Prices of Premier League Shirts - My In-depth Report.
Aug 5, 2024 19:12:32 GMT
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 5, 2024 19:12:32 GMT
So, two years on from when we last carried out an audit, let's do it again and see how things compare when it comes to EPL official club replica shirts.
Most prices have gone up, mostly by ten pounds with a few clubs increasing by £15 and Wolves going that bit further with a £15.50 increase.
Here's a quick look at 2022 before the 2024 update :
12 July 2022 imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/305838/epl-00-days-counting
I do the rounds of Club Shops for the cost of new shirts - so you don't have to.
ARSENAL
£70 for the adult shirt and that includes mesh underarm panels for easier pint glass lifting action, an embroidered club crest and moisture-absorbing AEROREADY technology. Made from recycled polyester and emblazoned with the legend EMIRATES FLY BETTER this garment will attract stares wherever you go, you can be sure of that.
But wait, an additional 30 sovs gets you the PRO shirt the players wear (possibly) Drool over the exceptional comfort, charm and character of your air-cooling HEAT.RDY-applied curved-hem garment complete with heat-applied club crest and beautiful ribbed polo collar which allows for more unfettered movement of the neck while the - oh bollix let's crack on - 100 notes and it's yours.
You may also like : Arsenal London Bus Keyring £5
ASTON VILLA
Adult Shirt £65
Pro Version £110
Be a walking advertisement with CAZOO. SEARCH. DRIVE. SMILE plastered all over your chest wherever you go. Pretend you're a car as you enjoy the embossed-to-fabric V shapes on the 'body panels'.
You may also like : Aston Villa Dog Bowl £10
BOURNEMOUTH
Adult Shirt £55
That's your lot, no PROs here
You may also like : Diving Grass-Surfing Football Gnome £18
BRENTFORD
No new version : 2021-23 Adult Shirt £49
You may also like : Bees Kitchen Chopping Board £15
BRIGHTON
Stock Delayed. Fob-off reason : Brexit or Ukraine. Real reason : somebody forgot to order it
You may instead like : Brighton FC Left-Handed Golf Glove £4
CHELSEA
Adult Shirt £74.95
Adult Vapor Shirt* £114.95
*with Nike Dri-Fit ADV technology, slim fit for that irritating clingy feeling, free sleeve sponsor logo when you fork out even more money for player's name and number.
You may also like : Stamford Bridge Model Ground £380
CRYSTAL PALACE
Adult Shirt £55 now with south-of-the-river graffiti-style design for that urban gangsta look
You may also like : CPFC Ice Scraper for those frozen windscreen blues £4.95
EVERTON
Adult Shirt £60
One with TARKOWSKI 2 on it £80
Clearance Items :
Signature Football Gift Set (Ball, Inflator, Bottle) Was 20, yours for 14
2020/21 Pickford 3rd kit Shirt. Unbeatable value at 45 sovs from 75
Frank Lampard (One Previous Owner, Relegation Escapee, still good for a 2/3 round Cup run) £1 or nearest offer. Buyer collects)
FULHAM
Stock delayed. See above
Old Adult Shirt £20
Old Adult Shirt with the words EFL CHAMPIONS on it £80
You may also like : Fulham Santa Hat £10 (beat the rush, folks)
LEEDS
Stock delayed. Last Season's Colours £20
You may also like : Posh Pooch Jacket (they mean dog coat) £18 for skinnies or £22 for biggies
LEICESTER
Adult Shirt £63
You may also like : LCFC Toblerone Chocolate Bar £5 or £12
LIVERPOOL
Adult Shirt £69.95
PRO £99.95
It's the same f***ing shirt as last season, I swear. The guy's just gone in with his red pen and traced over the old shirt
You may also like : LFC Cat Collar £8
MAN CITY
Unauthentic Adult Shirt £70
Authentic 'real fan' version in a box £100
You may also like : Manchester City Rubik's Cube £14
MAN UTD
Adult Shirt £70
Authentic version with arse overhang £100
You may also like : 7" Crying Ronaldo doll with real tears £20
ok, not really
NEWCASTLE
Adult Shirt £65
PRO £105 includes all the usual crap but with extra oil-based mesh comfort
You may also like : Newcastle 2022 Calendar 50p
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Adult Shirt £59.50 for that sparse no-messing-about look, designed by the Liverpool guy
You may also like : Infants Plastic Dinner Set, includes dinner plate, dessert plate, knife, fork and two spoons. No more clips round the ears needed - your little ones will never say no to their greens again £13
SOUTHAMPTON
Adult Shirt £55
You may also like : 1995 Retro Away Kit Bar Blade (they mean bottle opener) £8
TOTTENHAM
Adult Shirt £75
Elite version £115 - makes you feel like a proper fan, dead handy to mock the £75 fans while wearing it
You may also like : a framed cutting of goal netting from White Hart Lane £50
WEST HAM
Adult Shirt £65 (Sponsor-free!)
