the delay of the shirt manufacturer

[kuznetsov 0]

No, a few years back. Rangers will sell as many strip as Celtic in the UK - no doubt about it.

 

god knows where you seen that, must have been a rangers forum or something, sadly there is a doubt about it.

 

Arsenal and Chelsea, in that order, follow on the heels of United, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Liverpool in shirt sales, meaning the Premier League has more teams (four) in the top 10 “shirts sales league” than any other country.

Italy is the next best-performing league with three Serie A clubs: Milan, Inter and Juventus.

 

Coincidentally, all the top 10 sellers are the same 10 clubs who currently constitute the “biggest”, richest clubs (by earnings) in the world, according to the latest survey by Deloitte.

 

Dr Rohlmann tells sportingintelligence: “The figures encompass the whole replica sales volume of shirts, ie home, away and the third or further editions in total, either sold by the clubs themselves or by other parties such as high street shops.”

 

Media reports have previously suggested top football clubs sell between six and seven million shirts a season globally – but as sportingintelligence has discovered by talking to manufacturers and clubs to corroborate Dr Rohlmann’s figures, the real numbers are much lower. A source close to one of the sportswear giants told sportingintelligence that a shirt sales figure in the 6-7m bracket for any one club is “totally wrong”.

 

However, the source said that top-selling clubs can sell that many items of relevant branded merchandise annually “if you included shorts, socks, scarves and so on”.

 

There are a number of reasons for the popularity of Premier League teams, including the coverage and popularity of the Premier League and the European successes enjoyed in recent seasons. All of the League’s ‘Big four’ have appeared in at least one Champions League final in the last five years.

 

Dr Rohlmann’s research focussed on the clubs within the major leagues of Europe but also looked at big clubs in small leagues to see how they fare. None of those clubs would, over an extended period of time, match the sales of the top 10 listed today.

 

The biggest clubs in Turkey, namely Galatasaray and Fenerbahce (both Adidas clubs) would sell numbers at the lower end of the 10 in good years but sales of official merchandise in some regions, including Turkey and especially Asia, tend to be damaged by cheaper counterfeit goods.

 

A “big” club like Ajax in a “small” league like the Dutch league might expect to sell 100,000 shirts and probably fewer in most seasons. Celtic (a Nike club) are believed to be the biggest sellers among Scotland’s clubs, with “good year” sales at the lower end of the top 10, ie: several hundred thousand per year, many of them overseas in North America, Canada and Australia.

 

no mention of rangers.

[Frankie 8,674]

Like I said this was a few years back -possibly 5 or 6. It may have been our audited accounts.

 

As for Rohlmann's research, IIRC he only tested Nike And Adidas which is why we're not mentioned. There is no doubt we'd sell as much strips as Celtic give or take a few thousand. Not sure why anyone would claim otherwise.

[kuznetsov 0]

Like I said this was a few years back -possibly 5 or 6. It may have been our audited accounts.

 

As for Rohlmann's research, IIRC he only tested Nike And Adidas which is why we're not mentioned. There is no doubt we'd sell as much strips as Celtic give or take a few thousand. Not sure why anyone would claim otherwise.

 

one of our best selling kits was when we introduced the 5 stars, around 03 i think, we only sold 120000 of them.

 

you think we are the bigger club frankie? maybe 20 years ago, not nowadays.

[Frankie 8,674]

one of our best selling kits was when we introduced the 5 stars, around 03 i think, we only sold 120000 of them.

 

you think we are the bigger club frankie? maybe 20 years ago, not nowadays.

 

Where did I say we were the bigger club? You may wish to extol the virtues of Celtic but I'm more than comfortable with knowing our retail sales will match theirs when it comes to strip sales.

 

Sure they may differ slightly from one year to the next (especially during CL years) but generally speaking the sales will be very similar. All commercial sponsorships over the years point to that very fact. If you think either club would settle for a lower figure just to share a brand then you're sorely mistaken.

 

Now, I'm all for a bit of realism but if you want to spunk over Celtic and criticise RFC at every turn then I suggest you join KDS.

[kuznetsov 0]

Where did I say we were the bigger club? You may wish to extol the virtues of Celtic but I'm more than comfortable with knowing our retail sales will match theirs when it comes to strip sales.

 

Sure they may differ slightly from one year to the next (especially during CL years) but generally speaking the sales will be very similar. All commercial sponsorships over the years point to that very fact. If you think either club would settle for a lower figure just to share a brand then you're sorely mistaken.

 

Now, I'm all for a bit of realism but if you want to spunk over Celtic and criticise RFC at every turn then I suggest you join KDS.

 

you wish you knew. fact is you are guessing.

 

you were doing so well too.

[Frankie 8,674]

I don't wish anything so I'll thank you to refrain from the arrogant claptrap. Like I say, the sponsorship deals of the last 30 years tells me all I need to know in terms of exposure and sales.

 

I suggest you heed my warning about your posting style.

[kuznetsov 0]

I don't wish anything so I'll thank you to refrain from the arrogant claptrap. Like I say, the sponsorship deals of the last 30 years tells me all I need to know in terms of exposure and sales.

 

I suggest you heed my warning about your posting style.

 

what warning and what posting style? is that a threat? seriously.

[Frankie 8,674]

what warning and what posting style? is that a threat? seriously.

 

I asked you to stop spunking over Celtic. You ignored this in favour of bizarrely suggesting I'm wishing something while ignoring my reasons for my opinion.

 

I'm not threatening anyone - simply suggesting you reconsider your arrogant approach to debate. I won't ask again.

[kuznetsov 0]

I asked you to stop spunking over Celtic. You ignored this in favour of bizarrely suggesting I'm wishing something while ignoring my reasons for my opinion.

 

I'm not threatening anyone - simply suggesting you reconsider your arrogant approach to debate. I won't ask again.

 

i wasnt, i was stating my opinion. it happens to differ from yours, differing opinions are what make forums work. i didnt ignore it either, i read it and found your reasons fair enough, but your reasons still do not make it a fact.

 

"I suggest you heed my warning about your posting style." that is a threat in any language.

 

enjoy the match frankie

[Frankie 8,674]

I know what makes forums work, thanks.

 

What else makes them work is people discussing all points during debates - not cherry picking what suits their opinion and ignoring solid reasons in favour of nonsense about people 'wishing' stuff was true. That's a bizarre claim given I've clarified why I think the way I do in this sense. Added to you putting words in my mouth about RFC being a bigger club, I find your attitude counter-productive to debate.

 

Neither was my suggestion a threat - merely some friendly administrative advice from my (and my team's) observation of your posting style.