Genie Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) When you’re owned by some of the richest people on the planet and the shirts cost £110 each! You’d like to think they’d have some control over the sale price of their shirts. Edited July 23, 2020 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Surprised it's taken so long if I'm honest, whenever I go on a city break on holiday I look at local shirts, they've been around €90 for a few years In the sports shop in town by me you can get last season's Dortmund or bayern shirts for €60 in the sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 It’s madness, it’s a Puma TShirt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 23, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: Surprised it's taken so long if I'm honest, whenever I go on a city break on holiday I look at local shirts, they've been around €90 for a few years In the sports shop in town by me you can get last season's Dortmund or bayern shirts for €60 in the sale Yeah I did the Nou Camp tour back in 2013 (I think) and the Barca shirts in the club shop there were €100 then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah I did the Nou Camp tour back in 2013 (I think) and the Barca shirts in the club shop there were €100 then That’s clearly very pricey, but a bit of a premium factor for getting it from their “home”. It’s like Disney toys from Disney world, people will pay more to get them from the park... but this is JD Sports selling these City shirt for £110 . £40-£50 used to feel expensive, it’s a bloody bargain now. Fans get excited at the prospect of filthy rich owners, but the merchandise and ticket prices don’t come down as you think they might. Edited July 24, 2020 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 58 minutes ago, Genie said: Fans get excited at the prospect of filthy rich owners, but the merchandise and ticket prices don’t come down as you think they might. its the side of FFP that's not talked about the clubs have chased these £50m - 100m a year shirt deals from puma, nike and adidas in order to increase their revenue, they want their money back and its the fans who will be paying it back, training gear starts at £40 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 21 minutes ago, villa4europe said: its the side of FFP that's not talked about the clubs have chased these £50m - 100m a year shirt deals from puma, nike and adidas in order to increase their revenue, they want their money back and its the fans who will be paying it back, training gear starts at £40 now Yeah I agree, club is like “woo hoo mega shirt deal”... but the fans are picking up the tab. The super rich clubs could do a different deal whereas shirts are more affordable for their supporters. Same with ticket prices. But they don’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Genie said: That’s clearly very pricey, but a bit of a premium factor for getting it from their “home”. It’s like Disney toys from Disney world, people will pay more to get them from the park... but this is JD Sports selling these City shirt for £110 . £40-£50 used to feel expensive, it’s a bloody bargain now. Fans get excited at the prospect of filthy rich owners, but the merchandise and ticket prices don’t come down as you think they might. Oh I wasn't trying to defend the price or anything. It's ridiculous (although I'd assume it must be the "elite" version or whatever they call it. I think Kappa do one for us? Like a tight fitted exact replica of the actual playing shirts) I was just echoing that shirts elsewhere are really expensive too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, Genie said: Same with ticket prices. But they don’t. I may be wrong, but I think city have some of the lowest priced tickets in the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 19 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: I may be wrong, but I think city have some of the lowest priced tickets in the league I had a quick look but it’s hard to tell as most data has the cheapest and most expensive of which there could be a small handful and not representing an average situation. Fair play to them if they are generally good value because they are usually treated to some excellent football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 they do the same as west ham, they sell 500 - 1000 (probably more) in one section at dirt cheap prices so that they can claim cheapest STs in the league which is then balanced by expensive tickets elsewhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 18 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: I may be wrong, but I think city have some of the lowest priced tickets in the league They should because they rarely fill it right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 City should retire Silva jersey, probably build a statue for him too. City greatest ever player and one of the greatest to play in English football ever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 24/07/2020 at 09:08, villa4europe said: they do the same as west ham, they sell 500 - 1000 (probably more) in one section at dirt cheap prices so that they can claim cheapest STs in the league which is then balanced by expensive tickets elsewhere Things might have changed, but the super cheap season ticket that Manchester City used to sell didn’t have a fixed seat. If you held one you’d get moved around to whatever seats didn’t get picked up in general sale. Presumably that meant there was no guarantee you’d be with your friends or family during the match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 3 hours ago, The_Rev said: Things might have changed, but the super cheap season ticket that Manchester City used to sell didn’t have a fixed seat. If you held one you’d get moved around to whatever seats didn’t get picked up in general sale. Presumably that meant there was no guarantee you’d be with your friends or family during the match. That would be pretty cool if you were going on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I think it’s a smart move that all clubs should do. It definitely suits a section of society who might feel priced out otherwise. Even if you are going with mates there’s nothing wrong with splitting up before kick off and meeting up at full time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, The_Rev said: I think it’s a smart move that all clubs should do. It definitely suits a section of society who might feel priced out otherwise. Even if you are going with mates there’s nothing wrong with splitting up before kick off and meeting up at full time. It would be great to sit it all different places. If I was going on my own I’d possibly pay a premium for a floating seat. Edited July 27, 2020 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Genie said: It would be great to sit it all different places. If I was going on my own I’d possibly pay a premium for a floating seat. Upper holte in the mcleish year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, Genie said: It would be great to sit it all different places. If I was going on my own I’d possibly pay a premium for a floating seat. The bloke behind you would probably prefer you have one that’s nailed to the floor so you don’t block his view. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Anyone paying £110 for a replica shirt deserves to have all their money taken off them and donated to better causes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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