City’s New Kits

mattcity5 said:
Dunno about the kits, but one of the knock-on of FFP is that clubs have to make as much money as possible and so rip the fans off wherever possible.
Click to expand...
Maybe that's to recoup the club a little for the vast quantities of fake & cheap copy City shirts fans buy.
 
samarasra said:
Maybe that's to recoup the club a little for the vast quantities of fake & cheap copy City shirts fans buy.
Click to expand...

Pretty sure the money from shirt sales go to Puma.

Besides, are you suggesting City are desperate for money? Maybe you like being ripped off?
 
mattcity5 said:
Pretty sure the money from shirt sales go to Puma.

Besides, are you suggesting City are desperate for money? Maybe you like being ripped off?
Click to expand...
I am not suggesting City are "desperate for money", they certainly are not, you are the one who said " clubs have to make as much money as possible". I am also certain that the club receive a portion of shirt sales revenue through official outlets. I don't like being "ripped off", I only buy City related items when and if I think I am getting value for my money, if I cannot pay the price, I don't buy and have no wish to fund rip off, fake shirt sellers who contribute absolutely nothing to our club.
 
samarasra said:
I am not suggesting City are "desperate for money", they certainly are not, you are the one who said " clubs have to make as much money as possible". I am also certain that the club receive a portion of shirt sales revenue through official outlets. I don't like being "ripped off", I only buy City related items when and if I think I am getting value for my money, if I cannot pay the price, I don't buy and have no wish to fund rip off, fake shirt sellers who contribute absolutely nothing to our club.
Click to expand...
And are likely made in even worse conditions than the real shirts (which are not great, either). At least with the official merchandise there is a production trail that allows for some oversight and the ability to apply consumer pressure toward better labour conditions and wages. The snide versions are largely a black box situation and I have never been comfortable with that.

The only ‘discount’ shirts I have ever bought are the ‘irregular’ ones that came from the real manufacturer when I was younger that a mate’s dad used to sell.
 
samarasra said:
I am not suggesting City are "desperate for money", they certainly are not, you are the one who said " clubs have to make as much money as possible". I am also certain that the club receive a portion of shirt sales revenue through official outlets. I don't like being "ripped off", I only buy City related items when and if I think I am getting value for my money, if I cannot pay the price, I don't buy and have no wish to fund rip off, fake shirt sellers who contribute absolutely nothing to our club.
Click to expand...

I suggested the prices are high because clubs have to get as much money as they can due to FFP, and that prices might be reduced if FFP didn't exist.

Dont you agree with that?

You then went on a rant against people buying fake kits for some reason. I was more meaning about ticket prices tbh but I didn't make that clear. FFP causes price rises for both though.

In the big scheme of things, big clubs make a small amount from ticket sales and a small amount from shirt sales. The majority of money a club makes from shirts is from the original deal with the manufacturer. On average its about 7.5% of each shirt sale goes to the club.


So thatd be round about £5 per shirt. You and the club would both be better off if you were to buy a fake plus a t-shirt from the club shop of something...

The prices of shirts these days is a disgrace and they only stay high because people buy them. The manufacturers know fans feel obliged to buy them and will do so whatever it looks like whatever the price and whatever it really costs them to make.
 
Last edited:
Free tip: Don’t put “probably a dump question” in the title of your thread.

The trick is to get people to click on the thread before they realise it contains a dumb question.
 
9E729957-9201-4047-AB23-9304A3AB4627.jpeg
0D1B04AF-C750-4A00-BE5D-72C0840A1873.jpeg


No reason why it couldn't have been both our home kits tomorrow. There’s not a clash with any item of the kits.
 
We normally play with darkest kit most similar to West Ham's maroon. But this year it will be promoting the 3rd kit I reckon.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Unread Posts

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top