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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
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‘Every club should do this' – even rival fans love SPFL team's new kit styled on classic album cover by Scots rock band
TOP IN TUNE 'Every club should do this' – even rival fans love SPFL team's new kit styled on classic album cover by Scots rock band Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AN SPFL team's new music-inspired strip is proving to be a hit with fans - and not just their own! The club has used an album cover from one of the local area's most-celebrated bands as the foundation for the design of the shirt. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 The inside of the collar on the new kit links to an iconic club song 2 The song is from the band's most famous album - now it's part of a kit! Dunfermline punk heroes Skids emerged from the city in 1979 with Scared to Dance, which spawned hit singles such as Into the Valley and The Saints Are Coming. To this day, Dunfermline Athletic run out to Into the Valley on matchday and the band is a firm favourite for many in the fanbase. To celebrate the club's connection with the rock group, the Championship side have unveiled a new kit based on the cover of Scared to Dance. It will act as the team's third kit, with a classic black and white striped number in use for the home strip and this season's away shirt a black and yellow striped affair. The top for the third kit takes on the blue marble flooring from the album cover, while the next features the iconic red logo of the band. Needless to say, the East End Park faithful are absolutely loving the new strip. One said: "Oh my god it is beautiful, an all timer. "Absolutely belting album as well." Another said: "A unique design and the club are to be applauded for creating a kit that is so strongly linked to the city and its music. Prefer this bold approach over some catalogue top with a Pars badge stuck on." But supporters from other clubs are approving of it too - even rival fans. Moment Aberdeen & Dunfermline fans join together to pay tribute to legendary former manager Jimmy Calderwood Scots novelist Ian Rankin - who supports Dunfermline's arch rivals, Raith Rovers - said: "As a Raith Rovers fan, even I think this is damned cool…" And a Cowdenbeath fan quipped: "I really want to hate this but it's a thing of beauty. B******." Some think the new top could start a trend... "Absolutely on board with kits based on album covers," said one fan. While this Rangers supporter said: "Every club should do this. Aberdeen with an Annie Lennox top, Queen of the South with a Calvin Harris inspired number." Another Gers fan called it "outstanding" while a Celtic supporter said it was "sensational". Before a Hearts fan said: "I actually really like that. Errea has done good work on that." While an Airdrie supporter commented: "I'm here as an Airdrie fan to say this is absolutely magnificent and I'm sorely tempted to buy one even though I'm an auld bloke who doesn't even wear fitba jerseys anymore." From further afield Bristol City supporter commented: "Absolute class. Well done Dunfermline Athletic!" And an Ipswich Town fan told their club "This is how you do a shirt!" A news article on the club's website read: "Dunfermline Athletic is delighted to reveal our third kit for season 2025/26. "The Pars, to this day, run out to 'Into The Valley' by the Skids, and our third kit pays the ultimate homage to one of the greatest bands to come out of Dunfermline. "Released in February 1979, the debut studio album from the punk rock band featured an iconic artwork featuring a blue marble flooring that has been transformed into the body of the new shirt. "Our club badge is colour-matched to the marble pattern behind for a sleek modern finish, with the Errea logo embroidered in dark blue. "The shirt is finished with Errea's usual high-quality finishes. Our collar trim carries the message 'Identity, Unity, Passion', taken from messaging in a Section North West banner. "The rear of the neck features the iconic red 'Skids' logo, and the inside of the neck features a copy of Skids frontman Richard Jobson's handwritten title. "A portion of the profits from each shirt sold will support the work of the White Ribbon Campaign in Dunfermline. The White Ribbon campaign in Dunfermline, and throughout Fife, is part of a global effort to end men's violence against women. The campaign encourages individuals, especially men and boys, to pledge to never commit, condone, or remain silent about violence against women. "Club partners continue as our front-of-shirt sponsor, with an all-white version of their logo to support the sleek look of the shirt. Our continued thanks go to the team at "As per the home and away shirts, KDM Group will feature on the junior editions of the shirts, and the mini kits will be sponsorless. "To go with the away shirt, we pair up dark blue with marble blue trim and matching dark blue socks. "From a technical point of view, the shirt is made with sublimation printing, a process that ensures high-quality and long-lasting graphics, and like all Erreà Sport products, the shirt is certified according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100, a certification that sets extremely stringent limitations on the use of substances that can be harmful to health. "Our new third kit is currently on sale at this evening's community open day and will be available in the DAFC Club shop tomorrow, Friday, at 10am, and online Saturday, subject to availability." Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Press and Journal
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Press and Journal
Ex-Aberdeen striker Craig Brewster on going full-time at 26, his Greek football experience and why he's now passing on the lessons of his career to the next generation
