New One off Somme Kits
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
Love that kit. Genuine question, is there a reason why clubs (orient) can’t play in kits like this rather than the generic sh1te we currently play in.
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
It is a good kit though and in answer to Bera's question, I don't think there's any reason we couldn't have a kit like that rather than the off the peg crap most clubs usually get. Puma have their logo on it (albeit discreetly) so presumably they had the wherewithal to be involved in designing it and producing it. Maybe they charge clubs more to come up with more individual designs for regular season shirts?
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
If they were at all serious about this they would sell them at 1918 prices.
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
Still milking it.
Feels a bit odd the club are making money off of the Somme. Only scanned the article so maybe they are donating the profits to a veterans charity?
Feels a bit odd the club are making money off of the Somme. Only scanned the article so maybe they are donating the profits to a veterans charity?
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
Joe Piggot retirement fundRich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:47 pm Still milking it.
Feels a bit odd the club are making money off of the Somme. Only scanned the article so maybe they are donating the profits to a veterans charity?
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
To help cover the £4 million the owners put in a yearRich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:47 pm Still milking it.
Feels a bit odd the club are making money off of the Somme. Only scanned the article so maybe they are donating the profits to a veterans charity?
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
Using the war dead to help the bottom line? Okaylesburyos wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:14 pmTo help cover the £4 million the owners put in a yearRich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:47 pm Still milking it.
Feels a bit odd the club are making money off of the Somme. Only scanned the article so maybe they are donating the profits to a veterans charity?
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
If they played in kits like that then they wouldn’t be able to raise additional revenue by selling them as “one offs”.
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
It seems very much as if this is not a charitable endeavour, based on the responses I’ve seen online
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
Why would it be charitable endeavour, it was Clapton Orient who signed up to fight & not some associated charity
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
Don’t the club run a trip to the Somme every year?Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:34 pmUsing the war dead to help the bottom line? Okaylesburyos wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:14 pmTo help cover the £4 million the owners put in a yearRich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:47 pm Still milking it.
Feels a bit odd the club are making money off of the Somme. Only scanned the article so maybe they are donating the profits to a veterans charity?
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
It is a nice shirt and so dignified , great they have large sizes but very expensive. I can well afford one but I cannot justify paying out that kind of money in my own mind. If it was say £40 it would be a reasonable deal.
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
But then the investors would be £35,000 down. That’s a lot of money, even to multi millionaires.
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
Think how much the Johnny come latelies would offer for it when we win the Premier League & Hollywood tells the story of our glorious tragic pastYanzi Gravy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:47 pm It is a nice shirt and so dignified , great they have large sizes but very expensive. I can well afford one but I cannot justify paying out that kind of money in my own mind. If it was say £40 it would be a reasonable deal.
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
You are right, good idea, I forgot about the glory seekers, I’m putting an order in when I get home.Rubex Kube wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:02 pmThink how much the Johnny come latelies would offer for it when we win the Premier League & Hollywood tells the story of our glorious tragic pastYanzi Gravy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:47 pm It is a nice shirt and so dignified , great they have large sizes but very expensive. I can well afford one but I cannot justify paying out that kind of money in my own mind. If it was say £40 it would be a reasonable deal.
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
You really are obsessed by the investors.Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:58 pm But then the investors would be £35,000 down. That’s a lot of money, even to multi millionaires.
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
I concur.
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Re: New One off Somme Kits
I also concur.Max B Gold wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:32 pmI concur.
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