Beşiktaş J.K. Away 2013/2014 Shirt

SHIRT INFO

Country: Turkey
Manufacturer: Adidas
Sponsor: Toyota (Japanese automotive manufacturer)
Size: Medium (UK)
Patch: N/a
Estimated Value: £12.99 (Proof)

Additional kit information:

- '110 yıl' detail to crest to celebrate the club's 110th anniversary
- The years 1903-2013 line the inside of the collar.
- The club's name is located on the back of the neck.
- The various club logos are printed on the inside of the neck.
- The club motto is located within the collar under the logos; "Efsane yazdın tarihe Beşiktaş." (You wrote the legend Besiktas history)
- The club's logo is printed on the front, in the bottom right of the shirt.

MY THOUGHTS

Whenever I see a shirt that has the club logo or something similar stitched into the lining of the shirt, I have to buy it. It is attention to detail like this that makes a shirt in my opinion. The colour combination of this shirt is great. Black and silver are a perfect partnership. With this shirt being an anniversary shirt, there are multiple details on it referring to its founding year.

RATING: 7/10

RANDOM CLUB FACT

There is a legend surrounding the nicknaming of the team as "The Black Eagles." Beşiktaş, the title holder of the previous two seasons started the 1940–41 season with a young and renewed team. As the weeks went by, this team was more and more secure in the leader's seat in the league. With five weeks remaining in the season, the opponent was Süleymaniye. Beşiktaş had started the game in Şeref Stadium on Sunday 19 January 1941, with the following players: Faruk, Yavuz, İbrahim, Rıfat, Halil, Hüseyin, Şakir, Hakkı, Şükrü, Şeref, Eşref. The team went ahead in the first half. Halfway through the second half of the game, Beşiktaş attacked continuously, despite being in front. And then, according to legend, a voice was heard from the stands towards which Beşiktaş was attacking. The voice said "Come on, Black Eagles! Attack, Black Eagles!" The story goes that the owner of the voice from the stands was a fisherman called Mehmet Galin. Beşiktaş finished the game with a 6–0 win. The Beşiktaş players, who had very successfully defeated their opponents that season, were being described as "Black Eagles", and the football they played was being compared to "Attacking like Black Eagles". The comparison resonated with the team and the fans, and so it was adopted by the Beşiktaş community as their team's nickname.