Football Club de Nantes 2023/24 Away Shirt

Macron dressed the away in Breton white: tone on tone embossed ermines across the back and sleeves, Brittany's heraldry woven into the very fabric, a yellow collar and cuffs with a green stripe, eight green stars at the neck and the motto On est Nantes on the inner label. On the chest, Synergie, the temporary work company that has stood by the club for decades, and green pinstripes that only appear from the waist down, like a signature spoken softly.

It served a survival season: 14th place and three head coaches, with Aristouy sacked in November, Gourvennec passing through and Kombouaré back in March to steady the ship, including an empty Beaujoire by sanction for a Nantes v Lyon. A year to forget, a shirt to keep.

Here at Hoopster this piece's shy pinstripes stand as a reminder: even in the grey years, the hoops always find a way to show up.