How many would they realistically have sold anyway at etihad? Any at all?
Tbh with all the moaning that's gone on about merchandise previously I'm not surprised they didn't think they'd sell many!

Congratulations.


In 15 posts there are people complaining there were too few 2013 shirts ordered and people complaining there were too many 2012 ordered.


Why not consider the shirt in 2014 as a limited edition and get in early. You left it too late and missed out in 2014. Buy a different shirt and learn from your error.

how many other sporting clubs dont offer the fans home shirts in their shops during the season?

ive got one by the way

How many people wait until 2/3rd of the season is over before trying to buy one?

Tbh I'm not complaining, I'm the first to admit I'll only buy when the price is right. But then again I'm clouded by the fact I did a project towards a college assignment about the retail aspects of sports clothing and got the breakdowns of the actual costs from the manufacturers the warehousing ect.

Another way of looking at this is that many took advantage of the offer for additional money off shirts for this season if they donated old shirts so would account for the shortfall in 1-profit and 2-availabilty.

The quality of the replica's is pathetic and certainly not worth 45 odd quid. I'd rather pay more for a players on field shirt

That would set you back £90

I'm doing bloody well to have already missed out on the 2014 one! I but a shirt every year, in the later few seasons it has been the away one as the home one hasn't been worth a mention.

If you'd read earlier posts you would have noticed that I had tried to purchase a shirt much earlier in the season, in fact if memory serves correct it was March!

The thread wasn't started to get people complaining or for me to have a whinge about the club, which I haven't, it was purely to find out if anyone on here knew something I didn't or hadn't been told by the club - particularly as many profess to know the inner workings of the club.

I do believe this had a great impact on selling the shirts quickly, it was an excellent offer and people who took the offer up will have got themselves a bargain.

I personally didn't, as sad as it sounds, I like to keep the old shirts as memorabilia. They have a sentimental value attached to that particular season, that said, last seasons would have been quite easily swapped if I hadn't thought it was such a daring and innovative design.

I did go to buy my shirt in March, after I'd seen the shirt in the flesh and realised I liked it; as the pictures in the examiner really didn't do it justice. And so follows the thread we're on and people are getting bent out of shape about.

Who has waited two-thirds of the way through the season to try buy a shirt? Not me! I was there in March: When they sold out.

I got mine in December!

I got mine in February. Got in quickly because I knew they'd be in short supply with so few season ticket sales - especially if the infield performance was improved after 2012.

My opinion on this is that the club probably expected to have loads left like in the past so didnt order as many - unfortunately this year they managed to produce a half decent replica shirt (in look not quality) and more people decided to buy it compared to the monstrosities in the last few years, therefore leading to the m selling out quickly, not expecting to need to restock either.

TBH if i had an endless pit of money and didnt care about quality i would have probably bought one myself this year which would have been the 1st one since 2008 for me !

you cant paint it up whichever way you want but to not have a home adult replica shirt for sale in the shop is a joke.

obviously reasons behind it but still poor even so.

So you support the idea of overstocking them and thus having loads left at the end of the season?

My own opinion is that we DON'T need two new shirts every year and then stock management of shirts would be a lot easier.

The club had the fantastic offer this year and thus sold way more than anticipated.

I went to a restaurant last week and ordered the tbone steak. They had run out and I was told to choose something else. No discount, no ruckus, just had a different item and enjoyed it.