Home Kit Out of Stock

[Paul Chuckle]

Didn't the new West Ham owners find 1000s of unsold shirts ordered in when they took over?

 

Surely its good marketing not making enough as it drums up even more interest and sales. Loos at the Nintendo Wii, they never made enough but they kept on selling as soon as the came in to stock

[Pedro]

So we didn't order enough for the start of the season or anticipate Xmas presents.

[Saint_clark]

My understanding is yes.

 

Including childs?

[HurleyBurley]

FFS!

 

I can't believe we sold out against Pompey - What idiot only ordered 32500 seats for SMS!!!

 

You do realise that the club selling out of shirts is a good news story don't you??? FOR GOD SAKE, if we win every game 4-0 this season they'll be people on here moaning that we don't win 5-0

 

It's not the clubs fault you couldn't get off your backside and get a shirt when they were released back in June!

[OldNick]

I think i may go and nick the 2 shirts i bought my daughters and put them on E-Bay. it would be interesting to see if i got a good profit

[niceandfriendly]

Criticizing the club for producing a shirt so popular that it sold out? :lol: FFS, this site just get's more bizarre by the minute.

[The Kraken]

Maybe the club are deciding to hold the shirts back to boost away shirts sales; the constant reference to "6 weeks" seems to suggest staff either don't know when new ones will arrive or are being instructed to give a date well in the future.

 

As I recall the sale of the away shirt was delayed, most likely as sales of the home shirt were going so well. I wouldn't be surprised to see a reverse of that initiative in order to boost away shirt sales.

[rick1976.4.38]

moan,moan,moan,when/if we get promoted there will be those on here who will find something to critisize sfc for.roll on saturday.god forbid we lose,this site will crash with moaners,lol

[The Kraken]

moan,moan,moan,when/if we get promoted there will be those on here who will find something to critisize sfc for.roll on saturday.god forbid we lose,this site will crash with moaners,lol

 

I can only thank God I'm on holiday from Friday; come Saturday afternoon this board will either be infested by the wrist-slitters telling everyone how right they were, or it will be full of those trying to discredit the Alpine brigade and get them to admit they were wrong. Either way it'll be utterly tedious.

[alpine_saint]

Criticizing the club for producing a shirt so popular that it sold out? :lol: FFS, this site just get's more bizarre by the minute.

 

Nope, we're criticizing the club for not producing enough of them.

[alpine_saint]

FFS!

 

I can't believe we sold out against Pompey - What idiot only ordered 32500 seats for SMS!!!

 

You do realise that the club selling out of shirts is a good news story don't you??? FOR GOD SAKE, if we win every game 4-0 this season they'll be people on here moaning that we don't win 5-0

 

It's not the clubs fault you couldn't get off your backside and get a shirt when they were released back in June!

 

Enough of the childish hysteria.

 

My backside doesnt come into it - they didnt produce enough.

[yorkie]

Everyone on here will be at the game...or down the pub watching on tv!

There will be a few on here - probably Pompey fans looking for a club!

I'll be back after the game to give my 5-p worth - good or bad result it will be nice to actually comment on something that really matters!

League Division 1

Early kick off

Southampton..cough Plymouth...splutter

WTF?

[alpine_saint]

Ohh ffs!!! Does it matter?

 

Just wait until new stock arrives. If you went to Dixons and something was out of stock for a week I doubt you would search online for a Dixons forum and start moaning.

 

Crap analogy - I could go to Comet.

[Village Saint]

I was a waiting for a fred on this rather than start myself, since apparently I am always moaning. But what the hell, hey-ho...

 

What cretinous baboon decided on order quantities for the new home kit shirt ? They really screwed that up, didnt they ?

 

My mom tried to get me one 3 weeks ago and was told "6 weeks", now someone else on here tried this weekend and was also told "6 weeks" which in my book makes it 9 weeks.

 

I reckon the reason the team hasnt played in it yet is because they havent got any to play in.....

 

 

 

Has he signed yet? Stock that is.

[Michelle]

I haven't worn mine yet. Who wants to buy it off me?

[The9]

I haven't worn mine yet. Who wants to buy it off me?

 

Is it signed ?

[Saint_clark]

Nope, we're criticizing the club for not producing enough of them.

 

Who is we?

[dubai_phil]

I was a waiting for a fred on this rather than start myself, since apparently I am always moaning. But what the hell, hey-ho...

 

What cretinous baboon decided on order quantities for the new home kit shirt ? They really screwed that up, didnt they ?

