Football Banter

There was a question asked in the house of commons this morning about why the shirts are so expensive.
The answer was along the lines of - you'll have to ask the manufacturers.

I never thought i would see this day that a shirt for the ice hockey team I support Manchester Phoenix would be cheaper than an England football shirt

The piece of a Manchester Phoenix shirt for me is £55 which includes the name and number of a player on the back. The price of the new england shirt will be either around £70 with a name and number on the back if you get the "stadium" shirt or around £100 if you get the "match shirt" with a name and number on the back

So I know what new shirt I'll be getting in the summer

(02-04-2014 12:30 )Charlemagne Wrote:  

(02-04-2014 11:48 )HannahsPet Wrote:   definately wont be wearing one middle aged man in footie tops not a good look

You've obviously seen David Dunn in one

you win one game in 35 years and you get cocky

(02-04-2014 12:34 )circles_o_o_o Wrote:  There was a question asked in the house of commons this morning about why the shirts are so expensive.
The answer was along the lines of - you'll have to ask the manufacturers.

Simple its because they know they can get away with charging it they talk space age material but its all put together in a sweat shop in vietnam by child labour

the loss of JJB also means will not be comp between retailers either

if england were actually a good team then it wouldn't be so bad but their not, imagine if they won the world cup what would the price of the next new shirt cost? though i suppose £90 for the england players is like 9p to them

According to the papers the people who make the shirts would need over 2 months wages to buy one. It is sad to think this still happens in 2014

Much better value to back the winners

A European team has never won a world cup in south america before but Germany must be in with a shout of being the first.

Barcelona have been given a 14 month transfer ban for signing international players who were under 18.
No buying or selling allowed until summer 2015.

This thing about the England shirt, am i right in saying that there is a different version of the jersey for £60 on the FA site - just not called "match shirt"?
£60 is still steep, but surely those looking to buy a jersey and giving out about the £90 price-tag, can just buy the other one instead, no?