The ‘fake’ Vincent van Gogh-inspired Holland kit doing the rounds on Twitter has really split opinion

The Holland kit is always one of the greats.

Orange. Lion. Simples.

It’s unique, iconic and has been worn by some of the greatest footballers ever to play the game, including Johan Cruyff, Dennis Bergkamp, Marco van Basten, Johan Neeskens and er, Royston Drenthe.

You may have been somewhat startled then, to wake up to this image doing the rounds on Twitter this morning, purportedly showing the new design.

New Holland home kit.

We are not sure how Nike have managed to ruin such an iconic shirt.

😷 😷 😷 pic.twitter.com/bouNdEh7wt

— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) November 17, 2016

Apparently inspired by the Dutch Master himself, Vincent van Gogh, and his trademark brush work on the the hay bales in ‘The Afternoon Nap’, from 1890:

We can’t remember a shirt design that divided opinion so much.

Some hated it:

OMG.! Repulsive

— Diane Dixon (@dizzydianajo1) November 17, 2016

AWFUL

— DeMorge Brown (@leitepreto) November 17, 2016

if you squint your eyes in the middle you can see absolutely nothing…not even an optical illusion to make it salvageable!!

— Mrtricky188🌶🪖🐓 (@Thistledude) November 17, 2016

how is it possible to fuck a plain orange kit up this much!?

— Chris Harrison (@chrishafc) November 17, 2016

But some loved it:

I think that's pretty dope TBH

— Tommy LFC (@Tommy_2112) November 17, 2016

Best shirt they've ever made.

— Mr Currywürst (@mr_currywurst) November 17, 2016

And some… well, we’re not sure if this is supposed to be good or bad:

pic.twitter.com/YUe5bZCXVd

— Anita (@arsenaloFka) November 17, 2016

But then came the news that it might well be a fake anyway:

FALSE ALARM – @hendocfc, whose sources are kosher, says that this isn't the next Dutch shirt pic.twitter.com/7ZmyT6lwNx

— Museum of Jerseys (@museumofjerseys) November 17, 2016

As you were, kit fans.