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Post by gas2 on Aug 18, 2024 9:43:19 GMT
Is this true a rovers adult home shirt cost £52 to buy the club gets less than £5 in return and the shirt costs £8 to produce according to a news feature on I t v west news Friday evening ?
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Post by gasheadowen on Aug 18, 2024 9:52:17 GMT
If you saw it on ITV West it must be true.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 18, 2024 10:27:53 GMT
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Post by keygas on Aug 18, 2024 10:34:14 GMT
Is this true a rovers adult home shirt cost £52 to buy the club gets less than £5 in return and the shirt costs £8 to produce according to a news feature on I t v west news Friday evening ? I think they £5 profit only applied if the shirt was sold at a retailer such as Sports Direct , if the shirts are sold direct from the club, you can add the retailer’s margin which I think was another £20+. |
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Post by Quarters on Aug 18, 2024 10:34:39 GMT
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Their report claims that from an £80 shirt, clubs receive a £4.80 licensing fee.
The retailer then gets £26.40 - meaning if the shirt is bought directly from the club, this money goes to them.
Manufacturers, Adidas in Man United and Arsenal's case, then get £23.47.
Of the rest, £13.33 goes toward VAT, while £1.60 goes to local distribution and £2.40 on marketing.
Each shirt is claimed to cost £8 to make.
So £31.20 to the club in the prem
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Post by neilv93 on Aug 18, 2024 11:21:45 GMT
Prem Their report claims that from an £80 shirt, clubs receive a £4.80 licensing fee. The retailer then gets £26.40 - meaning if the shirt is bought directly from the club, this money goes to them. Manufacturers, Adidas in Man United and Arsenal's case, then get £23.47. Of the rest, £13.33 goes toward VAT, while £1.60 goes to local distribution and £2.40 on marketing. Each shirt is claimed to cost £8 to make. So £31.20 to the club in the prem Just buy them from dhgate instead for £12 instead  |
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Post by daniel300380 on Aug 18, 2024 11:31:58 GMT
Prem Their report claims that from an £80 shirt, clubs receive a £4.80 licensing fee. The retailer then gets £26.40 - meaning if the shirt is bought directly from the club, this money goes to them. Manufacturers, Adidas in Man United and Arsenal's case, then get £23.47. Of the rest, £13.33 goes toward VAT, while £1.60 goes to local distribution and £2.40 on marketing. Each shirt is claimed to cost £8 to make. So £31.20 to the club in the prem Just buy them from dhgate instead for £12 instead Do they go as low as League 1? |
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 18, 2024 12:21:58 GMT
Is this true a rovers adult home shirt cost £52 to buy the club gets less than £5 in return and the shirt costs £8 to produce according to a news feature on I t v west news Friday evening ? I think they £5 profit only applied if the shirt was sold at a retailer such as Sports Direct , if the shirts are sold direct from the club, you can add the retailer’s margin which I think was another £20+. Do Rovers still sell their shirts via Sport Direct etc or just direct? If we do then it seems pointless if we're only getting £5 v £25 for a direct sale? |
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Post by keygas on Aug 18, 2024 12:38:13 GMT
I think they £5 profit only applied if the shirt was sold at a retailer such as Sports Direct , if the shirts are sold direct from the club, you can add the retailer’s margin which I think was another £20+. Do Rovers still sell their shirts via Sport Direct etc or just direct? If we do then it seems pointless if we're only getting £5 v £25 for a direct sale? Direct, large retailers only tend to sell premiership shirts, but I can remember many years ago Doug Hillards sport shop in Fishpond’s stocking some Rovers merchandise, but I pretty sure they don’t now. |
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Post by neilv93 on Aug 18, 2024 19:51:32 GMT
Just buy them from dhgate instead for £12 instead Do they go as low as League 1? No but Quarters was talking about PL shirts. |
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Post by eric on Aug 18, 2024 19:58:11 GMT
Do Rovers still sell their shirts via Sport Direct etc or just direct? If we do then it seems pointless if we're only getting £5 v £25 for a direct sale? Direct, large retailers only tend to sell premiership shirts, but I can remember many years ago Doug Hillary’s sport shop in Fishpond’s stocking some Rovers merchandise, but I pretty sure they don’t now. Doug Hillary? Was he related to Edmund? 😁!!! |
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Post by eric on Aug 18, 2024 19:59:14 GMT
I’m sure someone could create a knitting pattern to provide a practical alternative if replicas shirts are too expensive
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Post by gasify on Aug 18, 2024 20:04:45 GMT
I’m sure someone could create a knitting pattern to provide a practical alternative if replicas shirts are too expensive I have a teady bear (not a euphemism) that has a home made one. There is also a fan who wears a knitted Rovers top. Looks proper smart. |
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Post by keygas on Aug 18, 2024 20:12:14 GMT
Direct, large retailers only tend to sell premiership shirts, but I can remember many years ago Doug Hillary’s sport shop in Fishpond’s stocking some Rovers merchandise, but I pretty sure they don’t now. Doug Hillary? Was he related to Edmund? 😁!!! Thank you, just corrected, who invented predictive typing! |
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Post by eric on Aug 18, 2024 20:26:32 GMT
Doug Hillary? Was he related to Edmund? 😁!!! Thank you, just corrected, who invented predictive typing! Loved his shop as a kid. A goldmine for a sports fanatic growing up. |
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Post by mftc on Aug 18, 2024 20:40:30 GMT
