New Keane shirt.

[Waddle11]

I've been thinking about this, as I bought the new home shirt with Keane on it too. I'm hoping they'll let me swap it as I seem to recall something similar happening before.

In future, I think I'll probably get a number but no name. As cool as the legend idea is I'm not sure it would work for me, having Gascoigne 8 or Hoddle 10 on a modern shirt, I'd rather have a retro one. Which I guess is the obvious alternative.

I was saying the same thing to a mate,another club had a similar situation and swapped shirts but cant remember who?

 

[General Levy]

Someone write a letter and send it to both of their sites asking for a refund.

 

[Rabbi_Krustofski]

i bought the players version of the home top - £60 it cost - got Keane 10 on the back with the prem badges on the sleeves - £20 for that, so £80 down the drain and i have only got wearing the shirt once.

whats the diff with the players version of the shirt?

 

[Defsta]

My Keano shirt arrived friday and it will burn on sunday or when ever I'm sober enough to grill something :think:

 

[StockSpur]

well its good to see youre all learning about life, business and everybodys basic tendency to look after no 1 and their family.

Think of it like this my idealogic but sometimes naeive community chums.

If you worked at Lidls and was offered a job at Sainsburys what would you do?

 

[AngerManagement]

When will people learn not to get players names on the back of their shirt? Its the club we support not the players.

I never understood the appeal of getting someone else's name on the back of your shirt.

 

[SpurSince57]

I never understood the appeal of paying bespoke shirt prices for tat knocked up in a sweatshop, but there you go.

 

[Dougal]

well its good to see youre all learning about life, business and everybodys basic tendency to look after no 1 and their family.

Think of it like this my idealogic but sometimes naeive community chums.

If you worked at Lidls and was offered a job at Sainsburys what would you do?

Take a long hard look at my life and wonder why my options of employment were to work in a supermarket.

 

[AngerManagement]

I never understood the appeal of paying bespoke shirt prices for tat knocked up in a sweatshop, but there you go.

Paying bespoke prices for goods made in sweatshops and factories is certainly not limited to the market of football shirt replica goods though.

People wish to attach themselves to a club by wearing their kits in a tribal esq manner

So, while I dont personally buy the kits, as I simply have my one retro kit (a replica of the Uefa cup final 84 shirt) that serves this perpous for me, I can understand why people would attach enough percieved value to the shirts to jusifty purchasing them (plus they may like them in a fashion sense as much as buying another other piece of clothing knocked up in a sweatshop)

The shirts represent the club. We identify ourselves with the club so we wear it as it represents part of our identity.

What I fail to understand is the motive behind putting a players name on the shirt, we are not said player so why have his name on our shirts?

Ok it shows support for the player, but why anyone above the age of 8 or 9 would still have 'footballing heros' is beyond me. Its the club we love, the players come and go...the club remains.

 

[Joycer]

Anyone seen the away shirt in JJB ? Not in any of the ones near me !

 

[SpurSince57]

I've always managed with a scarf. The one my gran knitted for me when I was about 10 lasted me at least 30 years. :grin:

I agree completely about the idolisation of players. They're professionals and commodities, and always have been. People who bang on about 'loyalty' and 'the good old days' forget that players back then had no option to be loyal—and their loyalty wasn't reciprocated by their clubs.

 

[Waddle11]

I've always managed with a scarf. The one my gran knitted for me when I was about 10 lasted me at least 30 years. :grin:

I agree completely about the idolisation of players. They're professionals and commodities, and always have been. People who bang on about 'loyalty' and 'the good old days' forget that players back then had no option to be loyal—and their loyalty wasn't reciprocated by their clubs.

Very good,but tell it to a 5yr old.

 

[SpurSince57]

5 year olds aren't the problem.

 

[Waddle11]

5 year olds aren't the problem.

?

 

[milkman]

I'm waiting until the official squad numbers are released.. that's everyones safest bet! :up:

 

[SpurSince57]

?

5 year olds aren't the problem.

 

[llamafarmer]

I never understood the appeal of paying bespoke shirt prices for tat knocked up in a sweatshop, but there you go.

I very rarely buy the new shirts any more, they're hugely overpriced for a 1 season item that I'll only ever wear at games. If I had an ST and went avery week I might think differently though. Would never get a player name though - my mum wouldn't let me get a Klinsmann shirt as a kid - I think she knew what would happen :lol:

I've got a 60's replica now that will never go out of date and it has a big fat number 8 on the back that's been worn by a whole string of real legends from Sir Bill to Gazza.

 

[Waddle11]

5 year olds aren't the problem.

Once again.?

 

[llamafarmer]

Once again.?

He say 5 year olds no are problem. :up:

 

[Waddle11]

He say 5 year olds no are problem. :up:

This could go on for a while,whats with the cryptic musings?:duh: