Glad your thinking of the fans> £40 every season, Don't think so. Money grabbing gits just like the players.....

Would have been funnier to have had Dyer or BWP holding the number up in front of them......

Why don't they have the old style striped shirt and stick to it. Make it a tradition. The income from the fans is a two edged sword, many could, as I have done, say no thanks, I'm not a cash cow for the club.

I think the team looked better when it was kitted out by Toomers!

I wonder whether Andrew Surman will actually wear the shirt next season, or will he be wearing a Premier League one!

I wonder whether Andrew Surman will actually wear the shirt next season, or will he be wearing a Premier League one!

Benny Fitt wrote:
I wonder whether Andrew Surman will actually wear the shirt next season, or will he be wearing a Premier League one!

I think you'll find Sock Puppeting is against the forum rules, Sailor Sam.....

I like the look of this kit (from what I can see of it) & I'm happy that a name brand like Umbro are making our kits. Fair enough the sponsorship deal with Flybe runs out next year, but a starting price of £40 for a one year shirt is taking the mickey. If they priced them at around £30, as they have done with recent away shirts, I'm sure they would make up the money by selling more. I love Saints, but I'm not made of money. After harking on about the Dell spirit & how important the fans are, this is how they repay us, thanks Saints.

The Investigator wrote:

Benny Fitt wrote: I wonder whether Andrew Surman will actually wear the shirt next season, or will he be wearing a Premier League one!

I think you'll find Sock Puppeting is against the forum rules, Sailor Sam.....

I thought I recognised the punctuation!!!!

"All future kits will be used for one season" - so instead of buying a home shirt at £30 to last two years, you're now buying one shirt per year at £40.....

I know SFC needs the money, but if they're gonna use one shirt per season, at least keep the cost down.

Bored wrote:

The Investigator wrote:

Benny Fitt wrote: I wonder whether Andrew Surman will actually wear the shirt next season, or will he be wearing a Premier League one!

I think you'll find Sock Puppeting is against the forum rules, Sailor Sam.....

I thought I recognised the punctuation!!!!

I wonder whether The Investigator is actually Perry Groves, the former Saints winger, who The Echo report has been issued with a fixed penalty notice for using abusive and insulting words and behaviour, likely to cause harassment!

The club is making a VERY BIG finacial mistake!

They have a exclusive clause to sale only from the club shop, to make more profit! This is so small minded.

The shirts are made by Umbro now and Southampton should of got a percent arrange on how many they sale nation, and internationaly.

For Saints fans living in Southampton, I can see the sense on making sure that people can only buy from the Saints shop. Though the poteintal selling power out strips just Saints fans, and I wish the club would wake up to this.

For one example, many foreign football fans will come to london looking to buy English football shirts. Yes most will be showen Man U shirts by the shop assitant, though many will look for colour and styling. Basically a nice looking English shirt. Some request something different from the norm. The bottom line is if our shirt is in every possible national and international shop, it is there to be seen and brought, and if it not in sight we miss out big time!

If you go to London and go to Carnaby street or Lillywhites in Piccadilly for example, they hold every single shirt in the top two leagues including Hull, except Southampton!

To all of you out there moaning at the price of the shirts - IT'S NOT A COMPULSORY PURCHASE !
If you don't like the price then don't buy.
If you can afford and want to provide some additional income to the club then go ahead.

I'd prefer a replica 60s or 70s shirt - prior to sponsorship so no sponsors name to spoil things.

I wonder if it would be brown to describe the football they play

The old Keegan Kit had 3 different sponsors + 1 year with NO sponsor (over 5 years), so the sponsorship argument is rubbish. This is just profiteering.

Junior kits from £25 including shirts, shorts and socks and adult shirts starting at £40

Waste of money, put a decent kit out on sale if they ever get to the prem only

free choice wrote:
To all of you out there moaning at the price of the shirts - IT'S NOT A COMPULSORY PURCHASE ! If you don't like the price then don't buy. If you can afford and want to provide some additional income to the club then go ahead. I'd prefer a replica 60s or 70s shirt - prior to sponsorship so no sponsors name to spoil things.