 

My mom tried to get me one 3 weeks ago and was told "6 weeks", now someone else on here tried this weekend and was also told "6 weeks" which in my book makes it 9 weeks.

 

I reckon the reason the team hasnt played in it yet is because they havent got any to play in.....

 

Not sure if this was answered but I haven't5 been near internet for weeks

 

I went to Mega Store last Friday

 

I bought the GF her first shirt - luckily she fitted into an extra small mens size

 

I asked the guy in the shop what had happened.

 

He said - they did not know the exact numbers BUT they had sold MORE Home shirst in 7 weeks than in the previous TWO years, Somewhere between 12 & 13,000. Umbro themselves were caught out by the totally unprecedented demand and had no fabric in stock. They were working tor esolve the situation as fast as possible, but we both agreed it was fantastic. Their belief was that the take up is as much about the fact that people are now wearing the shirts more often and that because they don't scream @FOOTBALL SHIRT@ more a statement of pride in the club, we are seeing many more of them.

 

I felt great walking up to the game on Saturday and seeing so many around me.

 

So the cretins were the 12/13,000 mean and evil people who decided to go buy the shirts before a few of the not in the country types could get somebody to the ground.

 

I'm smug - I got mine

[doggface]

Shame for those that want the sash that it has sold out.

 

Though I don't know any figures, have been told this shirt has broken all sales records.

 

Clearly the demand is much higher than expected & shows the sponsor free gesture to be an extremely good decision from cortese. The sash is timeless & I will buy another if they get discounted at the end of the season.

[Saint Garrett]

Even my old man's decided to get one...I think it's the first time he's ever bought an actual playing kit! Normally wear's Polo or Jumper etc...

 

It's great to see how many have been sold and I do think it's because it doesn't really look like a football shirt. It just looks like a normal polo shirt.

 

Going to be strange looking round the ground and seeing white rather than red though!

[alpine_saint]

Who is we?

 

Me and the others on the thread that agree, as you well know.

[Barry the Badger]

Whilst I do understand the point that the club obviously underestimated demand, I just can't relate to anybody getting so worked up about this.

 

I wanted to buy a shirt but didn't have the money when they were released. Looks like I missed the boat but I knew demand would be high and that they may even sell out, so to an extent I know I only have myself to blame really.

 

Getting upset with the club and calling someone a cretinous baboon over a lack of forsight is pretty funny when you have shown a complete lack of forsight yourself. It was pretty obvious that demand might exceed supply.

[alpine_saint]

Whilst I do understand the point that the club obviously underestimated demand, I just can't relate to anybody getting so worked up about this.

 

I wanted to buy a shirt but didn't have the money when they were released. Looks like I missed the boat but I knew demand would be high and that they may even sell out, so to an extent I know I only have myself to blame really.

 

Getting upset with the club over a lack of forsight is pretty funny when you have shown a complete lack of forsight yourself. It was pretty obvious that demand might exceed supply.

 

So obvious the club didnt order enough.

[sadoldgit]

In summary, the hone shirt has been an overwhelming success. Beyond the expectations even of the manufacturer.

 

All credit to the club for giving the fans something they have loved!

 

It is just me that thinks that the Saints should play in red and white stripes then?

[OldNick]

So obvious the club didnt order enough.

 

Alps, I don't know if you have read Phil's post but if you do you will understand why the club have been caught out.

It is fantastic news and I hope it may put an end to having shirt sponsors on the front.

[OldNick]

It is just me that thinks that the Saints should play in red and white stripes then?

 

Yep/

[IamLeGod]

FFS!

 

Everyone out!

[The9]

Who is we?

 

Me and Alpine at the very least makes "we" appropriate.

[alpine_saint]

Me and Alpine at the very least makes "we" appropriate.

 

Thankyou for that, he was trying to make out this was me alone, I think.

[alpine_saint]

Alps, I don't know if you have read Phil's post but if you do you will understand why the club have been caught out.

It is fantastic news and I hope it may put an end to having shirt sponsors on the front.

 

Fat chance, mate. Sadly.

 

Yes thje club has made a tidy sum from the shirt sales, but still probably less than a sponsorship deal.

[The9]

Alps, I don't know if you have read Phil's post but if you do you will understand why the club have been caught out.

It is fantastic news and I hope it may put an end to having shirt sponsors on the front.

 

The club has only been "caught out" because their estimates were too low. It seems they didn't have the confidence of their marketing.

