Arsenal’s leaked away kit is a glorious throwback to a happier time

Arsene Wenger's first decade at Arsenal brought about unprecedented success for the club.

Even considering the Gunners' long and proud history of winning trophies, Arsenal fans had never seen so much silverware so quickly as they did between Wenger's first full season in 1998 and 2005. But with only two FA Cups - and a shiny new stadium - to show since then, Gooners have become a little less enamoured with Le Prof and have begun to openly question him. The calls for the Frenchman to resign are growing, so it's no surprise to see the club subtly try to remind the supporters of the happier times they've had together with their new away kit, which has been leaked by the ever-reliable Footy Headlines. According to the kit specialists, Arsenal will officially release their second strip on July 30, and they might get their first chance to use it when they face champions Leicester in their first away game of the season on August 20. Eagle-eyed Arsenal fans will notice that the new shirt bears more than a passing resemblance to their alternate kit from 1999 to 2001 when Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira were all in their pomp. Unfortunately for Arsenal fans, the yellow Sega kit actually came at the most barren run of Wenger's early years at Arsenal, with the Gunners rolling out the yellow strip for two of the three season between their league and cup doubles of 1997/98 and 2001/2002. Still, it's much better than that horrid blue one they trotted out for the 2002/03 season. Not even Robert Pires - aka the coolest man alive at that time - could make it look good.