They’re pretty classy kits, in fairness.
Retro kits are the good type of nostalgia, unlike, say, voting for Brexit, for example.
Despite releasing three new kits a season, clubs struggle to come close to matching the appeal of classic jerseys, which are effortlessly simplistic, and remind fans of bygone days when their team were probably more successful than they currently are.
To promote their range of classic jerseys, Arsenal enlisted current players to sport some famous efforts.
Olivier Giroud is wearing the pick of the bunch, the jersey from the 1970/71 season, when Arsenal won the League title and FA Cup double.
Just look at it. No shirt sponsor, just clean, simple, brilliance. And look at the cannon.
Aaron Ramsey wears a jersey from the late 1980s:
And Alexis Sanchez is sporting the jersey Arsenal wore the night they beat Liverpool at Anfield to win the 1988/89 season, one of the most famous finishes to a season in English football history. It’s up for grabs now!
And it’s fair to say Gunners fans were *pretty* impressed with the jerseys on offer…
@Stuart_PhotoAFC @_OlivierGiroud_ @aaronramsey @Alexis_Sanchez ?
— ارسنالكو (@arsenalk2x_) October 26, 2016
@Stuart_PhotoAFC Giroud's retro jersey ?
— Sauveur Avent (@Savent_) October 26, 2016
@Stuart_PhotoAFC @_OlivierGiroud_ @aaronramsey @Alexis_Sanchez decent ??
— Lockie Lancaster (@LockieLancaster) October 26, 2016
@Stuart_PhotoAFC @_OlivierGiroud_ @aaronramsey @Alexis_Sanchez excelente ?
— Boris Luis Alvarez (@Boris_218) October 27, 2016
@Stuart_PhotoAFC @_OlivierGiroud_ @aaronramsey @Alexis_Sanchez pic.twitter.com/S2ecbyj5Nu
— Al Wayne (@alwayne75) October 26, 2016
Retro Arsenal Shoot??? pic.twitter.com/E71hzoeyFx
— Arsenal Mania (@afcbesttweets) October 26, 2016
@afcbesttweets Doesnt matter what era of player dons it,the no fuss classic simplicity of the 70s home shirt with lone cannon does it for me
— Bernie Briffa (@goonerbeau) October 26, 2016
@Arsenal Love it. #ArsenalRetro
— Rob Farley (@rob_farley) October 27, 2016
Now all they have to do is start winning the league again, eh? Then it will be *just* like old times.