Fair comment re not buying if you don't like the price. I guess we all have had so much to moan about lately (i.e. before Sunday!) that we've become accustomed to it and can't stop!
There I go, moaning about moaning!

I guess you don't have to buy the first team shirt to support the team, there's a(nother) new range of training gear, sweaters, t-shirts etc.

Hang on, am I selling this stuff? Saints Megastore, gizzajob!

Avalable from FRIDAY 13th - Looking for the kit to be lucky are we...

I agree £40 a pop for adults and £25 for children for one season only is taking the rise. Do what i did buy a retro kit. Much better and lasts for lots of seasons!

it wont save receivership - bye

sainth wrote:
I agree £40 a pop for adults and £25 for children for one season only is taking the rise. Do what i did buy a retro kit. Much better and lasts for lots of seasons!

Agreed - 2001 kit in perfect condition purchased for £7.50 with 7 Le Tissier added for £5.00 in classic Premier League font.

Winner!

In response to some of you... I'm fully aware that the shirt is not a compulsory purchase, but I do think £40 a season is overpriced. I have owned every home shirt since I was a kid & was looking forward to buyig this one & the ones after it, but I think they are pricing some people out. I am not moaning just calmly voicing my opinion.

Saint wrote:
The club is making a VERY BIG finacial mistake! They have a exclusive clause to sale only from the club shop, to make more profit! This is so small minded. The shirts are made by Umbro now and Southampton should of got a percent arrange on how many they sale nation, and internationaly. For Saints fans living in Southampton, I can see the sense on making sure that people can only buy from the Saints shop. Though the poteintal selling power out strips just Saints fans, and I wish the club would wake up to this. For one example, many foreign football fans will come to london looking to buy English football shirts. Yes most will be showen Man U shirts by the shop assitant, though many will look for colour and styling. Basically a nice looking English shirt. Some request something different from the norm. The bottom line is if our shirt is in every possible national and international shop, it is there to be seen and brought, and if it not in sight we miss out big time! If you go to London and go to Carnaby street or Lillywhites in Piccadilly for example, they hold every single shirt in the top two leagues including Hull, except Southampton!

With ref your last paragraph, how many shirts do you think would be sold in Carnaby Street?

Obviously your commercial department would have 'tested the water' and found that it was not worth the effort.

I imagine that all of these fans, living in far off places, would be able to purchase from the club shop via the internet!

We all want our clubs to sell well, but be realistic, your team has rarely appeared on international TV for a while now, and those appearances have hardly made football fans want to dash out a buy a shirt!

The person in charge of your merchandising uses his head when he plans a selling campaign, whereas you would use your heart!

That is bad business!

True Sam

What is also bad business is selling a shirt for £40 which will only be used for a single season. I was prepared to help the club and buy the new shirt but will not be doing this now as it is too much in my opinion. I would have paid £30 but that is my top price. The club therefore have lost out on 2 lots of £30 over the next 2 years or 1 lot of £40.

What is also bad business is not ending the shirt and sponsorship deals at the same time. I know this may be be unavoidable to a certain degree but I don't recall it being a problem in the 80's and 90's. Funny that isn't it?

I guess that home shirt i bought for a tenner the other day will have to be used for diy and working on the car then! I presume using a big manufacturer instead of our own brand is good business, but god knows how? Just how much will the club get for each shirt sold? They're probably paying a lump sum up front which will help fund the club through the summer, which must make good business sense! Aren't i clever? I've answered my own question. Pearson should stay! He deserves a chance.

