Castore have already made their first big Everton mistake with release of new 2024/25 home kit

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Everton’s summer has been pretty much faultless thus far, with incomings having been shrewd and of quality, and outgoings kept to a minimum.

Amadou Onana’s move to Aston Villa is expected soon, widely seen as the lesser of a few evils that could have occurred this transfer window, and should restore complete financial parity at Goodison Park just in time for their final season before moving into the Bramley-Moore Dock stadium.

However, one issue that has now arisen actually relates to this historic campaign, which promises to be hugely emotional as the Toffees bid farewell to one of England’s greatest footballing arenas.

After all, with it being such a monumental year for the football club, where was the reference within the new home kit?

Castore release Everton kits for 2024/25 season

Released earlier today, way later than most other Premier League clubs, fans were already getting antsy about the delay.

After all, not only is it frustrating to have to wait, but it also misses out on so many promotional and commercial opportunities.

Regardless, it came out today, and in all honesty, the steep pricing aside, it’s quite nice.

The neckline is smart, with neat blue and white stripes, and the subtle patterning throughout the body of the shirt is a nice touch.

On any other year, it would have been a perfectly fine home shirt, but not this year, when there is such history to be made.

There simply had to be some sort of Goodison Park references throughout, whether it be a small motif, the Archibald Leitch design or some sort of geographical notion. Just something.

After all, this will forever now be the last home kit that Everton ever wore at the famous old stadium.

But, it is just a normal home kit, with no new or exciting features to entice fans and endear them to Castore, the new suppliers.

Everton should have honoured Goodison Park in the kit

And whilst they may well bring out an anniversary kit for the stadium in the future, why not just mesh it in with the home kit?

Making a smart design that still pays homage would have garnered sales from almost every Evertonian, who will want some kind of keepsake for this historic season.

Instead, they will likely be flogging another shirt later in the year, making that another football kit that parents will have to buy their kids.

It feels a little cheap that Castore likely plans to do this, however now, if they don’t, they’re just ignoring the legacy of Goodison Park.

For their first move as Everton’s kit suppliers, the brand has already made their first big mistake.