Simple maths would explain that one.
Every other club (excluding Limerick 37 who personify the proverbial spanner in the works) has been around at least 2 seasons. A certain percentage of people won't buy jersies at all - 40%? Another percentage only buy them every few years - 20%? Another percentage buy them religiously when they come out - 30%, another percentage are sad enough to buy a kit a year, regardless of it being significantly changed (e.g. sponsor changes) - a generous estimate of 10%.
Most clubs therefore will have sold jersies to:
5% (the number of every-few-years people who'd buy it, if we're putting "few" at 4)
+15% (jersies come out every 2 years so about half of the supporting population in the "religious" category would have bought them)
+10% (the saddos every year)
whilst WYs will have:
20% (the every few years people - except they've only had 1 year)
+30%(the religious people who all bought it, because they've had 1 year)
+10%(the saddos)
As Dublin City showed, the best way to shift a few jersies is to set up a new club then fold soon after.
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