Barcelona fans were little short of horrified
when they realised the board had agreed
to ignore club traditions and forced Lionel
Messi and his teammates to wear this
controversial jersey instead next season.
Although the Barcelona 2015/16 jersey
would be decent for most other clubs, its
bizarre horizontal stripes simply do not
respect the Barcelona's heritage and, as
result, should have never been more than a
silly concept in the head of one of many
Nike designers who constantly compete
against each other to come up with the
next outrageous idea.
With the vast majority of the Culer fanbase
having already expressed their deep
disappointment and even threatened to
boycott sales, it is at least reassuring to
see that our beloved Blaugrana first strip
will make a glorious return to normal in the
following season -- at last, a decision by
Josep Maria Bartomeu that most
supporters can agree with!
The Barcelona 2016/17 jersey will play
homage to Johan Cruyff's Dream Team.
Similarly to the classic Meyba strip, it will
feature a pointy, neat collar and (surprise,
surprise!) the classic vertical stripes one
again.
A new Barcelona jersey that is not
actually a horrifying joke on our 115 years
of history -- Must be a miracle, right?
Looking forward to 2016/17 -- With a bit of
luck, the Qatar Airways logo would have
also been kicked out of our club by then!