But what for??

What do we need the £40k the shirts will make?

If AP come out and said profit from the shirts will cover our "new extra" SMC costs for pics at the ground then fair play

Anything that's non player wages costs.

£57 well spent eh

it's called making money, every business tries to do it, unless you're Hudge and Crossland.

What he said. Any business that fails to make money fails.

yep

Its another way for me to contribute, can't get to every home game so will support the club financially through merchandise

next they'll be bringing out a one -off derby shirt!!........oh hang on a minute

Stop moaning about something that won't affect you then.


Give over. Do you really think so little of your fellow fans?

commercial business in maximising opportunity shock!

do people think Hull FC is a charity or something? at least AP has INVESTED money, so he has every right to try and maximise the commercial gains. IMHO

People want AP to sign the best players yet moan when he tries to make some money



If you don't agree with it don't buy it.

Amazing isn't it, people will attend a testemonial event for a player who has earned over 60K a season for a long time, yet they begrudge spending £57 on a shirt, which probably equates to £20 profit that pays said players wages etc.

what i am saying is that no matter how many or how good the shirts are, they will be sold in vast numbers at excessive cost to fans.. and thats a fact.... hence why they try to shift 3!!!! shirts in one season.......
totally unneaded IMO... and to charge over £40 a throw is bordering on an insult.....
so lets put it in context...... season pass £230, home shirt £45, away shirt £45, "magic" shirt £45... total : £320......
and lets be honest, fc have afew donuts who will buy all 3 shirts.....

.... as if the sales of these shirts goes to player recruitment.....get real.... were at full salary cap pretty much anyways....so no matter how many we sell, the cash wont be going on wages will it??

It might not go directly but it all goes towards the club. A club that is a business. Now if you want bucket collections like we did for Bradford, or want a foreign knight in shinning armour like Salford or simply want us to merge again with another bankrupt club then stick to your stance. That is the stark reality of sport in today's world.

Nobody complains when they release yet more T shirts, shorts, fridge magnets, packets of over priced but branded sweets. This shirt is simply another item that you can choose to purchase or not.

I have bought one, but that's a relief to me as I don't like our kits this year. Personal choice.

4 shirts as there will be a charity one for a random game and you could even include Yeamo's shirt and call it 5 at a push.



Maybe they do give a shi%, maybe there has been a lower then expected uptake on the purchase of shirts this season, i know myself and a fair few others are not inspired by the home or away shirts this year but like the look of the magic one and have or will purchase one because of that.
However as K-Diddy above points out, you don't need to purchase one.

The club has to at least break even, all wasy of raising revenue have to be considered. If you don't want one don't buy it, all the club are doing is giving you another product.

Sold 450 now.

Quite

Wire manage a T/O of over £6mill pa, and that on crowds smaller than ours

Lee Jenks has actually tried to get a one off shirt for the Magic Weekend ever since the concept was brought in, its only now that the RFL have approved!

Great idea, I might have gone for it if I didn't have the home shirt (which I quite like). I buy a shirt every 3/4 years depending on styles. The irregular hoops I have and now a V style, they will become retro eventually and people who buy this will have a cool Hull shirt for the future.

I don't see a problem? It would only be unfair on fans if this replaced the home kit for the season, which it isn't. This is a one off momento, buy or don't buy, it's really that simple!

As I said, you really do have a low opinion of your fellow fans. You seem to think they're all mugs incapable of making an informed decision for themselves.

You realise that there are costs associated with signing players that don't count on the cap? Or that the club has other costs - training facilities for one - that don't count on the cap? In your world we should stop trying to make money once we hit the cap limit?

Deary me.

As i say Wire can turn over £6mill without shirt overload