You may also like : West Ham Happy Easter Chocolate Bar £2.50 (Bah, and they were doing so well by removing the shirt sponsor. But again, beat the rush, folks)
WOLVES
Adult Shirt £55
PRO Be-Part-Of-The-Pack version yeah yeah yeah £105
You may also like : to take a moment to consider just what clubs will sell in their emporiums of tat. Like this : Wolves Jolly Santa Gift Bag. F*** all inside it but still a gift bag and could come in quite useful five months from now £5
I do the rounds of Club Shops for the cost of new shirts - so you don't have to.
ARSENAL
£70 for the adult shirt and that includes mesh underarm panels for easier pint glass lifting action, an embroidered club crest and moisture-absorbing AEROREADY technology. Made from recycled polyester and emblazoned with the legend EMIRATES FLY BETTER this garment will attract stares wherever you go, you can be sure of that.
But wait, an additional 30 sovs gets you the PRO shirt the players wear (possibly) Drool over the exceptional comfort, charm and character of your air-cooling HEAT.RDY-applied curved-hem garment complete with heat-applied club crest and beautiful ribbed polo collar which allows for more unfettered movement of the neck while the - oh bollix let's crack on - 100 notes and it's yours.
You may also like : Arsenal London Bus Keyring £5
ASTON VILLA
Adult Shirt £65
Pro Version £110
Be a walking advertisement with CAZOO. SEARCH. DRIVE. SMILE plastered all over your chest wherever you go. Pretend you're a car as you enjoy the embossed-to-fabric V shapes on the 'body panels'.
You may also like : Aston Villa Dog Bowl £10
BOURNEMOUTH
Adult Shirt £55
That's your lot, no PROs here
You may also like : Diving Grass-Surfing Football Gnome £18
BRENTFORD
No new version : 2021-23 Adult Shirt £49
You may also like : Bees Kitchen Chopping Board £15
BRIGHTON
Stock Delayed. Fob-off reason : Brexit or Ukraine. Real reason : somebody forgot to order it
You may instead like : Brighton FC Left-Handed Golf Glove £4
CHELSEA
Adult Shirt £74.95
Adult Vapor Shirt* £114.95
*with Nike Dri-Fit ADV technology, slim fit for that irritating clingy feeling, free sleeve sponsor logo when you fork out even more money for player's name and number.
