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The season is just a few days away and the final touches are being put to squads across the country as another 46-game campaign gets under way.

But while the teams will be eager to make an impression in terms of results, they will also do so with what they will be wearing.

And with fans again under pressure to fork out for another new kit, we look at what we like and what we don't from the 2016/17 Championship lineup.

24. Ipswich Town

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There's way too much going on here. Featuring four different shades of blue it is more like the subject of a Steps song than a football kit. The white sleeves and a not-too-discreet sponsor's logo add to the attack on the eyes.

23. Brentford

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Featuring just two red stripes, this is a possibly a step backwards for the Bees. Not hugely inspiring.

22. Reading

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This is no better than last year's effort by Reading – indeed, we preferred the blue on the shoulders, which has been ditched this time around.

21. Barnsley

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Unlike many other teams Barnsley have ditched the collar for next season. Their plain shirt is simple but there's not a great deal to shout about. It is a kit which prompts little more than a shrug of indifference – perhaps the most damning indictment of a new strip.

20. Bristol City

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Devoid of the white trim on the sleeve and collar but with added white down the side, this is, unfortunately, not a shirt you can readily imagine the fans flocking to buy.

19. Burton Albion

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After last season's wavy stripe on top of conventional yellow-and-black vertical stripes, this is a disappointing step back towards banality for the Championship new boys.

18. Wolverhampton Wanderers

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The pinstripe kit is in vogue and Wolves are the latest club to join the party. It doesn't do much to enhance the design, though.

17. Newcastle United

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The Toon have gone back for a gold trim to go alongside their famous black-and-white stripes, after a couple of seasons where blue took that role. I'm not yet convinced it's an improvement.

16. Huddersfield Town

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The colours work, but look at that collar! It conjures up images of Vincent Tan with his smart business shirt underneath his Cardiff City strip.

15. Wigan Athletic

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Kappa's latest Latics shirt – complete with large Intersport logo and thick red sleeve trim – is loud and shouty. Subtlety might have worked a bit better.

14. Queens Park Rangers

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Dryworld have taken over from Nike at producing the kits at Loftus Road. It looks like a slightly darker blue than last season, although the real talking point are the away and change kits – both are glorious.

13. Blackburn Rovers

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A different collar, the red moved from the side to the sleeve and neck, but Rovers under Umbro is not diverting far from last season's Nike number.

12. Brighton & Hove Albion

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No huge changes from last season's number, meaning the take-up of the new strip is likely to be relatively low. Still, why change a winning formula?

11. Aston Villa

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Under Armour have taken over the design of Villa's kit from Macron and their first effort is a simple claret-and-blue number which is devoid of the sleeve and collar trims of recent years.

There is a certain elegance in the simplicity.

10. Preston North End

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Nike produced a bizarre almost plain white t-shirt last season, but this time have done well with elegant navy collars and sleeve trims.

9. Fulham

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If you're going to aspire to be the best, why not dress like the best? This is reminiscent of the kit Germany wore in the 2014 World Cup final – and perhaps that was adidas' thinking.

8. Derby County

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A big fan of this one. After an absence of a couple of seasons the fold-down collar is back, and the black stripes at the top of the sleeve are a good touch – even if they do look a bit as if the player is wearing a rucksack.

7. Rotherham United

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The Millers have a good-looking shirt next season and a marked improvement on recent years. The collar works well and its yellow trim – as well as the yellow stripe down the side of the shirt – complements the red and white.

6. Leeds United

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Impressed by this one. After last season's retro-style shirt, which also lacked a main sponsor, Kappa have pulled off the trick of making an almost entirely white kit exciting.

5. Norwich City

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The Canaries have attempted some bold – some might say awful – third kits in recent times, but their home kit for the coming season is elegant, traditional and effective.

4. Birmingham City

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Adidas seem to have decided that simple is better than showy for Birmingham. That said, this kit is well designed and the black-and-white piping trim on the sleeve looks great.

3. Cardiff City

We may be biased but this is a beautiful, plain but gorgeous kit. Reminiscent of Wales' new home kit, it is not flashy – but doesn't need to be. And, most importantly, it's blue.

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2. Sheffield Wednesday

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Majestic from Sondico. Something of a radical overhaul for the Owls, with the equal blue-and-white stripes banished in favour of blue with white pinstripes, there is also a new retro-style badge.

1. Nottingham Forest

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Wow. Forest have ditched gold trim and boldly gone for the two-tone red shirt and, amazingly, appear to have pulled it off. Another triumph for adidas, with this shirt conjuring up thoughts of Bayern Munich.