£40 is alot for just a year! But we have had a lot of Shirts only lasting a year costing £30/35! The UEFA shirt, last seasons black kit to name a few

The quality of the shirts the last few seasons has been awful.Hopefully this will mean it will be sold in other sports shops, not just our own

Ed wrote:
True Sam What is also bad business is selling a shirt for £40 which will only be used for a single season. I was prepared to help the club and buy the new shirt but will not be doing this now as it is too much in my opinion. I would have paid £30 but that is my top price. The club therefore have lost out on 2 lots of £30 over the next 2 years or 1 lot of £40. What is also bad business is not ending the shirt and sponsorship deals at the same time. I know this may be be unavoidable to a certain degree but I don't recall it being a problem in the 80's and 90's. Funny that isn't it?

If Saints did not do it, I think that they would probably be the only league club that did not.
Compare the wages now with those in the 80's and 90's!
The thing is Ed, you may not buy the shirts, but someone will - maybe not now, but if things look good in pre-season, and you get off to a good start in the league, the cost will be forgotten, especially if the kids want a shirt!

At the moment, there are so many things going against your club at present. The uncertainty over the result of the EGM, the possibility of a take-over and whether Pearson will get a vote of confidence or a P45!

Come August, the dust will have settled and, hopefully, your fans will UNITE behind a board of directors and manager.

sailor sam wrote:

Ed wrote: True Sam What is also bad business is selling a shirt for £40 which will only be used for a single season. I was prepared to help the club and buy the new shirt but will not be doing this now as it is too much in my opinion. I would have paid £30 but that is my top price. The club therefore have lost out on 2 lots of £30 over the next 2 years or 1 lot of £40. What is also bad business is not ending the shirt and sponsorship deals at the same time. I know this may be be unavoidable to a certain degree but I don't recall it being a problem in the 80's and 90's. Funny that isn't it?

If Saints did not do it, I think that they would probably be the only league club that did not. Compare the wages now with those in the 80's and 90's! The thing is Ed, you may not buy the shirts, but someone will - maybe not now, but if things look good in pre-season, and you get off to a good start in the league, the cost will be forgotten, especially if the kids want a shirt! At the moment, there are so many things going against your club at present. The uncertainty over the result of the EGM, the possibility of a take-over and whether Pearson will get a vote of confidence or a P45! Come August, the dust will have settled and, hopefully, your fans will UNITE behind a board of directors and manager.

What does it involve you what happens to saints
u twit

sailor sam wrote:

Saint wrote:
The club is making a VERY BIG finacial mistake! They have a exclusive clause to sale only from the club shop, to make more profit! This is so small minded. The shirts are made by Umbro now and Southampton should of got a percent arrange on how many they sale nation, and internationaly. For Saints fans living in Southampton, I can see the sense on making sure that people can only buy from the Saints shop. Though the poteintal selling power out strips just Saints fans, and I wish the club would wake up to this. For one example, many foreign football fans will come to london looking to buy English football shirts. Yes most will be showen Man U shirts by the shop assitant, though many will look for colour and styling. Basically a nice looking English shirt. Some request something different from the norm. The bottom line is if our shirt is in every possible national and international shop, it is there to be seen and brought, and if it not in sight we miss out big time! If you go to London and go to Carnaby street or Lillywhites in Piccadilly for example, they hold every single shirt in the top two leagues including Hull, except Southampton!

With ref your last paragraph, how many shirts do you think would be sold in Carnaby Street?

Obviously your commercial department would have 'tested the water' and found that it was not worth the effort.

I imagine that all of these fans, living in far off places, would be able to purchase from the club shop via the internet!

We all want our clubs to sell well, but be realistic, your team has rarely appeared on international TV for a while now, and those appearances have hardly made football fans want to dash out a buy a shirt!

The person in charge of your merchandising uses his head when he plans a selling campaign, whereas you would use your heart!

That is bad business!

Im in Mexico at the moment (lovely holiday for two months), and i havent seen a single Saints top. Bolton, Man Utd, even Chippenham Town (?) but no saints. However, Southampton losing to Cardiff was on ESPN here. At 5am.

Excellent plan. We need money. Perfect way to drag a bit more out of the fans rather than hike the ticket prices up. Excellent financial sense.