You may also like : Stamford Bridge Model Ground £380
CRYSTAL PALACE
Adult Shirt £55 now with south-of-the-river graffiti-style design for that urban gangsta look
You may also like : CPFC Ice Scraper for those frozen windscreen blues £4.95
EVERTON
Adult Shirt £60
One with TARKOWSKI 2 on it £80
Clearance Items :
Signature Football Gift Set (Ball, Inflator, Bottle) Was 20, yours for 14
2020/21 Pickford 3rd kit Shirt. Unbeatable value at 45 sovs from 75
Frank Lampard (One Previous Owner, Relegation Escapee, still good for a 2/3 round Cup run) £1 or nearest offer. Buyer collects)
FULHAM
Stock delayed. See above
Old Adult Shirt £20
Old Adult Shirt with the words EFL CHAMPIONS on it £80
You may also like : Fulham Santa Hat £10 (beat the rush, folks)
LEEDS
Stock delayed. Last Season's Colours £20
You may also like : Posh Pooch Jacket (they mean dog coat) £18 for skinnies or £22 for biggies
LEICESTER
Adult Shirt £63
You may also like : LCFC Toblerone Chocolate Bar £5 or £12
LIVERPOOL
Adult Shirt £69.95
PRO £99.95
It's the same f***ing shirt as last season, I swear. The guy's just gone in with his red pen and traced over the old shirt
You may also like : LFC Cat Collar £8
MAN CITY
Unauthentic Adult Shirt £70
Authentic 'real fan' version in a box £100
You may also like : Manchester City Rubik's Cube £14
MAN UTD
Adult Shirt £70
Authentic version with arse overhang £100
You may also like : 7" Crying Ronaldo doll with real tears £20
ok, not really
NEWCASTLE
Adult Shirt £65
PRO £105 includes all the usual crap but with extra oil-based mesh comfort
You may also like : Newcastle 2022 Calendar 50p
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Adult Shirt £59.50 for that sparse no-messing-about look, designed by the Liverpool guy
You may also like : Infants Plastic Dinner Set, includes dinner plate, dessert plate, knife, fork and two spoons. No more clips round the ears needed - your little ones will never say no to their greens again £13
SOUTHAMPTON
Adult Shirt £55
You may also like : 1995 Retro Away Kit Bar Blade (they mean bottle opener) £8
TOTTENHAM
Adult Shirt £75
Elite version £115 - makes you feel like a proper fan, dead handy to mock the £75 fans while wearing it
You may also like : a framed cutting of goal netting from White Hart Lane £50
WEST HAM
Adult Shirt £65 (Sponsor-free!)
You may also like : West Ham Happy Easter Chocolate Bar £2.50 (Bah, and they were doing so well by removing the shirt sponsor. But again, beat the rush, folks)
WOLVES
Adult Shirt £55
PRO Be-Part-Of-The-Pack version yeah yeah yeah £105
You may also like : to take a moment to consider just what clubs will sell in their emporiums of tat. Like this : Wolves Jolly Santa Gift Bag. F*** all inside it but still a gift bag and could come in quite useful five months from now £5
2024
ARSENAL
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£80.00
Adult Authentic home shirt
£110.00
That extra 30 sovs for the authentic top gets you a heat-applied crest and HEAT.RDY technology.
From the Gift shop :
Arsenal Bruised Banana Automatic Umbrella
£25.00
ASTON VILLA
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£80.00
From the Gift shop :
Aston Villa Hushabye Baby Rattle
£4.99
BRENTFORD
Adult home shirt 2023-25 (unchanged, and fair play to them)
£60.00
From the Gift shop :
Happy Easter Chocolate Bar £1.50 (check the sell-by date)
BOURNEMOUTH
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£65.00
Adult Unsponsored home shirt 2024-25
£65.00
From the Gift shop :
Pop-Up Beach Shelter (blow-up tent, they mean)
£45.00
BRIGHTON
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£65.00
From the Gift shop :
Brighton Official Oven Gloves
£16.00
CHELSEA
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£84.99
Adult Dri-FIT ADV home shirt
£124.99
It's got an accentuated blue flame which is the hottest part of a flame with a touch of orange representing new players burning through (the wage bill)
From the Gift shop : Chelsea dog lead & collar
£10.50 (Chihuahua)
£12.60 (Poodle)
£14.00 (Wolfhound)
CRYSTAL PALACE
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£60.00
Adult Body-Fit home shirt
£70.00
Your extra ten quid gets you 'pro-fit' whatever that is; no details. Cheeky.