Few players epitomise more than Craig Brewster why you should never give up. Brewster's dream of being a professional footballer was shattered when his boyhood club Dundee United opted against offering him a contract. But the Dundonian was nothing if not determined and he duly dropped to the juniors before working his way back up the ranks and finally earning his shot at full-time football in his mid-twenties. The epitome of better late than never, Brewster reinvented himself as a Scottish Cup winning hero for the Tangerines and became a trailblazing Scot as he played abroad. He then returned to Scotland with a renewed focus which saw him extend his career into his 40s and move into management. Brewster regards his five year stint at Ionikos as a significant moment of his career. He said: 'Playing for a living was the best job in the world. 'Everyone focuses on good habits, doing the right thing and pushing yourself and seeing where it can take you. 'But you have to have that desire to really be the best you can. 'I had an opportunity when I was a Bosman to go and experience Greece and it turned out to be a great opportunity for me. 'I didn't go full-time until I was 26. I was part-time for eight and a half years and it's a long time. 'I think people forget that but it's why I had the energy and the desire in my late 20s into my 30s that I didn't want it to end. 'I look back at those days and they keep getting longer but I've loved all of it.' Brewster's professionalism is what led to him joining Aberdeen as a player after losing his job as manager at Tannadice in 2007. It was a chance to reunite with Jimmy Calderwood, who had been his boss at Dunfermline, and although his time with the Dons lasted only months it is clear it left an impression. He said: 'Jimmy Calderwood gave me a path back into the game after I left Dundee United and while my time there was brief it was great. 'The race for Europe was a good memory from my time at Aberdeen. 'I set-up Barry Nicholson for his goal and then he got sent off for taking his shirt off to celebrate. 'If you can't celebrate scoring a goal which secures Europe, what chance have you got?' Brewster's time at Pittodrie was cut short due to his other passion – management. When Caley Thistle came calling to bring him back to the Highlands it proved an opportunity he simply could not turn down. The second spell did not match the first stint at Caledonian Stadium, but he insists the five years of management experience with Caley Thistle in two spells, and United to boot, as well as his tenure as player-assistant boss at Ross County, served him well. Relocating to England for a fresh start as a coach at Crawley Town in 2011 has led to a new chapter in English football for the former striker who has settled in West Sussex with his family. He said: 'I did my coaching badges while I was still playing at Dunfermline and suddenly went into management at Inverness and it couldn't have gone any better as my first job in management. 'There were a lot of highs and a lot of lows and sometimes I look back and think maybe I should have held on longer in Scotland for another manager's job after leaving Inverness the second time. 'But I've enjoyed my time in England and I'm happy to help people along their way as I'm doing now.' That same dedication and desire to succeed in the game is what Brewster, 58, is now instilling in Horsham, some 31 miles southwest of London. Since leaving Plymouth Argyle in 2018 after his contract was not renewed, Brewster has spent his time with Horsham, who play in the Isthmian League Premier Division, and running his own football academy in the area. His time with the youth set-up at the non-league club is coming to an end but the work in developing young players in the area continues. Brewster said: 'When I finished at Plymouth in 2018 the local club here, Horsham, got in touch and asked if I would come on board as their director of football. 'I said yes but four months later Covid struck so the role came to an end pretty quickly. 'When we all came out of the pandemic, they came back to me asking if I would be their head of youth and I said yes. That was a role which I felt a lot more comfortable in.' Whether it was by accident or design, it is clear Brewster has found himself in an area where he feels he can put his coaching experience to good use. It's a calling he feels passionately about. Brewster said: 'Horsham is 20 minutes from Gatwick and 25 miles north of Brighton so there's not a lot of senior clubs around. 'Brighton is obviously one and Crystal Palace would be the next one after that. 'That's when I set up my own academy, CB Pro Coaching. It's nearly five years down the line and I love it. 'We work with youngsters from the age of eight to 15 and I get a real buzz from seeing the kids improve. 'I've had a couple of lads go to Brighton and I've had four girls go to the women's youth set-up at Brighton too. 'My big thing is trying to push them and see where they can get to. That's my only goal and it's a great feeling when you see them get a chance. 'I know the name of every kid we have and when they come down that path and I hear the footsteps running down it gives me such a buzz. 'They love their football and it's great to see the progress they make.' He will celebrate his 60th birthday next year but given his lengthy tenure in England it seems unlikely a return to Scottish football is in the Dundonian's immediate future. If his career proves anything, it's that you can never say never, but Brewster seems content where he is. He said: 'It's not all about me anymore. I've got I've got a 12-year-old daughter and two stepsons, and they're they're comfortable and happy where we live. 'I've worked at Crawley, with the kids at Brighton and at Plymouth and enjoyed it all but I'm not a youngster now. 'I'd like to still think there's life in the old dog but seeing the younger ones improve and progress is my cause nowadays. 'We've been in England a long time. It's 14 years we've been down the road. 'I've been with Horsham Youth for the last five or six years and that is now just coming to an end but my academy has been going nearly five years now. 'It's going really well so long may it continue.'
