Yesterday, we took a look at the proposed old-school badge of a club that wasn't all that old-school to begin with. We opted for one direction over another as the kit to pursue and went with the cold Soviet-style logo. This should work.
So, with fellow kit and logo nerd @theyorkies1812, firmly behind this project, we decided to make sure this sucker has all of the things needed for this to, at least appear, to be something from a bygone era.
Red? Check.
Cyrillic? Check.
V-neck? You bet.
Sponsor? Da, comrade.
Old-school Adidas trefoil? You know it.
Yeah, the BMO logo in Russian was @theyorkies1812's idea. Sweet touch. We figured putting a name in Cyrillic just nails it. The number font is from a font found from the 1974 world cup Adidas kit styles. I'd like to find a more 'blockier' Cyrillic font for the names, but this will do for display purposes.
Understanding that Adidas is creating new kits for Toronto this season, I don't have much faith in the 'testing' designs that some of the other sides in the league have had to endure (the garbage Seattle kits, Columbus away, Philadelphia). I am a fan of the current kit with the grey sleeves and red chest as they are excellent. Toronto has come far design-wise since the lame first seasons.
I think we may have found our new kits for next year, even if TFC/MLS/Adidas wouldn't agree. We'll have to place the order soon once we decide which legend's name and number we want on the back.
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So much love for this. I don't see how it could have turned out any better. Spasibo comrades!!
ReplyDeleteGlad it has met your expectations!
DeleteMet and surpassed!
DeleteI commented yesterday about the laurels - kudos - you were right! Very cool job
ReplyDeleteThank you. I didn't want to give too much away yesterday. I do think the darker laurels look better on the white though.
Deletesponsor? nyet! the cyrillic's a nice touch for that though and aside from that I like it a lot.
ReplyDeleteas for the player on the back, are you looking for a serious legend or a comedy legend, hscanovics seems the obvious choice for comedy gold.
Hscanovics is the obvious choice for a legend either way!
DeleteChat Barettetowski must be. He salute and everything.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2010/05/30/barrett_chad_big_381.jpg
That was my best attempt at typing in a Russin accent.
ReplyDeleteI dunno...Comrade Usanov would seem to be the natural fit for me....or maybe a Martin Saric?
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, but that isn't the greatest retro jersey I've seen.
ReplyDeleteWasn't supposed to be. Just a TFC one.
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ReplyDeleteVUVA SANTOS DE LAGUNA!
ReplyDeleteI'd buy one of these.... f'n sick!
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