www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/471 ... Ow96nea-So As near as possible to As You Were, TR keeping his cards close to his chest.

www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/471 ... Ow96nea-So As near as possible to As You Were, TR keeping his cards close to his chest.

Just need tops to put them on and away we go.

Hughseys has bought the players

Tony has trained the players

Gus has...........

lost the shirts

lost the plot

....a pessamist would think that's because they are using exactly the same kit as last year, but I am sure that's not the case. Surely the guys would have been issued with new kit for training etc......wouldn't they?

Interesting given the preseason last year when all sorts of odds and ends made up the kit that was issued

Any chance of staying on topic here folks? There's already a mega-thread about the shirts.

I'd be inclined to agree.

I'm a little surprised Lee's shirt number is quite so 'high'. Doubt it means much

Agreed, he's surely in the first choice matchday 17 so switching him with Grady would have made sense.

"For me it's more about what's inside the shirt, rather than reading too much into the number on the shirt." says TR.

I suspect he's being deliberately obscure, though he does say "too much" when he could have said "anything".

....still reckon they're last years shirts.

1-17 won't be his starting 17. I reckon he's just making sure we know that.

Reminds me in a way of Wigan's 2011 shirt numbers, 1-13 were the starting lineup from the Grand Final, as a reward, the likes of Hoffman & Finch were 16 & 17, even though they were starting most weeks.

It doesn't matter what number you have on your back, just how you perform in the shirt.

They have kept the same numbers because they are using last year's shirts.

(It's a Gus saving.)

It's a wise move.

Change the kit every year, fewer and fewer people buy them as they become so devalued and unidentifiable creating a situation where wearing old random kits doesn't look out of place - further devaluing the newest release.

Interesting theory, but not one that any successful club has bought into.

Truth is, if they came up with a half decent, good quality shirt instead of the current old tat they are pedalling, then people would likely ditch their older version and support the club by buying the new editions. Last seasons shirt was an all time low for me and I am quite happy not to bother with a shirt at all until they come up with something a whole lot better. For the record, I bought 6 (home & away) shirts for myself and family last year and never put one on my back because it was such a load of crap. I am just amazed that the club seem happy to ignore what could be a decent revenue stream, if only they were prepared to put the effort in.

Before anyone complains......I know this thread is about squad numbers.

Really,

Apart from the shambles that is RL - union and cricket i dunno about as I watch proper sports - few clubs change both their kits annually.

Football home one year away the next.
Major US sports hardly ever at all.

I received 2 shirts for introducing new ST holders. I gave both away brand new. Utter rubbish quality,

That would explain why TR has stuck to the same squad numbers this year, would it?

It seems to be creeping into the NFL

www.detroitlions.com/news/lions- ... 02d3545172

www.detroitlions.com/news/lions- ... 02d3545172

Great, let`s introduce the same rule over here........with the heap of crap that is our current atire Broncos won`t sell any shirts over a 5 year period. A master stroke, onwards and upwards......the other clubs will be oh so jealous

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Should rarely if ever change.
Names and numbers on the back drive new sales.

I didn't buy a shirt in the club shop last season as it was obvious it was an inferior quality. I did, however, buy the hoodie jacket and that has been great. Worn very regularly and still going strong. It doesn't attract much interest locally, but on a visit to the US the Broncos badge was a curiosity to border control both entering and leaving the country. Also attracted many questions in between.

you'll have Gus reaching for his Atlas if you're not careful