I will be buying mine, with name and number. Proud to wear the shirt. Even better if it's a promotion season!

Roger wrote:

sailor sam wrote:

Ed wrote: True Sam What is also bad business is selling a shirt for £40 which will only be used for a single season. I was prepared to help the club and buy the new shirt but will not be doing this now as it is too much in my opinion. I would have paid £30 but that is my top price. The club therefore have lost out on 2 lots of £30 over the next 2 years or 1 lot of £40. What is also bad business is not ending the shirt and sponsorship deals at the same time. I know this may be be unavoidable to a certain degree but I don't recall it being a problem in the 80's and 90's. Funny that isn't it?

If Saints did not do it, I think that they would probably be the only league club that did not. Compare the wages now with those in the 80's and 90's! The thing is Ed, you may not buy the shirts, but someone will - maybe not now, but if things look good in pre-season, and you get off to a good start in the league, the cost will be forgotten, especially if the kids want a shirt! At the moment, there are so many things going against your club at present. The uncertainty over the result of the EGM, the possibility of a take-over and whether Pearson will get a vote of confidence or a P45! Come August, the dust will have settled and, hopefully, your fans will UNITE behind a board of directors and manager.

What does it involve you what happens to saints u twit

If I could understand what you were trying to say, I would reply to your post Roger.
May I suggest that you either pay more attention at school in English lessons or else enrol in Evening Classes - maybe English for beginners!

If fans living away from Southampton want a shirt simply go to www.saintsfc.co.uk and order one directly from the club.

Umbro are a good manufacturer of kits, looking at our past history it would be good to have a reputable firm making it.

sailor sam wrote:

Saint wrote: The club is making a VERY BIG finacial mistake! They have a exclusive clause to sale only from the club shop, to make more profit! This is so small minded. The shirts are made by Umbro now and Southampton should of got a percent arrange on how many they sale nation, and internationaly. For Saints fans living in Southampton, I can see the sense on making sure that people can only buy from the Saints shop. Though the poteintal selling power out strips just Saints fans, and I wish the club would wake up to this. For one example, many foreign football fans will come to london looking to buy English football shirts. Yes most will be showen Man U shirts by the shop assitant, though many will look for colour and styling. Basically a nice looking English shirt. Some request something different from the norm. The bottom line is if our shirt is in every possible national and international shop, it is there to be seen and brought, and if it not in sight we miss out big time! If you go to London and go to Carnaby street or Lillywhites in Piccadilly for example, they hold every single shirt in the top two leagues including Hull, except Southampton!

With ref your last paragraph, how many shirts do you think would be sold in Carnaby Street? Obviously your commercial department would have 'tested the water' and found that it was not worth the effort. I imagine that all of these fans, living in far off places, would be able to purchase from the club shop via the internet! We all want our clubs to sell well, but be realistic, your team has rarely appeared on international TV for a while now, and those appearances have hardly made football fans want to dash out a buy a shirt! The person in charge of your merchandising uses his head when he plans a selling campaign, whereas you would use your heart! That is bad business!

That your opion, and actually very wrong!

Also you fail the miss the point that all championship sides as well as prem are there.

Think small and you will stay small.

Only fair point you made is the internet, though many would like to see and try on in person, which the internet can not compete!

Devon Saint wrote:
Avalable from FRIDAY 13th - Looking for the kit to be lucky are we...

Well spotted! I can't believe they go on sale that day of all the days they could have chosen!

