All the Kit of the Week challenge stages are fun, some are more impressive than others, and some - like the Palmeiras stage - are so undeniably spectacular that we could talk about them for months after they’ve closed.

And here we are. We shouldn’t be surprised that the Brazilian side with the Italian origins got DF members excited, as big a club as they are, but we couldn’t have predicted the brilliance that was to ensue once they were announced as the fantasy client.

Some teams are chosen for the Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW) because of their standing in world football, some because, frankly, their club badge is abysmal, and then some are chosen - one is chosen - because they’re named after Thor and their identity has Thor’s hammer front and centre.

Iceland’s Íþróttafélagið Þór, or Thór Akureyri, aren’t known for their on-pitch exploits. As we say, Thor’s hammer, innit. And the members that got involved certainly enjoyed themselves.

Whenever an African side pops up in the Kit of the Week (KOTW) challenge, we know we’re in for a treat, and that’s how it was in the Mamelodi Sundowns stage.

The DStv Premiership champions (it’s been a while since they were last not champions of South Africa) often have bold designs and that stereotype of football in the Mother Continent also applies to so many of our entries.

Super League Greece side Aris Thessaloniki FC (or Aris FC, or AFC, or Aris, or ΠΑΕ Άρης), from Thessaloniki (or Thessalonica, or Saloniki, or Salonika, or Salonica, or Θεσσαλονίκη) in Macedonia, have a striking identity that makes them ideal for the Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW).

As it was, there were certainly some themes that repeated in Aris’s stage, with the club of course named after Greek god of war and courage Ares, and he featured in some form on all but one of the entries.

This time of year, with all the new kit launches, is always exciting, and it’s a chance to compare and contrast with Kit of the Week (KOTW) stages from the last twelve months.

The Tottenham Hotspur - Spurs - chapter was a cracker, with several entries that could be regarded as at least on a par with the real-life releases.

Guatemala are far from the finest international side in the world, but that certainly doesn’t preclude them from featuring in our Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW).

They did exactly that, unknowingly, in the 318th stage of the challenge, and we were very glad they did, as the entries were superb.