The OM collector’s jersey celebrating the club’s 135th anniversary went on sale this Saturday, September 14. Several hundred supporters were queuing this morning to try to get their hands on it.
It is already attracting crowds. The anniversary jersey celebrating OM’s 125th anniversary, created in 1899, went on sale this Saturday, September 14. Several hundred supporters were present at the opening of the club’s official store in Marseille, to try to get their hands on the said prize, BFM Marseille Provence was able to see on site.
The queue stretched all the way to the stairs of the Jean-Bouin forecourt of the Stade Vélodrome. When the shop opened, to avoid the fans jostling, the salespeople gave away the jerseys. The shorts that go with it are already out of stock in the stadium’s official shop.
Inside, a message is displayed to inform supporters that the purchase of this famous jersey is limited to 5 jerseys per person “in order to guarantee its availability to all fans”.
A collector’s jersey worn by the players this Saturday
All white and with a collar: the OM players will wear this collector’s jersey this Saturday, on the occasion of the reception of Nice, during the 4th day of Ligue 1. Only the goalkeeper, Geronimo Rulli, will be dressed all in black.
The inside of the jersey bears the inscription “125 years of Olympian fervour”. “This polo-style collar was chosen to represent the presence of the era on the pitch and to recall the sports shirts of the 1899s,” states the press release from the club and Puma.
“To pay tribute to the history of the club and what it represents in the eyes of all its supporters, this jersey marks the return of the first logo, that of 1899 and 1935, the one that is synonymous with a birth, of René Dufaure de Montmirail, of the ‘Droit au But’. 1899, the anniversary date of the club, is affixed to the back of the sleeves, giving supporters the opportunity to wear it proudly,” adds the same source.
After a rather convincing start to the season (2nd with 7 points) and the club’s anniversary, the atmosphere promises to be great at the Vélodrome this Saturday for the match against Nice.
Jimmy Conte and Solenne Bertrand
