West Ham United have released a new £45 E-Sports home shirt and judging by how many supporters are unhappy about it, the stock may not be flying off the shelves quickly.
Criticism has been of a range of subjects about the shirt, most noticeably how big the Umbro logo is and the general idea of creating an E-Sports shirt.
Plenty of supporters took to social media after the news broke to publicise their displeasure at the concept…
Twitter: @hammers_chat Hoping (&praying) I don’t see this at a game (@smithy_jack1)
Twitter: @hammers_chat It ain’t a sport. Video games are for kids. (@pauljk75)
Twitter: @hammers_chat @mattdcrane82 Shocking. (@JacobFrvrBlyn)
Twitter: @hammers_chat https://t.co/GKh6eBLlH1 (@vinnywhufc)
Twitter: @hammers_chat Embarrassing (@Cur1Dan)
Twitter: @hammers_chat Pointless (@hammersmad)
Twitter: @hammers_chat I’ll be shocked if they sell 50 (@MarkPinkney1)
Read West Ham’s verdict
The E-Sports shirt is cheaper than the £55 you’ll have to dish out to secure the standard home shirt, but it’s still a steep price considering the target market for something like that must be the younger generation.
It’s a nice shirt though, you can’t deny that, and with the rising popularity of E-Sports, it’s understandable why West Ham are aiming to generate more income through it.
The fanbase is rather split on the idea though – that’s quite clear.
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