League Two side Leyton Orient unveil their new 2020/21 home, away and third kits on Thursday afternoon, and it’s gone down well with fans.
England and Tottenham striker Harry Kane has agreed with his former club that they will wear the names and logos of his three favourite charities with a message to the nation’s coronavirus heroes – on the front of their shirts, in a deal worth around £100,000.
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Harry Kane said on the sponsorship: “I was born and brought up only at a couple of miles from the stadium and I am really happy to have the opportunity to give back to the club that gave me my first professional start.
“This also gives me a platform to be able to say a big thank you to the many frontline heroes and charities out there who provide care and support during these challenging times.”
BREAKING: We’re delighted to say that former loanee @HKane has taken the club’s shirt sponsorship for the 2020/21 season.
The home kit will be a thank you to the nation’s frontline heroes, whilst @HavenHouseCH and @MindCharity feature proudly on the away and third.
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— Leyton Orient (@leytonorientfc) May 14, 2020
Danny Macklin, Leyton Orient Chief Executive said: “Well where to start. What started with a simple idea has escalated into a very unique and emotive shirt sponsorship agreement.”
“When we discussed with the England captain Harry Kane and his team at CK66, we all decided that we wanted this to be unique.
“We wanted to say thank you for the exceptional hard work and dedication of the frontline heroes during this pandemic and also bring attention to the other charities out there who have all suffering financial loss due to the pandemic.”
“We are in uncertain and worrying times across the world but thanks to their efforts we will get through this together.”
“Thank you, Harry, for your amazing support and generosity – you are a true role model for the modern game.”
Very proud to announce that I’m supporting the club that gave me my first pro start and three amazing causes by sponsoring @leytonorientfc‘s shirts for the 2020/21 season. pic.twitter.com/hTh1M7xNf3
— Harry Kane (@HKane) May 14, 2020
Josh Stephens, Head of Commercial said: “Further to Danny’s comments, I think every Orient fan has a soft spot for Harry and it’s fantastic that Harry is supporting three extremely worthy causes.”
“He is also supporting the club during these challenging times and we are extremely grateful to him and all at CK66.”
“As we all look forward to live football, I for one cannot wait until the O’s run out at the Breyer Group Stadium donning the ‘Thank you frontline heroes’ message.”
Fans have reacted to the Leyton Orient unveil new 2020/21 home, away and third kits on Twitter…
Fantastic news. Well done to all involved. COYOs
— GarryW (@GarryLOFC) May 14, 2020
Class from him tbf
— orient + nlm (@eric_nlm) May 14, 2020
Fair play @dannymacca81 that 3rd kit is a beautiful work of art.
— Neil Irvine (@lordgriff98) May 14, 2020
Brilliant mate, keeping it local and real
— John David Wood (@JohnDavidWood59) May 14, 2020
That’s class from him fair play ???
— Jack O’Reilly (@jackLOFC) May 14, 2020
Unbelievable from @HKane & @leytonorientfc absolutely fantastic to see ?????
— Steve Purt⭕n (@TheDorsetViking) May 14, 2020
— Richard Marshall (@3RCM1964) May 14, 2020
Never forgetting your roots! Before you retire come back to Orient for a year!
— Luke Burns (@Burnsy19921) May 14, 2020
Already done xD pic.twitter.com/IiqjW7dMdd
— Louis Burrows (@l_b_burrows) May 14, 2020
Fair play to him, superb stuff
— Steve Hope (@ironboy19720) May 14, 2020
Outstanding from Kane! Well done ?
— michael jeffers. ? ? ? (@mjay84) May 14, 2020
Fantastic gesture. What a way to pay it forward ??? Well done @HKane
— Clwb Spytty (@CSpytty) May 14, 2020
Quality effort all round there. Obviously, one kit stands out quite a bit more than the others, but still excellent.
— Paul (@PaulSkinner88) May 14, 2020
Brilliant – we should all be very proud of our England captain, just the kind of gesture other players should follow, remembering where they started #COYS
— Steve Cording (@stevecording) May 14, 2020
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