 

And to say "the new shirt has sold more in 7 weeks than the last one did in TWO YEARS" is a tad misleading too, the vast majority of shirt sales happen in the first couple of months because it's such a short-life product that people know if they don't get it immediately it's already going out of date. An appropriate comparison is sales in the first 6 weeks - and even then with the rider that this is a unique kit and a was clearly, even as a simple polo-shirt, going to be a very popular design.

 

We probably didn't shift more than a few hundred home shirts between September 2009 and May 2010 with the exception of a few Christmas presents from unknowing parents. The issue is still that the club could an should have anticipated that the shirt would be this popular, for all the reasons I mentioned above and in a previous post (which are including, but not entirely limited to, the lack of sponsor).

 

Equally, if they're getting more of the dull black away kit in at £40 a chuck, they're idiots.

Edited 3 August, 2010 by The9

[The9]

It is just me that thinks that the Saints should play in red and white stripes then?

 

I can also vouch that you are not alone, docker-p has been very vociferous on here about Saints not having stripes.

[alpine_saint]

It is just me that thinks that the Saints should play in red and white stripes then?

 

I would be quite happy for this kit to stick around for a few years (I know it would be a comercial disaster to do so..)

 

It looks sh*t-hot with a decent pair of Bermudas or with jeans - it doesnt look like a beer-bellied football shirt staggering out of sh*t-hole bars in Faliraki, Malia or San Antonio, unlike the stripes.

[The9]

To be honest aside from the decrease in revenue, as someone who's already bought it, the only real problem I can see is a minor reduction in the number of times I can do the "oh no, someone's wearing the same outfit as me" joke in the pub, and that may not be a bad thing.

[Durleyfos]

Even my old man's decided to get one...I think it's the first time he's ever bought an actual playing kit! Normally wear's Polo or Jumper etc...

 

It's great to see how many have been sold and I do think it's because it doesn't really look like a football shirt. It just looks like a normal polo shirt.

 

Going to be strange looking round the ground and seeing white rather than red though!

 

Which is the reason I got one.

 

I don't like the look or feel of a normal replica shirt.

[SuperMikey]

FFS Alpine, give it a rest.

 

- Club has 125 year anniversary.

- Club decides to make special 125 year home kit.

- Club understand that demand will be very high due to special nature of said kit, but doesn't want to order too many in case they're left with thousands of unsold shirts.

- Demand for shirts from fans is indeed very high, and the ORIGINAL stock sells out within 2 months of launch.

- Club orders more, and asks for patience from fans who didn't bother getting one when they came out, who are now moaning that they can't get one.

- Fast forward 6 weeks, the fans that wanted shirts now have them and everybody is happy.

- Alpine still finds something to moan about.

[sadoldgit]

I can also vouch that you are not alone, docker-p has been very vociferous on here about Saints not having stripes.

 

That's good, two of us then! C'mon you stripes!

[sadoldgit]

I would be quite happy for this kit to stick around for a few years (I know it would be a comercial disaster to do so..)

 

It looks sh*t-hot with a decent pair of Bermudas or with jeans - it doesnt look like a beer-bellied football shirt staggering out of sh*t-hole bars in Faliraki, Malia or San Antonio, unlike the stripes.

 

Unfortunately with my belly be it stripes or a sash I will still look like a porker!

[Channon's Sideburns]

Alps...here you go...£25 less as well..

 

http://www.acasports.co.uk/product_info.php?cpath=30_630&products_id=9466

[Saint_clark]

I would be quite happy for this kit to stick around for a few years (I know it would be a comercial disaster to do so..)

 

It looks sh*t-hot with a decent pair of Bermudas or with jeans - it doesnt look like a beer-bellied football shirt staggering out of sh*t-hole bars in Faliraki, Malia or San Antonio, unlike the stripes.

 

I wouldn't mind sticking to the sash kit from now on tbh. Rebirth of the club, and all that.

[70's Mike]

Unfortunately with my belly be it stripes or a sash I will still look like a porker!

 

me to

although rather be a porker in stripes

[Barry the Badger]

So obvious the club didnt order enough.

 

But everything is so much easier with hindsight mate. Yes they should have ordered more, in hindsight, but they have to make a judgement on how many they think they will sell. This is a one off shirt, it was obviously going to sell more than normal years, but predicting how many more than normal would sell must've largely been a stab in the dark.

 

Yes it's a mistake, yes it sucks that they've run out, but calling somebody a cretinous baboon like you somehow would have been able to predict how many shirts would sell, gives me the impression that you have no idea how the real world works.