Prem Their report claims that from an £80 shirt, clubs receive a £4.80 licensing fee. The retailer then gets £26.40 - meaning if the shirt is bought directly from the club, this money goes to them. Manufacturers, Adidas in Man United and Arsenal's case, then get £23.47. Of the rest, £13.33 goes toward VAT, while £1.60 goes to local distribution and £2.40 on marketing. Each shirt is claimed to cost £8 to make. So £31.20 to the club in the prem If the shirts do only actually cost that much, it makes you think, why don't every club try to do what City did with their own kit manufacturer - Nibor (a backwards Robin - no need for someone to say aren't they all!). There must be more to it. To be fair, we dont need to really spend anything on marketing. I know we won awards and plaudits for the Step Up new shirt video a few years ago, but really, who bought a shirt because of the video? I bet no neutral did, and you had to go on the website to see it. Just another case of preaching to the converted and Mr Notso wasting the clubs money imo. A photo in the EP, programme and the website would suffice and I suspect the difference in sales would be absolutely notional - but the cost to the external company producing the advert/video would probably be thousands. Now, if the team wore them on the last game of the season and fans could buy them for the summer holidays, now that would be a great marketing ploy. If only someone had thought of that (other than 100 other posters who say it every year!). |
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Post by trevorgas on Aug 18, 2024 21:06:25 GMT
Thank you, just corrected, who invented predictive typing! Loved his shop as a kid. A goldmine for a sports fanatic growing up. Bought one of my first pair of football boots there.😊 |
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 18, 2024 21:34:49 GMT
Prem Their report claims that from an £80 shirt, clubs receive a £4.80 licensing fee. The retailer then gets £26.40 - meaning if the shirt is bought directly from the club, this money goes to them. Manufacturers, Adidas in Man United and Arsenal's case, then get £23.47. Of the rest, £13.33 goes toward VAT, while £1.60 goes to local distribution and £2.40 on marketing. Each shirt is claimed to cost £8 to make. So £31.20 to the club in the prem If the shirts do only actually cost that much, it makes you think, why don't every club try to do what City did with their own kit manufacturer - Nibor (a backwards Robin - no need for someone to say aren't they all!). There must be more to it. To be fair, we dont need to really spend anything on marketing. I know we won awards and plaudits for the Step Up new shirt video a few years ago, but really, who bought a shirt because of the video? I bet no neutral did, and you had to go on the website to see it. Just another case of preaching to the converted and Mr Notso wasting the clubs money imo. A photo in the EP, programme and the website would suffice and I suspect the difference in sales would be absolutely notional - but the cost to the external company producing the advert/video would probably be thousands. Now, if the team wore them on the last game of the season and fans could buy them for the summer holidays, now that would be a great marketing ploy. If only someone had thought of that (other than 100 other posters who say it every year!). I don't get the obsession with wearing next season's shirt on holiday, who are any of us likely to bump into on holiday who knows the difference between last season's and this season's shirt? Probably wearing last season's Stone Island polo shirt is a far bigger issue for some!! |
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Post by gasify on Aug 18, 2024 22:07:20 GMT
If the shirts do only actually cost that much, it makes you think, why don't every club try to do what City did with their own kit manufacturer - Nibor (a backwards Robin - no need for someone to say aren't they all!). There must be more to it. To be fair, we dont need to really spend anything on marketing. I know we won awards and plaudits for the Step Up new shirt video a few years ago, but really, who bought a shirt because of the video? I bet no neutral did, and you had to go on the website to see it. Just another case of preaching to the converted and Mr Notso wasting the clubs money imo. A photo in the EP, programme and the website would suffice and I suspect the difference in sales would be absolutely notional - but the cost to the external company producing the advert/video would probably be thousands. Now, if the team wore them on the last game of the season and fans could buy them for the summer holidays, now that would be a great marketing ploy. If only someone had thought of that (other than 100 other posters who say it every year!). , who are any of us likely to bump into on holiday who knows the difference between last season's and this season's shirt? Probably wearing last season's Stone Island polo shirt is a far bigger issue for some!! I can see it. The new kit signals new beginnings. It allows fans to look forward, rather than look back. Potentially while on holiday wearing last seasons kit, the wearer might be reminded (maybe unconsciously) of the record streak that we had towards the end of the season. The holiday maker with the new kit could be dreaming of what could be with the up coming season. |
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Post by mftc on Aug 19, 2024 9:55:43 GMT
I don't get the obsession with wearing next season's shirt on holiday, who are any of us likely to bump into on holiday who knows the difference between last season's and this season's shirt? Probably wearing last season's Stone Island polo shirt is a far bigger issue for some!! I can see it. The new kit signals new beginnings. It allows fans to look forward, rather than look back. Potentially while on holiday wearing last seasons kit, the wearer might be reminded (maybe unconsciously) of the record streak that we had towards the end of the season. The holiday maker with the new ki could be dreaming of what could be with the up coming season. It is very important to bring in money before the end of the season as we have to pay staff and players and ex managers, with very little income, other than ST sales between May and early August. The stadium doesn't generate much money on non matchdays. We'll have to see if post Tom, someone actively looks to use the stadium more, but it seems the current thought process is to make sure the cost are covered by excessive charges, which puts people off - Former Players Association, SC etc all use facilities away from the Mem and I don't think many people or business use it much. |
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