When the World Cup rolls back around, you can bet that England's official store is going to throw out yet another brand new overly expensive kit for us to consider purchasing.
It wouldn't be so bad if England's clothes designers actually created something worth the forking out the cash for, such as Nigeria's dazzling jersey for this year's tournament in Russia, a brilliantly constructed nostalgic outfit.
Sometimes the England shirt-makers do design a passable looking kit; sometimes it's a complete disaster, but it's been an extremely long time since they got it absolutely spot on.
So when the new England kit was released earlier this month, it stayed true to form and received a very mixed reception when released to the public.
The kit, which was confirmed to be the most expensive jersey that England has ever released, was just too spectacularly bland to call special, however, admittedly, it was a vast improvement on that red-socked monstrosity that they released before Euro 2016.
Once again, disappointed fans have to go on an online hunt for the better and cheaper retro tops.
However, some clever supporters have found a shortcut to this, a way to avoid paying a ludicrous amount of money but still keep up with the latest England fashion.
But is this price still too much?
It has to be said, the new England training top is both much more stylish than the official home kit, and much cheaper too.
The stunning England training is on sale for £47.99 while the new home kit is on sale for almost double the price at £89.55.
With this revelation, we expect that the numbers of England training kits sold in comparison to the home kit this year will really confuse the hell out of the distributors.
So, there you go. Instead of browsing through online retro shops, finding some oversized and smelly 80s-inspired England jersey to wear at this summer's World Cup, you just as easily buy a cheaper and much nicer kit from England's official online store. Who would have thought?
Words by Jacque Talbot
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