Great ideas all round , I will mention it at the next ' Pride in the red and green. '
meeting. I prefer the cotton type old fashioned rugby shirt over the idea
of a polo shirt but it always boils down to cost doesn't it . One of the redeming
features of the modern match type synthetc shirts is they keep ythe shape well
and seem to last forever too !

I anyone can cast their mind back about 15 years the club brought out a replica of the the 1937 Wembley red shirt complete with woven badge and sewn on 37 numbering on the reverse, in very heavy 'old fashioned ' material (actually lovely and warm for chilly away trips to Cumbria in Feb , mine still gets the odd 'awayday' now).

If I remember then they came in at something like £45 then which would equate I'm sure to a cost of something like sixty quid now

Sounds a great idea guys and with all the ideas kicking around I think we could come up with a great design amongst us all. I agree on the idea to do the top through PIRAG (Pride in the Red & Green) as this could raise a nice amount of cash to get us up on our feet.

Just one or two questions, what sort of price would people realistically pay, would we get some designs made up and put it to the members for a vote and we would have to get cracking ASAP to have it ready for Xmas. Would fans be interested in other items for Xmas and what sort of the things are us as fans wanting. Just a thought.

Pricewise, I'd say no more than £45-50. Ideally something that compliments what the club sells, not competes against it. I'd go for something of much higher quality than a standard replica shirt. A cotton one with woven badge like Rach's pic you could easily wear down the pub, and built to last.

I supposee the fairest way to decide would be a vote at the PITRG meetings.
About 12 month ago I had the same sort of idea and asked about the various shirt
firms ( Stag etc ) , the best quote was a company in Bradford that could provide match
day type replica quality shirts for. £22:50 inc v.a.t. in a design very similar to the Batley one
in colours of choice and a minimum of only 25 shirts in assorted sizes. Anyway , the
Cougars never got back to me after I phoned 3 times and emailed once so That
was as far as I got.
So ..... 25 shirts would be £562:50. or £22:50 each , then if we could find some sort
of local sponsors , say 3 logos somewhere on the shirtfor £100 each then that
would make the shirts £263:50 or £10:50 each. Sell them at say £30 each the squad
builder then gets just shy of £20 ..... minimum of at least £500 .

That will be an idea i'll put forward BUT not ideal for those that
want the quieter more sedate shirt.
Not sure where to get the cotton ones either.... someone else want
to have a dig around for a quote on those ?

Looked into developing a range of leisure wear when PIRAG started. Emblazon, based in Pitt St, have a brochure which they produce that has a specific rugby section, which includes a retro rugby shirt, and polo section which should cater for what would be required. They already have the necessary required to embroider PIRAG logo so there will be no additional set up expense incurred.
Quote from Emblazon for rugby top similar to that photographed above with 2 embrodiered logos £25 incl VAT comes in kids, and ladies and mens sizes up to4XL
Should a bespoke replica be a choice then Raven Sports in Dewsbury are competitive and have a 3 week lead time whilst others quote 6 to 8. They have a min order of 15 units.
Hope this helps.

As far as the new shirt for next season goes, i was told the design for next season
as been picked And also there will no away strip. So there you have it.

No away kit!!? So I'd assume that our home shirt is not going to clash with any other kit in Rugby League whatsoever?

Raven Sports curretn offer £475 for bespoke kit. 15 tops, shorts and socks. Obviously have to pay bit more for 19 kits but it gives you an idea of rough costings for a squad. Can't understand why there would be no away kit based on those figures. The other minor aspect is you lose additional merchandise sales.

As Stealth says what happens when we play Hunslet?

Or Batley, Leigh or Sheffield?

You could only assume that the total profit of selling an away kit is less than the cost of creating one for the players.

Assumption being the main point, until the club say one way or another in an official capacity we don't know whether it's true or not.

I'm not a fan of away kits in completely different colours anyway.

If the club colours are scarlet, emerald & white, I could see the main shirt as mainly white (like the Wakfield shirt in the opening post) with another - same design but say mainly emerald with scarlet and white chevron for use only if the first choice shirt would clash with the opposition.

Reckons shorts should be white with hooped scarlet, emerald & white socks.

I have been in touch with Gary Fawcett this afternoon to try and clarify what's happening with the kit for next season as I was alarmed about doing away with the away kit due to RFL rules. This is what Gary told me earlier today, "we did try and get rid of the away strip for next year as the team only wore it 3 times during the year. When we approached the RFL they have told us that we couldn't do this and have to have both. The design for the new strip is all but finished and the new shirt will be available for Xmas"
I for one am happy about having both kits, sometimes the away kits are better than the home kits. I agree that they are usually a different colour and completely a different style but I think that's what a lot of fans find appealing. My other team that I follow weekly have had some of the best sales since there new pink away shirts were brought out.

I suppose it's personal choice really but I do prefer the sort of shirts like Wakey have come up with, clean, not fussy and bold.

I can see why the club would want to do away with a away kit if its not really going to be used.
It must be quite a cost.