Saint wrote:
The club is making a VERY BIG finacial mistake! They have a exclusive clause to sale only from the club shop, to make more profit! This is so small minded. The shirts are made by Umbro now and Southampton should of got a percent arrange on how many they sale nation, and internationaly. For Saints fans living in Southampton, I can see the sense on making sure that people can only buy from the Saints shop. Though the poteintal selling power out strips just Saints fans, and I wish the club would wake up to this. For one example, many foreign football fans will come to london looking to buy English football shirts. Yes most will be showen Man U shirts by the shop assitant, though many will look for colour and styling. Basically a nice looking English shirt. Some request something different from the norm. The bottom line is if our shirt is in every possible national and international shop, it is there to be seen and brought, and if it not in sight we miss out big time! If you go to London and go to Carnaby street or Lillywhites in Piccadilly for example, they hold every single shirt in the top two leagues including Hull, except Southampton!

agreed, as a Saint living in exile, I would love to buy a shirt in my local shop (or even better, have one bought for me as a present) & I thought that having a major shirt supplier would have made this possable.

I know I can still buy one off the website, but it's not really the same, is it?

Saint wrote:

sailor sam wrote:

Saint wrote: The club is making a VERY BIG finacial mistake! They have a exclusive clause to sale only from the club shop, to make more profit! This is so small minded. The shirts are made by Umbro now and Southampton should of got a percent arrange on how many they sale nation, and internationaly. For Saints fans living in Southampton, I can see the sense on making sure that people can only buy from the Saints shop. Though the poteintal selling power out strips just Saints fans, and I wish the club would wake up to this. For one example, many foreign football fans will come to london looking to buy English football shirts. Yes most will be showen Man U shirts by the shop assitant, though many will look for colour and styling. Basically a nice looking English shirt. Some request something different from the norm. The bottom line is if our shirt is in every possible national and international shop, it is there to be seen and brought, and if it not in sight we miss out big time! If you go to London and go to Carnaby street or Lillywhites in Piccadilly for example, they hold every single shirt in the top two leagues including Hull, except Southampton!

With ref your last paragraph, how many shirts do you think would be sold in Carnaby Street? Obviously your commercial department would have 'tested the water' and found that it was not worth the effort. I imagine that all of these fans, living in far off places, would be able to purchase from the club shop via the internet! We all want our clubs to sell well, but be realistic, your team has rarely appeared on international TV for a while now, and those appearances have hardly made football fans want to dash out a buy a shirt! The person in charge of your merchandising uses his head when he plans a selling campaign, whereas you would use your heart! That is bad business!

That your opion, and actually very wrong! Also you fail the miss the point that all championship sides as well as prem are there. Think small and you will stay small. Only fair point you made is the internet, though many would like to see and try on in person, which the internet can not compete!

I have never been in marketing, or anything similar, but I do know that, having stock on a shelf that is not selling, and has a sell-by date (when a new shirt is announced) is not good business.

The sale of a club's shirts invariably reflects the success of the team.
Check with your commercial department, and I bet they tell you that when you were in the Premier League, and in the cup final, the shirts were flying off the shelves!

Ten or twelve years back, the number of kids in Pompey that were wearing Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal and Spurs shirts was quite conspicuous. Now they are conspicuous by their absence!

How many Saints shirts do you think would be sold in Carnaby Street? I would guess, Not Many! If Pompey are selling shirts there, they may sell a few more because of the cup final, but doubt if they sold more than one a month last season!
'westofshannonsaint, Ireland' says that he would like to buy a shirt in a local shop, so that he could try it on! It would be nice for him, but not good economics for SFC to get a range of sizes out there, to find that only a few were sold.
I feel certain that, by buying on the Internet, you would know your own size, and if it did not fit, then you can return and change it.
The old expression of, 'look after the pennies, and the pounds look after themselves' is worth remembering when the club is not awash with cash!

sailor sam wrote:

Saint wrote:

sailor sam wrote:

Saint wrote: The club is making a VERY BIG finacial mistake! They have a exclusive clause to sale only from the club shop, to make more profit! This is so small minded. The shirts are made by Umbro now and Southampton should of got a percent arrange on how many they sale nation, and internationaly. For Saints fans living in Southampton, I can see the sense on making sure that people can only buy from the Saints shop. Though the poteintal selling power out strips just Saints fans, and I wish the club would wake up to this. For one example, many foreign football fans will come to london looking to buy English football shirts. Yes most will be showen Man U shirts by the shop assitant, though many will look for colour and styling. Basically a nice looking English shirt. Some request something different from the norm. The bottom line is if our shirt is in every possible national and international shop, it is there to be seen and brought, and if it not in sight we miss out big time! If you go to London and go to Carnaby street or Lillywhites in Piccadilly for example, they hold every single shirt in the top two leagues including Hull, except Southampton!

