Originally Posted by
EatYerGreens
But you're saying there is a factory that is solely dedicated to making West Ham kits. I'd bet my house that that is nonesense. In reality such facilities would be dedicated to a single manufacturer (i.e. Umbro, Addidas), but be making kits of multiple clubs for them, in response to demand. The idea that there is a single special dedicated factory that exists day-in day-out solely for West Ham kit - or indeed any other club (with the possibel exception of a massive shirt seller like Real Madrid) is frankly silly.
Your Bangkok suit example is irrelevant. Large kit manufacturers go for scale in production, as that's what minimises costs. They also have rigid regulations around environment responsibility, working conditions, HR etc etc, all of which mitigate in favour of large plants and against the sort of small operations you're claiming are making this stuff.
Why this all matters is that it means that Irish clubs with Umbro are having to compete within these factories for usually long-scheduled production slots alongside lots of other cliubs. Many of whom will be deemed such important clients and big sellers that they get prioritised.
