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17th Nov 2016

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

Masterpiece or monstrosity?

Rob Burnett

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.

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:

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

Some hated it:

But some loved it:

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

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

As you were, kit fans.

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