With ref your last paragraph, how many shirts do you think would be sold in Carnaby Street? Obviously your commercial department would have 'tested the water' and found that it was not worth the effort. I imagine that all of these fans, living in far off places, would be able to purchase from the club shop via the internet! We all want our clubs to sell well, but be realistic, your team has rarely appeared on international TV for a while now, and those appearances have hardly made football fans want to dash out a buy a shirt! The person in charge of your merchandising uses his head when he plans a selling campaign, whereas you would use your heart! That is bad business!

That your opion, and actually very wrong! Also you fail the miss the point that all championship sides as well as prem are there. Think small and you will stay small. Only fair point you made is the internet, though many would like to see and try on in person, which the internet can not compete!

I have never been in marketing, or anything similar, but I do know that, having stock on a shelf that is not selling, and has a sell-by date (when a new shirt is announced) is not good business. The sale of a club's shirts invariably reflects the success of the team. Check with your commercial department, and I bet they tell you that when you were in the Premier League, and in the cup final, the shirts were flying off the shelves! Ten or twelve years back, the number of kids in Pompey that were wearing Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal and Spurs shirts was quite conspicuous. Now they are conspicuous by their absence! How many Saints shirts do you think would be sold in Carnaby Street? I would guess, Not Many! If Pompey are selling shirts there, they may sell a few more because of the cup final, but doubt if they sold more than one a month last season! 'westofshannonsaint, Ireland' says that he would like to buy a shirt in a local shop, so that he could try it on! It would be nice for him, but not good economics for SFC to get a range of sizes out there, to find that only a few were sold. I feel certain that, by buying on the Internet, you would know your own size, and if it did not fit, then you can return and change it. The old expression of, 'look after the pennies, and the pounds look after themselves' is worth remembering when the club is not awash with cash!

No they do not have Pompey shirts, as you make them in house.

Also what you have said about success verus sales is also true, and I have already stated this point.

Though what ever number is sold at the Saints shop plus any sold anywhere else would be great deal more if it is there to been seen and brought, and you are still missing this point.

Lastly it dose not matter about stock left on the shelfs, as that would be Umbro problem.

Ed wrote:
True Sam

What is also bad business is selling a shirt for £40 which will only be used for a single season. I was prepared to help the club and buy the new shirt but will not be doing this now as it is too much in my opinion. I would have paid £30 but that is my top price. The club therefore have lost out on 2 lots of £30 over the next 2 years or 1 lot of £40.

What is also bad business is not ending the shirt and sponsorship deals at the same time. I know this may be be unavoidable to a certain degree but I don't recall it being a problem in the 80's and 90's. Funny that isn't it?

Here's an idea for you ED;

Why don't you buy a shirt and keep it for 2 years! (that idea might catch on!?) :)

St Mark wrote:

Ed wrote: True Sam What is also bad business is selling a shirt for £40 which will only be used for a single season. I was prepared to help the club and buy the new shirt but will not be doing this now as it is too much in my opinion. I would have paid £30 but that is my top price. The club therefore have lost out on 2 lots of £30 over the next 2 years or 1 lot of £40. What is also bad business is not ending the shirt and sponsorship deals at the same time. I know this may be be unavoidable to a certain degree but I don't recall it being a problem in the 80's and 90's. Funny that isn't it?

Here's an idea for you ED; Why don't you buy a shirt and keep it for 2 years! (that idea might catch on!?) :)

No **** Sherlock!

That's exactly what I will be doing. But with the shirts going out of fashion after just 12 months I will just keep the one that I have from the last few seasons.

