during the pre-season friendly match between Norwich City and Brighton
NORWICH, ENGLAND – JULY 29: Marley Watkins of Norwich and Lewis Dunk of Brighton in action during the pre-season friendly match between Norwich City and Brighton /

13. Brighton

The newly promoted Brighton would be thrilled with a 13th place finish in the Premier League this season. Unfortunately for them, these rankings have no bearing on the final table finish, because that would be strange.

I actually quite like the home kit. The darker blue and white stripes are pleasing to the eye, and I like how they cut off at the sleeve for a solid shade of lighter blue. The hints of gold on the shoulders and in the Nike logo add a nice touch. There’s just nothing overly exciting about them.

The tragedy with Brighton is with their alternate kits. There are only two clubs in the Premier League that allow such ugly, mustard-stained yellow to plaster over their jerseys; Watford (who I previously ranked 20th) and Brighton.

“Gold” isn’t the color that comes to mind. To be considered gold, I expect the yellow to be somewhat shiny, or at least brighter than whatever is currently on that man above. The sleeve color is what happens when you mix black and brown together, I’d imagine.

The kit that ultimately saves Brighton from being closer to 19th than 13th is their second alternate, which is a crisp, clean black accented with actual gold coloring on the sides. Maybe my frustration with the color yellow is blinding my thought process, but I can’t imagine anyone wanting to wear the “gold” kit over the black alternate unless you really love mustard. I prefer pretty much any other condiment.