SAINTS have today released
tantalising new images of
next season's Umbro kit.
Andrew Surman is seen
modelling the new home
strip but with the shirt covered
by it's release date -
June 13 - with an away kit,
two goalkeeper kits and an
extensive range of training
and bench wear also being
released this summer.
The new home kit will be
unveiled and available to
pre-order at 10am on May 14
and available to buy in the
club stores at 9am on Friday,
June 13.
The strip will be the first
manufactured by Umbro as
part of the agreement which
has confirmed the sportswear
company as the club's
official kit supplier for the
next five seasons.
Launch dates for the away
strip and training kit will be
made as soon as the details
are finalised.
The club has also made a
change to the kit cycle and all
future kits will now be used
for one season.
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Head of retail Leighton
Mitchell said: "We have
made the decision
to move to a one
year kit cycle for a
number of reasons.
"Firstly the
08/09 season is the
last in the current
shirt sponsorship
agreement with
Flybe and at this
point in time we
cannot confirm
who the shirt
sponsors will be
for the 09/10 season.
"Secondly, a one year cycle
brings the club in line with
other Umbro contracted
clubs and many Premier and
Football League clubs. A one
year kit cycle will also help
provide vital extra revenue
to the club.
"Prices will be the same for
both home and away kits
with infant kits starting at
£20, junior kits from
£25 including shirts,
shorts and socks and
adult shirts starting at
£40 for the short sleeve
version.
"We have an exclusive
arrangement with
Umbro which means
that all Saints kits and
associated apparel will
continue to only be
available to purchase
in the club's stores and
will not be available to
purchase in high street
sports retailers. This means
that profit made from the
sale of merchandise will be
invested directly back into
the club."
Posted by: Derry, west hampshire on 1:18pm Thu 8 May 08
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.
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.
Posted by: The Investigator on 2:07pm Thu 8 May 08
[quote][bold]Benny Fitt[/bold] wrote:
I wonder whether Andrew Surman will actually wear the shirt next season, or will he be wearing a Premier League one! [/quote] I think you'll find Sock Puppeting is against the forum rules, Sailor Sam.....
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.....
Posted by: saint steve, southampton on 2:17pm Thu 8 May 08
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.
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.
[quote][bold]The Investigator[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Benny Fitt[/bold] wrote: I wonder whether Andrew Surman will actually wear the shirt next season, or will he be wearing a Premier League one! [/quote] I think you'll find Sock Puppeting is against the forum rules, Sailor Sam.....[/quote] I thought I recognised the punctuation!!!!
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.....
"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.
"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.
Posted by: Benny Fitt, Thornhill on 3:01pm Thu 8 May 08
[quote][bold]Bored[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]The Investigator[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Benny Fitt[/bold] wrote: I wonder whether Andrew Surman will actually wear the shirt next season, or will he be wearing a Premier League one! [/quote] I think you'll find Sock Puppeting is against the forum rules, Sailor Sam.....[/quote] I thought I recognised the punctuation!!!![/quote] 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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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 [bold]only[/bold]
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
Posted by: Laughing Lil, Somewhere over the rainbow on 4:24pm Thu 8 May 08
[quote][bold]free choice[/bold] 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.[/quote] 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!
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!
Posted by: sainth, southampton on 4:45pm Thu 8 May 08
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!
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!
[quote][bold]sainth[/bold] 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![/quote] Agreed - 2001 kit in perfect condition purchased for £7.50 with 7 Le Tissier added for £5.00 in classic Premier League font.
Winner!
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.
Posted by: saint steve, southampton on 7:01pm Thu 8 May 08
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.
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.
Posted by: sailor sam, portsmouth on 8:14pm Thu 8 May 08
[quote][bold]Saint[/bold] 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![/quote] 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!
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!
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?
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?
Posted by: Tony, SHOLING, SO19 on 10:53pm Thu 8 May 08
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.[italic]italic[/italic]
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.
Posted by: Saint Red And White on 11:02pm Thu 8 May 08
£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
£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
Posted by: sailor sam, portsmouth on 11:19pm Thu 8 May 08
[quote][bold]Ed[/bold] 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? [/quote] 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.
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.
[quote][bold]sailor sam[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Ed[/bold] 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? [/quote] 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. [/quote] What does it involve you what happens to saints
u twit
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
Posted by: Big John, Sunny Cancun on 11:31pm Thu 8 May 08
[quote][bold]sailor sam[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Saint[/bold] 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![/quote] 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!
[/quote] 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.
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.
Posted by: Doug, Plymouth harbour on 3:59am Fri 9 May 08
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!
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!
Posted by: sailor sam, portsmouth on 7:32am Fri 9 May 08
[quote][bold]Roger[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]sailor sam[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Ed[/bold] 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? [/quote] 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. [/quote] What does it involve you what happens to saints u twit[/quote] 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!
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!
Posted by: Condor Man, Southampton on 8:52am Fri 9 May 08
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.
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.
[quote][bold]sailor sam[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Saint[/bold] 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![/quote] 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! [/quote] 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!
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!
Posted by: Kirsty, West End, Soton on 1:28pm Fri 9 May 08
[quote][bold]Devon Saint[/bold] wrote:
Avalable from [bold]FRIDAY 13th[/bold] - Looking for the kit to be lucky are we...[/quote] Well spotted! I can't believe they go on sale that day of all the days they could have chosen!
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!
Posted by: westofshannonsaint, ireland on 1:30pm Fri 9 May 08
[quote][bold]Saint[/bold] 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![/quote] 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:
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?
Posted by: sailor sam, portsmouth on 2:10pm Fri 9 May 08
[quote][bold]Saint[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]sailor sam[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Saint[/bold] 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![/quote] 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! [/quote] 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![/quote] 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!
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!
[quote][bold]sailor sam[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Saint[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]sailor sam[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Saint[/bold] 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![/quote] 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! [/quote] 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![/quote] 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! [/quote] 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.
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.
Posted by: St Mark, Northampton on 7:57pm Fri 9 May 08
[quote][bold]Ed[/bold] 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?
[/quote] 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!?) :)
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!?) :)
[quote][bold]St Mark[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Ed[/bold] 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? [/quote] 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!?) :)[/quote] 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.
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.
Posted by: St Mark, Northampton on 9:33am Sat 10 May 08
[quote][bold]Ed[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]St Mark[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Ed[/bold] 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? [/quote] 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!?) :)[/quote] 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.[/quote] 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.
:-)
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.
Posted by: crew 657, new forest on 9:37am Sat 10 May 08
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
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
[quote][bold]St Mark[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Ed[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]St Mark[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Ed[/bold] 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? [/quote] 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!?) :)[/quote] 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.[/quote] 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. :-)[/quote] 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!
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!
[quote][bold]crew 657[/bold] 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[/quote] 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!![italic]italic[/italic]
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!!
Posted by: Chris Wille, Oregon USA on 4:32am Tue 13 May 08
[quote][bold]The Investigator[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Benny Fitt[/bold] wrote: I wonder whether Andrew Surman will actually wear the shirt next season, or will he be wearing a Premier League one! [/quote] I think you'll find Sock Puppeting is against the forum rules, Sailor Sam.....[/quote] 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.
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.
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