Newcastle United supporters fury as ‘retro’ Adidas away shirt release date confirmed

Newcastle United have teased August 13 as the release date for the 2024-25 away shirt.

Adidas returned with a bang last month when hundreds of fans queued outside the club’s temporary pop-up to buy the home jersey. This began the reunion of a 15-year relationship, with the German sports giant designing Newcastle’s kits from 1995 to 2010.

Supporters were excited given Adidas’ record of creating some of the most iconic designs in Premier League history. The retail behemoth went one further 10 days ago with an eccentric third-kit launch in Japan.

The Magpies were in Tokyo as part of their pre-season preparations as Adidas lit the night sky green and white - the donned on the strip. Former stars like Shola Ameobi were also on hand to greet supporters in the Japanese capital.

Fans had begun questioning when the away shirt would arrive - with the season just over a week away. A short clip released by the club’s media channel showed the date August 13 with the caption “Away Day Ready?”

Rather than flood the comments with enthusiasm, Newcastle fans appeared sceptical following the announcement. Apathy towards the lack of first-team signings dominated the responses, with the Magpies yet to make a major signing that can strengthen the starting line-up.

“Merch after merch after merch, please sign someone,” one fan posted. However, some hit back at the anger, with three weeks left to play in the summer transfer window.

“Shouting at the admin to 'sign someone' is among the stupidest things I've ever seen on here and it's a competitive field. World-class manager, director of football, performance coach, spending every penny we can under the current tight financial rules.”