FAI online shop - just like the organisation - DISGRACE!

[Junior]

I don't see why they changed it at all, was I one of the few who thought the old one before this one was excellent? It looked far superior anyway imo.

not one of the few....................the ONLY one

[onenilgameover]

Lads, at the last game I met a guy and his pals who all had the home long sleeve jersey's on, without the eircom logo. I asked them where they got them and they said the Umbro factory in Dublin. Anyone have any contacts or numbers for this factory?? Anyone know where it is?? I didn't know there was one in Ireland, let alone Dublin.

Thats interesting I didn't know there was one either......it sounds a bit suspect. You can get yourself cheap fake Ireland umbro gear on eaby comin from the East but the quality is crap or generally tends to be after a few washes. Would be interested in that address if there was a factory alright. I have only one recent Ireland Jersey without the Eircom crap on it and thats player issue and they nearly always have numbers and details on. Its rare to see an Ireland jersey with nothin on it!

[cullenswood]

As per the phonebook it seems there is one in Dublin 24

(http://159.134.203.172/search_bus.as...e=Eircom&ss=hp)

[onenilgameover]

Was just onto them there...They say they can only sell to retailers or teams. I'd say if you were a team you could get whatever wanted done. ie your own specifications...Maybe some of the lads ye met knew someone in there or worked there themselves.

[Ash]

Have to say i haven't used the word 'gammy' in a sentence in years !!

Class word and will endevour to use it as often as possible from here on in!! Serious blast from the past there!!

apologies for the off topic post but I felt the word 'gammy' deserved it!

I just couldnt think of a more suitable word that summed up my
feelings on the matter

[Ringo]

The FAI shop is run by Blarney Woolen Mills, hardly a great retailer. The range is crap & the prices OTT.

[soccerc]

The FAI shop is run by Blarney Woolen Mills, hardly a great retailer. The range is crap & the prices OTT.

Ringo

the FAI online store is not run by Blarney Woolen Mills but by the FAI themselves using a third party fulfilment company -I'd expect this to change..

They had a grea t range of merchandising ready for market but a problem with Umbro put paid to that.

[madjack]

Ringo

the FAI online store is not run by Blarney Woolen Mills but by the FAI themselves using a third party fulfilment company -I'd expect this to change..

They had a grea t range of merchandising ready for market but a problem with Umbro put paid to that.

HA! dont mention the war! I have had some dealings with Umbro's Irish distributors. What is it with them? Flaky is not the word. The FAI really know how to pick 'em. They couldn't supply me 30 Ireland shirts 2 weeks after their release date!

[4tothefloor]

Was just onto them there...They say they can only sell to retailers or teams.

Say if 20 of us on here wanted the new away jersey without the Eircom logo, could we put our money together and put in an order for say 20 long sleeve jerseys, of various sizes? You could make up a club name, or get them put down in the name of a junior club that one of us is involved in. I presume that you'd get the jersey's at below the retail price as well, seeing that it is for a club. I can't see how it wouldn't work to be honest. I've often seen Nightowls or inter-firm teams playing in the kits of clubs or countries, so it wouldn't be an unusual request. If it worked, you'd be getting the jersey without the ****ty logo, plus at a discount as well.

[Metrostars]

Sorry to dig this one up from the grave, but is it just me or can anyone else not find the FAI online shop? This link also doesnt work. Maybe they closed down for the winter

[pete]

I think the online shop is closed due to lack of stock i.e. nothing to sell.

[AidoM]

As per the phonebook it seems there is one in Dublin 24

(http://159.134.203.172/search_bus.as...e=Eircom&ss=hp)

Their address per phone book is A6 Parkway Business Centre, Dublin 24.

Phone no (for those internationally based) 00 353 1 4509194

Email: sales@toplion.com

[brine3]

i used to work for an online merchandising fullfillment company five years ago. i got on to the FAI, asking them if they wanted us to do their online shop (we had a large client base and high quality shop, with zoomable and rotateable images of the products), but they said they already had struck a deal for an online shop. it took two years after that untill their shop came online, and it was really bad. a real cowboy job. they could have had a proper shop five years ago, yet now it's 2006 and they are still arseing about. it's a shame, because they have a lot of online selling potential, what with the large diaspora following the team.

[Dan K]

Say if 20 of us on here wanted the new away jersey without the Eircom logo, could we put our money together and put in an order for say 20 long sleeve jerseys, of various sizes? You could make up a club name, or get them put down in the name of a junior club that one of us is involved in. I presume that you'd get the jersey's at below the retail price as well, seeing that it is for a club. I can't see how it wouldn't work to be honest. I've often seen Nightowls or inter-firm teams playing in the kits of clubs or countries, so it wouldn't be an unusual request. If it worked, you'd be getting the jersey without the ****ty logo, plus at a discount as well.

We could do it now for the new home shirt, if enough people were interested...

[Ash]

I emailed them yesterday about ordering a batch of sponsorless shirts
so Im just waiting on a response

[brine3]

nice one, let us know

[Ash]

THis is the email I got back from Umbro regarding ordering jerseys
without the gammy eircom Logo

Hello Ashley,
The New Ireland Jersey Goes on sale 15th of March and all
will be pre printed before they go on sale unfortunately.

Adrian Forkan,
Umbro Ireland.

[Kingdom]

THis is the email I got back from Umbro regarding ordering jerseys
without the gammy eircom Logo

Thats a forkan unreal reply you got Ash.

[brine3]

Subside sports do a very nice fake retro Ireland shirt with the 1990 era logo.

I'm thinking of getting one.

Here's the link:
http://www.subsidesports.com/uk/stor...list.jsp?id=33,

[oconghc2]

they were selling them jerseys in Burton i think in jervis centre.
i got the 70s one with the collar on it. They were also selling one like the euro 88 one with the kind of air holes in it!