Make no mistake about it, Celtic Football Club bloody love the colour green.
And how did we arrive at such a conclusion? Well, look no further than next season’s kits…
As you might expect, their home shirt for next year – which features the special crest to commemorate the Lisbon Lions’ triumph – features its famous green hoops.
With that in mind, it might come as something as a surprise that green features so prominently in their new away kit, too.
Made by New Balance, the same green hoops appear on their changed shirt, which is predominantly a darker shade of – you guessed it – green.
Inspired by that incredible night in Lisbon, we introduce the #inVIncibles’ new 2017/18 @NBFootball Away Kit. #CelticFC #LiveTheLegend pic.twitter.com/P8Wv6yVs5D
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) June 12, 2017
Still, at least New Balance wouldn’t produce *another* green kit for Celtic next season. That just wouldn’t work, would it?
So their home and away kits are basically the exact same? Is their 3rd kit going to be a darker shade of green? #celtic https://t.co/Df26JN7Kin
— Bobby (@b_sufc) June 12, 2017
Well, actually…
While we should stress that the third kit design is still to be confirmed, there are strong rumours that this too, will be green.
Images such as the one below have been floating around on social media in recent days. A more luminous shade of the colour, the shirt pictured is believed to be in a child’s size, hence the lack of the club’s shirt sponsor, dafabet.
As you might expect, the fact that all three of the club’s shirts next season appear to be shades of the same colour has caused plenty of confusion on Twitter…
https://twitter.com/Conorjmartin96/status/874009789742886912
So Celtic are pursuing the innovative approach of having three green strips next year. Just as well there are other green kits in the league
— 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 (@KeirHusband) June 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/PhotosMick/status/873883861230518272
Celtic have got 3 green kits this season. No being funny but what happens at Easter Road?
— #LordMoyes (@Moyzi) June 11, 2017
3 green kits for Celtic this season, New Balance have played a blinder
— James Campbell (@underagemaddog) June 10, 2017
What bright spark at Celtic decided to make the home, away, and third kit all green 🙃
— ⎊ Jack ⎊ 🟥🟦🟧 (@JackShikari12) June 13, 2017
