For Asics first and only Newcastle home shirt they returned to a simple arrangement of stripes, included a pop-button collar (nodding to the matching away kit with a dash of the blue on the inside, and kept the shorts and socks as simple as possible. A classic of the genre. The home kit that accompanied Newcastle's return to top-flight football is a fan favourite for a number of reasons. It consigned Umbro's horrific experiment of alternating thick and thin stripes to the annals of history, a noble undertaking on their part but one that neatly summed up just how misguided a lot of brands were in their attempts to modernise football kits in the late 80s/early 90s. Most importantly though, it became synonymous with the image of Andy Cole and Peter Beardsley cutting defences apart.
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