Fan reaction mixed to RSL kit release, lack of cobalt a sticking point for some

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Original publish date: January 22, 2016

Fan reaction mixed to RSL kit release, lack of cobalt a sticking point for some

January 22, 2016

With the release of any kit comes an inevitable wave of reaction — and it's often more negative than it ends up a few days post-release, but that's sort of the name of the game when it comes to kit releases.

Real Salt Lake's kit release is no different.

But this one seems a little different. While 2014 brought the kit with the weird thing on the front (it was a crown, if you weren't aware), 2016 brings the no-cobalt Claret and Cobalt.

Not quite, of course — there's more to it than that. There's a distinct possibility that we'll see the highly vaunted cobalt shorts, the club said on Twitter — and that makes everything seem a little more rosy.

@theshums @RealSaltLake #RSL used to have a great & distinctive look. Red on red is just cut and paste of #TFC, Chicago, Dallas, PTFC,....

— Paul R. Cherrington (@paulcherrington) January 23, 2016

Awful. Completely disappointed if those are the new kits. No cobalt. Awful. #RSL https://t.co/wE0ZJ2Op7q

— Taylor Acton (@rtayloracton) January 23, 2016

Claret and cobalt? #RSL used to have one of the best kits in #MLS. Now another unneeded "red team". https://t.co/EGKBSVY7P9

— Mike Crampton (@BHTC_Mike) January 23, 2016

Not everyone was so negative, though.

#RSL's new kits though

— Taran Meyer (@tmey0) January 23, 2016

I'll have to see the jersey up close and the material, but this is quite possibly my favorite home jersey #RSL has ever had.

— #Javi4President (@papi4481) January 23, 2016

Digging the new @RealSaltLake jerseys. Simple and clean.

— Nick Marx (@proletariatron) January 23, 2016

We'll have more photos tomorrow, when the club will certainly unveil the kits to the press in full. Keep your eyes peeled and all that.