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Title: Man U kit
Post by: andyst79 on July 17, 2018, 06:00:50 pm
http://news.sky.com/story/disgustingly-expensive-manchester-united-fans-react-to-163183-price-tag-for-new-home-kit-11439637

What a joke , must have had to put the price up to pay Sanchez's wages.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: rtid88 on July 17, 2018, 06:06:41 pm
Football has become a sick play thing for the rich and famous. How many normal working class person can afford a shirt like that. Its a disgrace! I obviously wouldn't ever want a Man Utd shirt but this is the way the Premier League is heading for all clubs. You have to take out a 2nd mortgage to support any Premier League club its sickening.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: Boomstick on July 17, 2018, 06:11:29 pm
http://news.sky.com/story/disgustingly-expensive-manchester-united-fans-react-to-163183-price-tag-for-new-home-kit-11439637

What a joke , must have had to put the price up to pay Sanchez's wages.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
thing is, the plastic armchair fans will buy them !!!
hilarious
😂😂😂😂😂😊
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: andyst79 on July 17, 2018, 06:17:07 pm
Exactly, they won't think twice at paying that in China. Once again genuine fans that actually turn up to support their team lose out, even more so they've got a couple of kids as well.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on July 17, 2018, 06:33:33 pm
Disgusting.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: NickDRFC on July 17, 2018, 06:49:45 pm
£110 for a football shirt is madness. Sadly though I think people will buy it which will justify the pricing to the top brass.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: silent majority on July 17, 2018, 07:42:37 pm
The £110 is for an 'authentic player issue' shirt.

The replicas are about £65.

Still £65 too much though.

Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: RedJ on July 17, 2018, 07:44:04 pm
And what in God's name is an "authentic player issue" shirt? is there any actual difference?
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: NickDRFC on July 17, 2018, 08:00:37 pm
The £110 is for an 'authentic player issue' shirt.

The replicas are about £65.

Still £65 too much though.



Thanks for clarifying, hadn’t read the full article. £65 is probably not too far above par for the premier league is it? I know the England shirt costs that much.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: GazLaz on July 17, 2018, 08:03:51 pm
Complete non story.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: Not Now Kato on July 17, 2018, 08:52:10 pm
And what in God's name is an "authentic player issue" shirt? is there any actual difference?

Sweat?
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: Copps is Magic on July 17, 2018, 09:53:20 pm
Here in Portugal you'll pay €80/90 for a replica Porto/Benfica/Sporting shirt in the shop. 
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: Donnywolf on July 17, 2018, 11:10:30 pm
http://news.sky.com/story/disgustingly-expensive-manchester-united-fans-react-to-163183-price-tag-for-new-home-kit-11439637

What a joke , must have had to put the price up to pay Sanchez's wages.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
thing is, the plastic armchair fans will buy them !!!
hilarious
😂😂😂😂😂😊

They will but they will get them from Stainy Market for a Tenner
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: Drover on July 17, 2018, 11:55:11 pm
Apparently,it's got a velcro strip down the back,It's called a Rip Off!
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: PDX_Rover on July 18, 2018, 12:11:46 am
Adidas have the same thing here with the MLS teams. You can buy a replica or an actual first team issue shirt. Stupid. It’s about $125 for a team issue shirt. Not cheap. The mark up is insane isn’t it?
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: RedJ on July 18, 2018, 12:27:20 am
Imagine being the sad Kitson that buys a first team issue one though. Tragic.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: selby on July 18, 2018, 12:12:38 pm
  Go to Turkey, the kit will be from the same factory, and after 2 hours of bartering they will throw you an old Real Ronaldo shirt in for about £30.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: adamtherover on July 18, 2018, 12:17:18 pm
  Go to Turkey, the kit will be from the same factory, and after 2 hours of bartering they will throw you an old Real Ronaldo shirt in for about £30.

30??  no where near...     last september, we were in lara beach and most of the shops were doing full kit, which looked very good quality, top, shorts but naff socks.. 10 euros!!!!!!!  aside from the prem league stitched on badge,  they deffo were from the same factory....
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: GazLaz on July 18, 2018, 12:22:59 pm
Anyone who puts their kid in a snide kit should be reported to social services!
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: idler on July 18, 2018, 12:26:08 pm
Anyone putting their kid in a Man U kit should be reported to social services.😉
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: roversdude on July 18, 2018, 05:42:52 pm
Please excuse my ignorance but why is their a reference to Yorkshire on their advert ?
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: idler on July 18, 2018, 05:49:47 pm
Probably for all the Yorkshire folk that trail over to watch a winning team at the cost of their home town teams.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: RedJ on July 18, 2018, 10:48:30 pm
Anyone who buys the "authentic" one wants their hard drive looking at.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: Filo on July 18, 2018, 10:50:24 pm
  Go to Turkey, the kit will be from the same factory, and after 2 hours of bartering they will throw you an old Real Ronaldo shirt in for about £30.

30??  no where near...     last september, we were in lara beach and most of the shops were doing full kit, which looked very good quality, top, shorts but naff socks.. 10 euros!!!!!!!  aside from the prem league stitched on badge,  they deffo were from the same factory....

Turkey does n't use the Euro
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: RedJ on July 18, 2018, 10:53:21 pm
No but they accept it in shops over there.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: adamtherover on July 18, 2018, 10:58:40 pm
  Go to Turkey, the kit will be from the same factory, and after 2 hours of bartering they will throw you an old Real Ronaldo shirt in for about £30.

30??  no where near...     last september, we were in lara beach and most of the shops were doing full kit, which looked very good quality, top, shorts but naff socks.. 10 euros!!!!!!!  aside from the prem league stitched on badge,  they deffo were from the same factory....

Turkey does n't use the Euro
Well they quite happily accept them..
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: adamtherover on July 18, 2018, 11:02:18 pm
Anyone who puts their kid in a snide kit should be reported to social services!
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Wtf are you on about..
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: DN8ROVER on July 19, 2018, 12:53:21 am
Please excuse my ignorance but why is their a reference to Yorkshire on their advert ?

Probably because they were first called  Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club.
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: roversdude on July 19, 2018, 03:10:34 am
Thanks DN8
Title: Re: Man U kit
Post by: NickDRFC on July 19, 2018, 07:03:03 am
Amazes me these days how new football shirts retail around the £50+ mark, yet 15-20 years ago £40 was the usual asking price and the quality of them was much better as well.

The difference between the 'authentic player shirt' thing, on Juventus' shirt last season anyway, was the badge was sewn/stitched onto the cheaper one whereas the authentic one was made out of some shiny/plasticy type material. That and the piping on the 'authentic shirt' might have been from the same shiny/plasticy material. Difference in price was around the £25 mark.





That’s about on par with inflation I’d expect - not exactly crazy! I wonder what the equivalent increase in ticket prices has been over the last 20 years.