Supporters produce commemorative T-shirt for big Wembley final (From Daily Echo)
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Supporters produce commemorative T-shirt for big Wembley final
7:20am Wednesday 17th March 2010 in
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- By James Maden » News and Video Reporter
MADE by the fans, for the fans.
A group of die-hard Saints supporters have produced their own memento for the club’s big day at Wembley and we have them to give away.
With the club flying high this year three season ticket holders, led by Saints Trust founder Nick Illingsworth, have launched a new COYR clothing brand.
Selling a range of Saints related T-shirts the team have moved quickly to produce a new shirt for the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final a week on Sunday.
The whole range of COYR (Come On You Reds) shirts are designed by Carl Hitchcock with Tony Bigweed pouring his business knowledge into the new brand.
Urban design “We wanted to do something to mark the club’s success as well as providing something for supporters that perhaps don’t want to wear the official kit,” said Nick Illingsworth.
“If you look at the Italian clubs for example they all have fan groups called Ultras where large numbers of fans will wear the merchandise produced by them.
Businessman of the group Tony Bigweed said: “It’s a nice urban design and it’s something produced for the fans and by the fans. If anyone knows what they want, then we should.
“The brand itself is something that’s been 18-months in the planning, it’s just been pushed forward because the club has done so well this season.”
Designer of the T-shirts Carl said: “We’ve been kicking the idea around for a while and its gathered momentum like Saints’ season.”
Attendance’s have started to grow and it seems to be galvanising the city and we wanted to be able to mark that fact.”
Nick and the team will be selling T-shirts at the Bargate market this Friday and Saturday from 9am until 5pm and from the King Alfred pub on match days.
Comments(23)
Linesman
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7:43am Wed 17 Mar 10
What are its aims?
What do I get for my money?
hulla baloo
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8:49am Wed 17 Mar 10
Linesman wrote:Free if you are the Echo, ( for a free afvert)
How much does it cost? What are its aims? What do I get for my money?
Aims to make money.
Get a red shirt.
StEmmosfire
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9:34am Wed 17 Mar 10
Not sure about that.
It's a good job we are going to Wembley as this season would have amounted to nothing.
Our football club needs all the money it can get from merchandising. Not sure about this, go to the Saints shop, they sell more than just the football kit, they have got a good clothing range, mens and womens.
stmarysmush
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11:26am Wed 17 Mar 10
Also agree with StEmmosfire on the point of sucess this season. Patchy to say the least. Even with our points added still off the playoffs out main aim. We wouls all swap the Paint Pot Cup for a playoff final i think.
Irate Wintonian
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12:35pm Wed 17 Mar 10
Could see lots of topless people at the final if sales of these t-shirts continue and that rule is upheld!
Does that also mean I cannot take a red and white scarf knitted by my Gran???
No homemade flags???
Ifihadthewings
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2:31pm Wed 17 Mar 10
the club have sent our tickets to a random person "in error". (which we do not know)
All they've been able to offer us is the hope that "the person" will bring them back, or "you'll get a refund"
Therefore we could end up with no tickets !
IanRRR
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3:23pm Wed 17 Mar 10
aliscan66
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3:53pm Wed 17 Mar 10
Ifihadthewings wrote:oh my god are you serious!!! still waiting for mine..that gives me real hope :(
It would be nice to get to wembley. the club have sent our tickets to a random person "in error". (which we do not know) All they've been able to offer us is the hope that "the person" will bring them back, or "you'll get a refund" Therefore we could end up with no tickets !
worried of e sussex
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4:08pm Wed 17 Mar 10
Ifihadthewings
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4:22pm Wed 17 Mar 10
Transplant Saint
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6:54pm Wed 17 Mar 10
Let's show our appreciation and actually start to give Markus a small return on his investment.
Tirau Dan
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7:51pm Wed 17 Mar 10
I dislike people profiting off the club like this and find it as one step left of Chinese counterfeit brands.
Personally I want to stick with the official because every cent goes into the club. I love my Red & White.
Was the Echo paid for this advert
aliscan66
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7:56pm Wed 17 Mar 10
Ifihadthewings wrote:surely the club have your seat numbers registered, therefore can re-issue your tickets ?
Yes thats right, I only found out as we hadn't heard anything from the club, and so asked if they were sent registered delivery (as we'd have to sign for them) they told us they were'nt sent registered and would be delivered to this random person... as you can imagine we are less than impressed !!!
eaglespark
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9:28pm Wed 17 Mar 10
Transplant Saint wrote:Liebherr's expenditure to date is as follows;
I have nothing against the Trust but this is a bad idea. We have an owner who has thrown over £50,000,000 at the club. One of the ways the club will start making money and become self-sufficient is through merchandise especially for occasions like this. However, if supporters buy the merchandise elsewhere this cannot be achieved. To be honest I am slightly disappointed with the Trust for almost placing themself in competition with the Club.
Let's show our appreciation and actually start to give Markus a small return on his investment.
£10m to buy club with another £2m to follow later.
£5m running costs (including transfers).
Where on earth do you get £50m from?
The club will be for sale for £45m - £50m in aprox. 6 years.
IanRRR
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11:27pm Wed 17 Mar 10
eaglespark wrote:Yeah, like you have any more idea about the figures than the rest of us, let alone the longer term plans! It was reported that Norwich Union may have accepted 12 million, instead of the 24 million that they were owed for the stadium, initially. So the rest came free?
Transplant Saint wrote: I have nothing against the Trust but this is a bad idea. We have an owner who has thrown over £50,000,000 at the club. One of the ways the club will start making money and become self-sufficient is through merchandise especially for occasions like this. However, if supporters buy the merchandise elsewhere this cannot be achieved. To be honest I am slightly disappointed with the Trust for almost placing themself in competition with the Club. Let's show our appreciation and actually start to give Markus a small return on his investment.Liebherr's expenditure to date is as follows; £10m to buy club with another £2m to follow later. £5m running costs (including transfers). Where on earth do you get £50m from? The club will be for sale for £45m - £50m in aprox. 6 years.
This story and the subsequent comments are about NOT giving our money to anyone but the saviours of our club! If the Echo want to upset Nicola again, they sure know how to do it...
Tirau Dan
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1:57am Thu 18 Mar 10
The accepted best estimate at the time from Mark fry reports
13.5m for the business
30m + for debt
Admin fees, Wages, sundries taking the figure to the region of 45-50m. Add cash to splash for Nicola to get things rolling and in my book adds up to a life saving investment by Markus and all through his faith in Nicola Cortese.
In four years or so when: the club is back in the Prem, the stadium has a second tier, a train station outside, a ferry wharf, a new training facility and we have 20-30m worth of players in our squad, the owners may sell, but I think for a few more than 50m and not to chancers. Some may depend on how Nicola's family feel about living in UK so far he says they love it.. especially his kids.
This era is just plain Tops.. the best since I were a nipper down Graham Rd. I wish Nicola every success in his drive to realise the dream of returning Saints to the top flight.
So anyone trying to make a buck of the Saints revival can take a running jump. Unless it's Pies and Pints.
bty.. there is a T Shirt Customiser at the top of my street.. Nothing at all to stop me from have a red T shirt with Saints to Wembey etc all over it for a very cheap price... except... it just isn't real!!!
Ifihadthewings
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9:46am Thu 18 Mar 10
aliscan66 wrote:Apparently not, yes they have our seat numbers but were issued the actual tickets by Wembley so have none to re-issue.
Ifihadthewings wrote: Yes thats right, I only found out as we hadn't heard anything from the club, and so asked if they were sent registered delivery (as we'd have to sign for them) they told us they were'nt sent registered and would be delivered to this random person... as you can imagine we are less than impressed !!!surely the club have your seat numbers registered, therefore can re-issue your tickets ?
Also so I am lead to believe they won't re-issue becuase there would be a chance of two sets of tickets for the same seats being "out there".
The official at the ground said: "we can't just re-issue as there would then be too many tickets issued. We've been assured they'll be returned. If not your money will be returned."
Brian1
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10:23am Thu 18 Mar 10
Nick Illingsworth seems to have a long but not too auspicious association with the club in the past. Does anyone else actually belong to his outfit ?
Court Jester Crew
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11:38am Thu 18 Mar 10
St dai
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12:43pm Thu 18 Mar 10
still no tickets, 6 hrs on phone on 1st day,
tried calling and told wait til next mon.
yeah right gonna wait that long ,i`m going dowm sms if nothing tommorrow.
perhaps we should all do the same if tickets not here by then
Court Jester Crew
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3:33pm Thu 18 Mar 10
Ozmosis
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10:00pm Mon 29 Mar 10
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Brite Spark says...
7:26am Wed 17 Mar 10