What I'm trying to point out is that, in my opinion, the shirt price is too high so I will not pay for it. It's called price elasticity my boy.

Ed wrote:

St Mark wrote:

Ed wrote: True Sam What is also bad business is selling a shirt for £40 which will only be used for a single season. I was prepared to help the club and buy the new shirt but will not be doing this now as it is too much in my opinion. I would have paid £30 but that is my top price. The club therefore have lost out on 2 lots of £30 over the next 2 years or 1 lot of £40. What is also bad business is not ending the shirt and sponsorship deals at the same time. I know this may be be unavoidable to a certain degree but I don't recall it being a problem in the 80's and 90's. Funny that isn't it?

Here's an idea for you ED; Why don't you buy a shirt and keep it for 2 years! (that idea might catch on!?) :)

No **** Sherlock!

That's exactly what I will be doing. But with the shirts going out of fashion after just 12 months I will just keep the one that I have from the last few seasons.

What I'm trying to point out is that, in my opinion, the shirt price is too high so I will not pay for it. It's called price elasticity my boy.

Then maybe you could use the extra savings to go on a "how to lighten up" course?

Maybe you could also pick up a sense of humour while you're there.

:-)

The new sponsors are known....scum will have KFC on their shirts in honour of their fans who are wholly chicken related..smell like chickens, talk like chickens and RUN like chicken

St Mark wrote:

Ed wrote:

St Mark wrote:

Ed wrote: True Sam What is also bad business is selling a shirt for £40 which will only be used for a single season. I was prepared to help the club and buy the new shirt but will not be doing this now as it is too much in my opinion. I would have paid £30 but that is my top price. The club therefore have lost out on 2 lots of £30 over the next 2 years or 1 lot of £40. What is also bad business is not ending the shirt and sponsorship deals at the same time. I know this may be be unavoidable to a certain degree but I don\'t recall it being a problem in the 80\'s and 90\'s. Funny that isn\'t it?

Here\'s an idea for you ED; Why don\'t you buy a shirt and keep it for 2 years! (that idea might catch on!?) :)

No **** Sherlock! That\'s exactly what I will be doing. But with the shirts going out of fashion after just 12 months I will just keep the one that I have from the last few seasons. What I\'m trying to point out is that, in my opinion, the shirt price is too high so I will not pay for it. It\'s called price elasticity my boy.

Then maybe you could use the extra savings to go on a \"how to lighten up\" course? Maybe you could also pick up a sense of humour while you\'re there. :-)

I have a healthy sense of humour but your post was rather patronising.

I have a strong opinion about this though. One shirt per year is wrong in so many ways and football clubs shouldn't be allowed to get away with it.

Funny really, just come back from the Somerset v Hampshire cricket match. A good honest sport where fans get value for money. £12 for a day pass, superb!

£12 to watch cricket!

Why don't you ask your doctor to prescibe you sleeping tablets?

£12 to watch cricket!

Why don't you ask your doctor to prescibe you sleeping tablets?

crew 657 wrote:
The new sponsors are known....scum will have KFC on their shirts in honour of their fans who are wholly chicken related..smell like chickens, talk like chickens and RUN like chicken

You reckon you lot won't be doing the 3 minute mile with the Cardiff Soul Crew on your tails next sat? Or won't your mummy buy you a ticket? Those blokes are complete psychos and will make you look like the gobby pikeys that you are!!

The Investigator wrote:

Benny Fitt wrote: I wonder whether Andrew Surman will actually wear the shirt next season, or will he be wearing a Premier League one!

I think you'll find Sock Puppeting is against the forum rules, Sailor Sam.....

This is not a forum. Merely a place where people can throw their garbage out, or maybe collect some. However, the Echo does have a forum which you would need to subscribe to. The trouble is that you would also lose your anonimity in order to join. Not a good option for many of the posters on here I think. And what did the Sailor have to do with this anyway?
Happy investigating.