Cos we’re worth it….

Still think the price of football shirts are way over the top.


Article from January this year.

Football shirts have never been as popular as they are now, as they have become a multi-billion pound industry. Kits suppliers are falling over themselves to grab the contracts with the world’s biggest clubs to make their shirts. It is no surprise when you see look at clubs such as Manchester United, who sell nearly two million shirts every year and rake in around £120million in sales alone.

Even old football shirts are now worth a pretty packet, with the one you forgot about at the bottom of your wardrobe now being worth a few quid on an auction website. There are now a few websites around that specialise in selling vintage shirts and there are more sellers of football jerseys than ever on such platforms like eBay and Gumtree.

With the 2020/21 campaign about to dawn on us, so too does the customary home, away and third jersey for the season. And as always, they come at a cost that is inflated way above the actual production. The Mirror stated in an article in 2019 that Nike jerseys cost around just £3 to produce in factories in the Far East, where workers earn as little as 75p an hour. There is also an argument that clubs make very little from the selling of their shirts, with a sport merchandising expert suggesting clubs make around £3 once manufacturers, shops and the government take their cut.

https://footballpink.net/getting-shirty-footballs-biggest-rip-off/
 
Huge fan of Jacob's journalism and his tactical analysis but this is a highly selective piece with tabloidesque headlines.

So some other interpretations and some alternative headlines drawn from the same data...

AFC Bournemouth seek to balance income streams following relegation from the Premier League and the impact of the covid pandemic but still hold prices at previous levels.​
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With the second smallest ground in the top two divisions Bournemouth have to find a viable business model to meet FFP requirements, some degree of sustainabilty... and remain fair to fans.​
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One of three quarters of clubs to resist increasing season ticket prices.​
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One of just over half of clubs to resist increasing match ticket prices.​
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Most expensive STs still below PL average.​
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Replica shirts just over a fiver above average.​

The joy of statistics...
 
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Huge fan of Jacob's journalism and his tactical analysis but this is a highly selective piece with tabloidesque headlines.

So some other interpretations and some alternative headlines drawn from the same data...

AFC Bournemouth seek to balance income streams following relegation from the Premier League and the impact of the covid pandemic but still hold prices at previous levels.​
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With the second smallest ground in the top two divisions Bournemouth have to find a viable business model to meet FFP requirements, some degree of sustainabilty... and remain fair to fans.​
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Those 5 last words so important​
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One of three quarters of clubs to resist increasing season ticket prices.​
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One of just over half of clubs to resist increasing match ticket prices.​
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Starting as one of the most expensive clubs in professional English football. Even with other clubs increasing this hasn't changed.​
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Most expensive STs still below PL average.​
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According to this only Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham and Chelsea are more expensive
Premier League Season Ticket Prices 2020/21 Comparison (theukrules.co.uk)

The average most expensive ticket is under £720
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Replica shirts just over a fiver above average.​
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Or 10% more expensive with only one Championship club charging more

The joy of statistics...
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Indeed
 
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Simply comparing highest and lowest list prices doesn’t tell you much.

A more meaningful comparison would be of the median price paid for season tickets and single tickets respectively, taking account of concessions as well as full price tickets. So far as I know, that level of detail isn’t available.
 
Sorry Roger said:
Simply comparing highest and lowest list prices doesn’t tell you much.

A more meaningful comparison would be of the median price paid for season tickets and single tickets respectively, taking account of concessions as well as full price tickets. So far as I know, that level of detail isn’t available.
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That's a fair point and I don't think it's easily available.

If it helps for comparison our cheapest ticket is more than the average most expensive ticket in the Premier League if you take out the London and Manchester clubs.

In the Championship only 6 teams have tickets more expensive than our cheapest tickets.

To make matters worse the £550 cheapest ticket isn't actually available to buy so really you're paying the £32 a game price so £736 which makes it higher than the average most expensive Premier League season tickets and higher than all bar one of the most expensive Championship season tickets.

From that you can deduce that our median would be significantly higher than the vast majority of English professional football clubs.
 
Seen the price of the Fulham tickets? I’m v.happy as my season ticket as a concession means about £15 per game almost opposite the tunnel!
 
RobTrent said:
Nice to see people trying to justify this when they probably wouldn’t accept it from another club.
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I think this might be me Rob! I am Liz Finney and I claim my own £5 :grinning:

Seriously though my point was with the journalism and the red-top spin, particularly in the headline, rather than the issue itself. I think @Sorry Roger makes the point better than I have - I have no doubt that in broad terms we lie at the more expensive end of the scale but I have an aversion to nuance and detail being buried in simplistic spin, banner headlines and cute use of stats.

Jacob is an outstanding young journalist and we're very lucky to have him and his tactical insight on our games, I just feel that running with this research verbatim is a little uncharacteristic.
 
In All Departments said:
I think this might be me Rob! I am Liz Finney and I claim my own £5 :grinning:

Seriously though my point was with the journalism and the red-top spin, particularly in the headline, rather than the issue itself. I think @Sorry Roger makes the point better than I have - I have no doubt that in broad terms we lie at the more expensive end of the scale but I have an aversion to nuance and detail being buried in simplistic spin, banner headlines and cute use of stats.

Jacob is an outstanding young journalist and we're very lucky to have him and his tactical insight on our games, I just feel that running with this research verbatim is a little uncharacteristic.
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Wasn't just you, but thank you for your fair reply.
 
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