New Kit - Now out in September

[PaulTheVillan]

Lessons Learned - Alice in Chains.

Rock on.

[BIGBADBOBSCLARET&BLUE]

I am more interested in the lost revenues this will create?

When we are in a transfer window without a pot to piss in unless we sell then getting our merchandising out early to allow for increased sales for summers holidays & the like should have been crucial.

I am seriously questioning the lack of visibility of RL & Faulkners only apparant interest being in hosting seminars in the 1874 Suite.

The club appear to have lost the focus of what they are, a football club.

[Clampy]

Lessons Learned - Alice in Chains.

Rock on.

Yeah, great chooon!

I can only assume the club will offer fans some sort of incentive to pay full whack for the shirts from the club shop. They'll need to because it's not good really.

[JJ-AV]

Agree, and Adidas are looking like a better partner to me.

Nike = American, is that the big connection ?

Who makes Browns kits ?

Reebok, who I believe are owned by Adidas.

[TimTheVillain]

Re. lost revenues, I agree 100% bob.

Our FD is on holiday at the moment, but I would think he's still in touch.

I hate blame culture, but this situation calls for accountability surely.

[mshurst]

I can only assume the club will offer fans some sort of incentive to pay full whack for the shirts from the club shop. They'll need to because it's not good really.

The incentive is free shirt printing. Woop-de-fucking-do!

And they will lose shit loads. Think of all the people who would usually go down on the first game, buy a shirt and then enjoy the game.

They're going to miss that this year.

I lost all hope in Nike and AVFC for their poor organisational skills with regards to this kit launching. Seems the Spurs fans have got it bad too.

[pauliewalnuts]

It must be related to the fact that we got the sponsors so late, surely?

It's more disappointing that the shirts seem to be recycled old designs from two years ago, though.

[TimTheVillain]

Maybe football clubs have milked the profits so much, manufacturers are losing interest a little ?

Just a thought.

[mshurst]

It must be related to the fact that we got the sponsors so late, surely?

That's what I've been putting it down to. But the fact is Nike have had 2 months (from when the sponsor was announced) to get the kit made. They should stop making as many Man Utd, Barca, Arsenal, etc., for a week or two and focus the majority of their works on Villa.

We may not be as big as the above clubs, but we're still a PL team with a massive history.

[JJ-AV]

It must be related to the fact that we got the sponsors so late, surely?

It's more disappointing that the shirts seem to be recycled old designs from two years ago, though.

Who's shirt is this similar too?

[Clampy]

What with this and the booking fee going up to £2 on buying match tickets (which i found out on booking my Newcastle tickets this morning), the club are having a bit of a mare at the moment.

[JJ-AV]

It must be related to the fact that we got the sponsors so late, surely?

That's what I've been putting it down to. But the fact is Nike have had 2 months (from when the sponsor was announced) to get the kit made. They should stop making as many Man Utd, Barca, Arsenal, etc., for a week or two and focus the majority of their works on Villa.

We may not be as big as the above clubs, but we're still a PL team with a massive history.

...but we don't sell as many kits.

[Risso]

I honestly can't believe that it's beyond a company like Nike to have all of the shirts ready, so that all they have to do is get printed up.  We're not exactly talking about designer wedding dresses are we, they're mass produced, polyester tat, and it's not like it's even an original design.

Surely in this economic downturn there's capacity somewhere for an enterprising firm to print up a few thousand football shirts?

I remember when there was a delay getting the Muller sponsor, they just sold the shirts without a logo.

[mshurst]

It must be related to the fact that we got the sponsors so late, surely?

That's what I've been putting it down to. But the fact is Nike have had 2 months (from when the sponsor was announced) to get the kit made. They should stop making as many Man Utd, Barca, Arsenal, etc., for a week or two and focus the majority of their works on Villa.

We may not be as big as the above clubs, but we're still a PL team with a massive history.

...but we don't sell as many kits.

Yes, but we still sell kits.

By cutting down the number of Man Utd, Barca, Inter, etc., just for one month then they'll surely make that money back from the sales that Villa will make upon the kit release.

Then, once everyone has bought one they can start making more of the popular shirts again.


Do I make any sense?

[mshurst]

I honestly can't believe that it's beyond a company like Nike to have all of the shirts ready, so that all they have to do is get printed up.  We're not exactly talking about designer wedding dresses are we, they're mass produced, polyester tat, and it's not like it's even an original design.

Surely in this economic downturn there's capacity somewhere for an enterprising firm to print up a few thousand football shirts?

I remember when there was a delay getting the Muller sponsor, they just sold the shirts without a logo.

West Brom didn't have a sponsor last season (or the season before?). Instead of waiting they just sold them and said "if/when we get a sponsor we'll stick it on the front for free".

I'd prefer Villa did that, tbh.