Since his arrival at Blackburn in 2004, Morten Gamst Pedersen has wowed the rainy north west with a glittering away of world class goals and assists. He has quickly become a fans favourite at Ewood Park and it is easy to see why this shirt may be flying off the shelves. Especially in the Sam Allardyce era, a player of Pedersen’s skill becomes highly popular with the fans due to the physical and perhaps aesthetically displeasing nature of Blackburn’s play. If I were a Blackburn fan, I would definitely add Pedersen’s name and number to my away shirt as he is a top player, and I would especially enjoy pretending to be him whilst attempting to score some 30 yard screamers!

The shirt itself is a very nice design, plain white with a blue and red trim. This different use of Blackburn’s club colours is very creative and interesting, however I find it unusual that the away kit would be white when the home shirt is blue and white halves! Perhaps then this purchase would be slightly unneccesary as the club will rarely be able to wear the shirt on the pitch. The collar is a standard design and the club crest is displayed traditionally over the left breast which contributes to the high quality of the shirt. Umbro usually make quality shirts with an intensely durable quality so this function would be highly recommended. However the actual design is lovely and I would highly recommend this shirt if you are a fan of Blackburn and want to add an away shirt to your collection.

Overall, it is a nice shirt and I would definitely want the name of Pedersen on the back of any Blackburn football shirt that I purchase. However the away kit itself may rarely be worn by the team which may make it an unusual purchase.

Review by Dominic Smith