The things they changed mostly were improvements (no more piping, straight fonts), with only one minor change that is a slight downgrade (new style collar lace).
I'm undecided on the new fabric used for the letters. In the photos, it makes them look like cheap heat-press letters. I'll wait until I see them in use before making a final judgement on them.
All-in-all, it's a very slight improvement, but generally not significant enough of a change.
If they made three minor changes, I'd really like them...
- Get rid of the lace on the collar
- Use the shoulder patch from the thirds instead of the flags
- Bottom stripe like the 2003 design and no vertical stripes on the sides