Me too. But it's a fair point. Should have been white imo. Still not keen on the red and black combo but then again the purple and yellow one grew on me in the end.
I ended up even loving the Orange away number from our first Premier League season. Always reminds me of Gylfi playing a blinder away against West Brom in the snow!
I think you'll probably find that you have to wear it a certain amount of times in the season. We ended up wearing a white away kit at home to Chelsea in the FA Cup in 12/13...
Still seems odd, because of the white in their strips we'll need to change for Spurs, Arsenal, Southampton, Newcastle, Sunderland, QPR, Stoke, West Brom. But then the Black or Red of Arsenal, Southampton, Newcastle, Sunderland and Stoke will mean the second kit won't be used