 

So I will ask you again, how many would you have ordered if your job was to ensure you didn't end up with excess? 20'000? 30'000? 40'000?

[trousers]

I asked the guy in the shop what had happened.

 

He said - they did not know the exact numbers BUT they had sold MORE Home shirts in 7 weeks than in the previous TWO years, Somewhere between 12 & 13,000. Umbro themselves were caught out by the totally unprecedented demand and had no fabric in stock. They were working tor esolve the situation as fast as possible, but we both agreed it was fantastic. Their belief was that the take up is as much about the fact that people are now wearing the shirts more often and that because they don't scream @FOOTBALL SHIRT@ more a statement of pride in the club, we are seeing many more of them.

 

That would make a great positive news story on the OS. Surprised the PR dept hasn't seized the opportunity TBH.

[VectisSaint]

But everything is so much easier with hindsight mate. Yes they should have ordered more, in hindsight, but they have to make a judgement on how many they think they will sell. This is a one off shirt, it was obviously going to sell more than normal years, but predicting how many more than normal would sell must've largely been a stab in the dark.

 

Yes it's a mistake, yes it sucks that they've run out, but calling somebody a cretinous baboon like you somehow would have been able to predict how many shirts would sell, gives me the impression that you have no idea how the real world works.

 

So I will ask you again, how many would you have ordered if your job was to ensure you didn't end up with excess? 20'000? 30'000? 40'000?

I wonder if even if SFC had ordered more any more could have been supplied. It seems from Phil's post earlier that Umbro had no more material in stock. Perhaps they ordered the raw material based on our order, but perhaps also that was all the raw material available at the time, and we said "so how many can you supply"? Who knows. Fact is that however anyone wants to run down the club on this matter, this is a SUCCESS STORY. Of course Alps can answer your question with any number greater than the current sales and be smug in the knowledge that we would have been closer to the necessary target, thats why foresight is a wonderful gift. If only Alps and the other serial moaners had such a gift who knows where we would be now (probably in the ****).

 

Still think the Club missed a trick with the away shirt, it should also have had a sash in my opinion. Like many others I like the kit because it is not so obviously a footy kit, I will be quite happy if we go back to stripes next season but wouldn't be upset if we keep the sash, change to halves, change to quarters, go to hoops (slimming look for us perkers) or whatever, as long as the colours are basically red and white. If we can avoid terrible sponsor logos then that would be fantastic (remember all the complaints about the FlyBe and FP logos and how they were cheap and tacky and peeled off etc).

[ericofarabia]

I went to Mega Store last Friday

 

I bought the GF her first shirt - luckily she fitted into an extra small mens size

 

I asked the guy in the shop what had happened.

 

He said - they did not know the exact numbers BUT they had sold MORE Home shirts in 7 weeks than in the previous TWO years, Somewhere between 12 & 13,000. Umbro themselves were caught out by the totally unprecedented demand and had no fabric in stock.

 

So obvious the club didnt order enough.

 

Actually, I think Alps is to blame .... if i remember correctly (which is quite possibly not correct !!) Alps was trying to purchase one but needed XXXXXXXXXXXL size or something similar. The club in their wisdom realised the importance of getting Alps on their side, recalled all available shirts and are at this moment have hundreds of lilliputian staff creating the perfect fit for Alps ample girth (and I mean waist!!).

 

A lemon tree my dear Watson.

[Um Bongo]

All the real fans would have bought it when it first came out anyway.

 

You had your chance.

[sfcjmcsfc16]

All the real fans would have bought it when it first came out anyway.

 

You had your chance.

 

Shut the hell up mate, Some people are busy , or go away for holidays, some peolple are bums and sit on there ass all day which i believe could be you.

 

Stupid ****ing comment

[Saints foreva]

Shut the hell up mate, Some people are busy , or go away for holidays, some peolple are bums and sit on there ass all day which i believe could be you.

 

Stupid ****ing comment

 

lol

[Johnny Shearer]

All the real fans would have bought it when it first came out anyway.

 

You had your chance.

 

Ha ha, brilliant. You the man!

 

In fairness, have to agree with those above that the club got caught out on the number it would sell. Think they could have ordered more in the initial production run and then run down teh shirts over the course of the season but thats easy to say in hindsight. I just hope they have them back in come november time!

[SB]

Could someone answer a quick question..

 

When I turn upto the store on saturday and want a medium size home shirt, will it be out of stock.