Either way the impact is shocking on all sorts of levels and this RTE piece is probably tip of the iceberg. https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/1108/12...fashion-chile/
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Either way the impact is shocking on all sorts of levels and this RTE piece is probably tip of the iceberg. https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/1108/12...fashion-chile/
Especially when you consider that, whilst 'ordinary' clothes often involve a mixture and range of natural and man-made material, football shirts are pretty much entirely synthetic these days. Mostly made out of polyester, which doesn't decompose naturally, is resistant to sunlight degradation, & takes about 200 years to break down. So those 3 football shirts a year being pumped out by clubs will have a combined lifespan of 600yrs. They're just chemicals in textile form.Quote:
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A cotton t-shirt or a pair of jeans will biodegrade naturally (even though they will have been treated with chemicals at some point). A synthetic football shirt will out-live even your great-great-great-great-grandchildren.
The Terrifying Effects of Polyester on the Environment and Our Health (blueandgreentomorrow.com)
It quite clearly was to be fair.Quote:
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Nice kit from Dundalk anyway.
https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2022/...5-bohs-marley/
what’s the fascination with Bob Marley in Dalymount. Not a fan of gimmick jerseys. It should sell well though.
You asked a question and answered it yourself there.Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Strange that they released the exact same jersey as 3 years ago. Would’ve thought once they got the image rights they’d go with a new design also. I’m not sure many that bought the original one with the fist icon on it will buy the same jersey again with the only difference being the Bob Marley image replacing the other one
Wouldn’t be into it all. Don’t get what Bob Marley has to do with Bohemians football club. I like Bob Marley but don’t see the connection. If it was Luke Kelly I could understand it a bit more.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
He played a gig in Dalymount once so they're celebrating their history.
I agree it is over the top a bit, but there is a connection there.
https://comeheretome.com/2011/11/08/...mond-park/amp/
I wonder how the members of Mungo Jerry would look on a shirt.
It'll make them money and unprecedented jersey sales for a LOI club.
I can be very critical at times of Bohs desperate “look at us” type antics - playing to the crowd l and they have massivley over cooked it recently.
Have to give credit for this though, there is a genuine if small connection there that feeds into a good narrative for the jersey and is already getting serious attention so in turn will sell numbers never seen before in the league.
So fair play to them.
Irish football team Bohemians share new Bob Marley-themed kit (nme.com)
This article mentions the gig in Dalymount in 1980.
Thank god with didn't lose the final to them. Imagine how bad it would've gotten.
He who laughs last and all that. At least now some of the 'marketing worth' of the gimmick might see some tangible return now.
Unfortunately the sponsor doesn't work nearly as well this time - Des Kelly interiors.
The original release a few years back had Mr Green as the sponsor, which was just perfect. It should still sell well but it's a major pity they've changed sponsor in the meantime.
Do the bohs committee not believe bobs wife? #metoo
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Originally Posted by Lim till i die
To be fair, it is the same club that was paying Ismahil Akinade for 3 years.....
Fair play to Bohs on this one. They could've walked away with their tail between their legs after the Marley shirt farce a couple of years back, but instead they hung in there and found a way to make it happen. People will mock them, but this is a the kind of drive and ambition we almost never see in Irish football (even if it is 'only' for a shirt).
They will sell bucket loads of this shirt. An Ajax third shirt with much less overt Marley links (i.e. just the rasta colours and images of 'three little birds' on the collar) has been selling like hot cakes and is almost impossible to get in adult sizes (Ajax 3rd (European) kit 2021-2022 | Official Ajax Fanshop ).
They should go the whole hog now and have a full range of training gear etc in the colours, as Ajax did. This will all sell more than even the famous Dublin City jerseys :D
Not specific to Bohs, how much profit would a club make on a €60 jersey?
Would presumably differ by manufacturer and deal. But I'd surprised if they saw more than 15-20%. Could even be as low as 10% at a guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bucket
The real profit margin is of course made by whoever sells them. Presumably up to 50% of sale price goes to the retailer ?
I think UCD used to buy them in for E50 a pop - and that's a few years ago now, so add another 5/10 quid today maybe? It's mad how expensive they are.
Then the ones you don't sell are kickers. If you buy, say, 50 @ E50 and sell 40 @ E60, then you're down a hundred quid even though you've sold 80% of what you bought
I bought one of them for peanuts in Carrolls after the club had gone bust. The collector in me is still pleased. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Metallica attended a Dundalk game in the 80's while touring Ireland, Jeff Buckley too, Rod Steward called uo to Oriel and had his photo taken outside the ground during the 2016 EL campaign, there are a good few famous passed by the place and legends that played on the pitch. Maybe we should dabble with images on jerseys too......
Can very significantly and so can the terms of the deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bucket
O’Neills in the past have had deals structured so that the club only get any profit on jerseys upto a set number after which it all goes to O’Neills, I don’t think this is the case any more.
Any tops bought directly through O’Neills will return a signifcantly smaller profit % to the club than any purchased through the club - this applies to both online and in store.
There could be some difference in Bohs arrangement as I believe there is some sort of charitable aspect to it?
I want "the fella in the green and white shirt" fella on our third kit this season.
In regards to the bohs bob Marley shirt, what % of the profits from any shirts sold will go to the Marley estate?
My guess would be substantial, given their history of protecting the image rights of Marley with enormous zeal.
Would expect so too. But I'd also expect the uplift in sales that results to still make it worthwhile for Bohs. A small percentage of a very big pie is very likely to be better than a bigger cut of a much smaller pie.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
The PR they're getting off it alone is worth it anyway IMO.
The Marley family seem to be making more of the these type of deals. There is a Bob Marley coffee brand now id imagine there are other products out there with his name on them.
Are there any Bohs fans about to remind us of the value involved again?Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Yeah. They did a weird branding deal with Xerox to create a range of Bob Marley computer printers as well. Though apparently the whole thing went down badly, as they kept jammin'.Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
New rovers jersey: https://twitter.com/shamrockrovers/s...053069313?s=21
Will be a big hit with the Brits due to the 6 poppies on the chest ;)
https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/...otbeunseen.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
New Harps home jersey. Have to say I like it, massive improvement on last years yoke
https://twitter.com/finnharpsfc/stat...011815941?s=21
Well worth the long wait. Beauty of a jersey, bespoke too, so won't see some random conference side in the same template.
New harps shirt is nice. The Rovers one isnt badapart from the sponsors logo.
New Shels away is out, I'm in two minds about it not as nice as last seasons navy but it has all of last season ticket holder names subtly printed on it which is a cool touch
https://shelbournefc.ie/shels-thank-...2022-away-kit/
Nice touch and great idea from ShelsQuote:
Originally Posted by total hoofball
Big fan of the Harps top,not a stock Joma effort which is good…
Love ours. Shame about the sponsor. Regardless of the industry involved it's just an ugly logo that ruins one of our best looking jerseys in years.
Harps is fantastic and that's a class touch from Shels. Fair play.
Between this and the wood in Clare, Shels are waaaaaay better than Bohs at being Bohs.Quote:
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Originally Posted by total hoofball
Brilliant idea tbf and will probably result in a good few extra sales, who wouldn't want a their own clubs jersey with their name built into it...either for yourself or your kids.