prices of jerseys

**Ringo** · 02/02/2004, 10:11 AM

folllowed this link on the Bohs website, thought it was interesting. beats champion sports.

http://www.sportshop4you.biz/replica...s_national.htm

Replica Soccer Jersey. Ireland Home IR001B �33.64 EUR

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Handling �6.73 EUR

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Total �40.37 EUR

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**Peadar** · 02/02/2004, 10:49 AM

For any of you living in London, last week Lillywhites in Picadilly Circus had Ireland shirts for �25 (home) and �30 (away - new design). They also had Munster rugby shirts for �30.

**Ringo** · 02/02/2004, 12:05 PM

were they real?

**Peadar** · 02/02/2004, 12:47 PM

Originally posted by Ringo
were they real?

Lillywhites are a reputable store.
The shirts were very real.
You can get almost every Premiership club shirt for �30.
They're big into rugby so you can get all sorts of shirt.

**Ringo** · 02/02/2004, 12:58 PM

are they online?

**Peadar** · 02/02/2004, 1:27 PM

Originally posted by Ringo
are they online?

Don't think so but I'm sure you can manage to use a search engine yourself

Lillywhites sports store,
Piccadilly Circus,
London.

brine2 · 02/02/2004, 8:37 PM

I'd only buy an Ireland jersey if they sold them without the sponsor. We're probably the only country in Europe who puts a sponsors logo on the national replica shirts.

**republic** · 03/02/2004, 1:25 PM

Originally posted by brine2
I'd only buy an Ireland jersey if they sold them without the sponsor. We're probably the only country in Europe who puts a sponsors logo on the national replica shirts.

Excellent point. This is something which has bothered me for quite a while. National teams are not permitted by FIFA to wear shirts with sponsors logos. Yet the FAI have, since 1986, permitted replica shirts be sold to fans with a sponsors logo. Worse still, it is simply not possible to buy a shirt *without* a sponsors logo.

It would be true to say that the shirts sold are not, in fact, 'replicas' as they are not the same as those worn by the Irish team.

As far as I know, we are the only country who sell such shirts. I would argue that this cheapens and demeans the national team jersey.

Is there anything we can do to stop this or at least enable fans to buy a genuine replica shirt??

**Declan_Michael** · 03/02/2004, 1:32 PM

Originally posted by brine2
I'd only buy an Ireland jersey if they sold them without the sponsor. We're probably the only country in Europe who puts a sponsors logo on the national replica shirts.

And I've never even been tempted to buy a car or make a phone call

**max power** · 03/02/2004, 2:06 PM

yeah, i'm off out now to purchase an opel

**Macy** · 03/02/2004, 2:15 PM

Originally posted by republic
It would be true to say that the shirts sold are not, in fact, 'replicas' as they are not the same as those worn by the Irish team.

No, it wouldn't be true actually.... No sponsorship on the front for competitive games, but it is allowed for friendlies. And don't be under the misrepresentation that FIFA do this for anything other than their own commercial reasons...

Originally posted by republic
Is there anything we can do to stop this or at least enable fans to buy a genuine replica shirt??

Excellent idea, lets reduce one of Irish Football's major revenue streams to appease fans that are quite happy to walk around with club jersey's that have sponsor's logo's on them....

**Peadar** · 03/02/2004, 2:16 PM

Originally posted by max power
i'm off out now to purchase an opel

I thought we agreed your next car will be a Nissan?

I suppose one could contact Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs with regard to Ireland shirts being sold as replicas.

**max power** · 03/02/2004, 2:21 PM

nissan, na. at least opel is a german make ( even if it is owned by GM )

**Peadar** · 03/02/2004, 2:22 PM

Originally posted by Macy
it is allowed for friendlies.

I've never seen eircom on the shirts during any friendly game.
With regard to reducing the revenue stream, surely if every other football association can strike a deal without requiring the sponsors logo to be on the front of all "replica" shirts, the mighty FAI can do that also?
The big orange ball in the eircom logo looks stupid.

**republic** · 03/02/2004, 3:19 PM

Originally posted by Macy
No, it wouldn't be true actually.... No sponsorship on the front for competitive games, but it is allowed for friendlies. And don't be under the misrepresentation that FIFA do this for anything other than their own commercial reasons...

Excellent idea, lets reduce one of Irish Football's major revenue streams to appease fans that are quite happy to walk around with club jersey's that have sponsor's logo's on them....

A shirt with the sponsors logo has never been worn by a Republic of Ireland team in an 'official' friendly. However I do recall a number of instances when such shirts were worn - such as a couple of testimonials.

As regards "Irish Football's major revenue streams", all other countries in Europe can quite happily exist without recourse to defacing their national team shirt with advertisements. Many countries carry advertising on tracksuits and training apparel. Additional official sponsor space can be devoted in match programmes and on stadium advertising. All other countries satisfy sponsors requirements without altering the national team shirt. Why do only the FAI agree to deface the national team shirt?

There is a difference between club and national team shirts.

**Peterc** · 04/02/2004, 11:30 AM

I would rather wear an Irish jersey without "Eircom" all over it or any other sponsor for that matter. I wish the FAI would do something about it, at least give supprters the choice.

England as sponsored by Nationwide but do not have it on their shirts or Scotland with Safeways