The bloke that runs that is a QPR fan that drinks in my local. Had a lot of banter with him over the years. He says they are not allowed to sell Brentford replica kits when I asked why he had none on display 2 or 3 years ago.
ahh yeah I did ask but can’t remember what he said, seemed a nice bloke before
Would never even go in there as they have QPR kits in the windows
Would only be possible if the sponsor agrees to this as for them it is more advertising.
Yeah I get that, but does it really make that much difference having another club shirt in Tesco. The sponsorhip benefit in the Prem is all about the TV. Hammers are also sponsored by a betting company, so it is possible.
I remember my dad bringing me one back from Anfield after the FA Cup game and it lasted 2 days before dying
He did well!!!I remember my dad bringing me one back from Anfield after the FA Cup game and it lasted 2 days before dying
As well as the ra ra kits in the window they have some ra ra mugs inside the shop. They're not for sale, they're the owners.
Opening for the Chelsea game, I think mate.
I would have thought it would be good to open on a non-match day first - iron out any wrinkles. Also I assume the old shop will close a day or two before to allow transfer of (albeit limited) stock.
I think it will only take 20 minutes to fill the back of Cliff's Jag with the 2 bobble hats, 12 mugs and 6 xxxxxl 2019 away shirts that remain in the old club shop.
I agree. I'd buy more replica shirts if they came without the betting sponsorship. Does anyone know if the womans shirts are a different cut, as they come without sponsorship I believe.
The women's shirt are a different cut .... & it's the junior shirt that show Utilita as sponsors
Different cut yes but still with the same sponsor as the men's shirts.
I would also be more inclined to buy a replica shirt if we had a non gambling sponsor. Mind you if I buy one this year it'll be the first time for 20 years so I am not exactly a regular customer. Would have liked a Utilita white shirt (ie last years) with the PL badges (ie this years) but alas. Given my interest in getting a PL shirt I will probably suck it up this year but I do hope they ban gambling sponsors in time for another nice kit next year.
Times move on. We didn’t mind ads for ciggies and booze in tv and print not that long ago. I expect this sort of trend to continue.
I do totally understand this POV and it’s one I would probably usually share, but, how do you square that with where the money came from for the current squad and the new stadium? Appreciate it’s not “like for like” but it’s the same industry.
I guess the issue for the club is that shirts with no sponsor won’t age so quickly, therefore no rush for people to replace them.
Not at all though I hope your friend washed their hands thoroughly as we wouldn’t want to catch anything from handling such an item
Quite true but while we are in the Premier League, Matthew Benham won’t have to put in a single penny.
True, but plenty has gone in before promotion - https://griffinpark.org/index.php?t...tthew-benham-put-into-the-club-so-far.122744/
I suppose the simplest way to square it is that there is a real possibility that they’re going to ban gambling sponsorship, but nobody is looking at banning owners that got their wealth through the gambling industry. It’s the same industry, but it’s not like for like - as you say.
Ha, I done the same thing. The poor bloke had just thrown some bratty school kids out of his shop and was a bit stressed as he started to put my items into a qpr carrier bag.
My answer would have been yes it does matter and as you have asked whether it does or does not why did you put the badge on there in the first place?
Nanny58 is handcrafting it. Castle one, of course. It’s gonna look great from the M4 flyover, all lit up with added disco lights.
For me its not the fact its a gambling company, I just dont want to walk around with an advert on my chest. I would happily walk around tiwht the white shirt on holiday as a tshirt, not gonna do that with Hollywood Bets or Vodafone or Carlsberg on my chest
The training tops might be best for you? . The blue one or the turquoise one is nice
Yes but we dont play in blue or turquise! I have the blue anniversary shirt, but dont wear it to matches cos thats not our colours!
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