From the Gift shop :
Women's Eagle Track Pants Nude (cheekier)
£24.00
EVERTON
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£75.00
Adult Elite home shirt
£110.00
Your extra money gets you laser-cut holes on the underarms.
From the Gift shop :
Everton Hawaiian Boys Shirt
£8.00
FULHAM
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£80.00
Fulham 2 Pack Gnome Set
£25.00 or two sets for £37.50
IPSWICH TOWN
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£59.00
From the Gift shop :
'We Are Premier League' car sticker
£3.00
LEICESTER CITY
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£70.00
From the Gift shop :
Leicester City Filbert Fox Chocolate Lollipop
£4.50
LIVERPOOL
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£80.00
Adult Authentic home shirt
£125.00
So £45 extra for that dri-FIT thing again.
From the Gift shop :
Official Liverpool Relay Amplifier for Easy Liberation of Keyless Vehicles. Guaranteed to Work on All Models. Simply scan the outside of your victim's residence to detect and use their keyless key signal.
£50.00
Liverpool 'going away for a while' Toiletries Pack
LFC Washbag £12.00
LFC Toothbrush 2 Pack £5.00
LFC After Shave (no, really) £25.00
MANCHESTER CITY
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£80.00
Adult Authentic home shirt
£120.00
Authentic means it's got UltraWeave fabric and comes in a gift box.
From the Gift shop :
'Team of the Decade' Medium Canvas (scanned from original artwork)
£550.00
MANCHESTER UNITED
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£80.00
Adult Authentic home shirt
£110.00
HEAT.RDY again for your extra 30 quid.
From the Gift shop :
Manchester United dog bowl
£10.00
NEWCASTLE
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£80.00
Adult Authentic HEAT.RDY home shirt
£110.00
From the Gift shop :
New Era Newcastle 59FIFTY headwear.
You know you're being conned when you're offered four monthly payments for a baseball cap.
£48.00
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Adult home shirt
£75.00
From the Gift shop :
Nottingham Forest Dippy Egg Board
£12.00
It's a slab of wood with two shallow hollows in it presumably for your boiled eggs with the rest of the board used for catching and mopping up the spillage when you dip your toast in your egg, I guess, I don't know.
SOUTHAMPTON
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£60.00
From the Gift shop :
Saints Rubber Duck
£8.00
TOTTENHAM
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£85.00
Adult Elite home shirt
£125.00
Elite means Dri-FIT technology, so "you can feel like one of the team wherever you are"
From the Gift shop (by far the vastest store of them all, containing more items than at least a dozen of the clubs on here combined):
Spurs Wallpaper
52cm x 10m (about the dimensions of a pack of kitchen foil, so you'll need a few. I'd say)
£15.00 per roll
WEST HAM
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£75.00
Adult Unsponsored home shirt
£75.00
From the Gift shop :
West Ham Steak Strips 13g
£2.00 or 12-Pack £20.00
from the makers of Wild West Jerky
WOLVES
Adult home shirt 2024-25
£58 short sleeve
£70.00 long sleeve
Adult Pro Shirt
£80
For 'Pro' read 'high performance fabrics'.
From the Gift shop :
2023-24 Tercera camiseta Wolves adulta £18.00
* Incidentally, is this a joke that half the official Wolves FC merchandise website is presented in Portuguese with no option for full English? I get the Wolves-Portugal connection over recent years but is Wolves really this much of a hotbed for all things República Portuguesa?
And that's it. The annual handover from fan to club of yet another £60 - £125 for essentially the same item they bought last year. And while I'm at it, wouldn't you think that people would prefer to form some kind of bond, loyalty, attachment to a particular shirt? To become familiar with the fit of a shirt bought a few seasons ago and still fit for purpose - the feel of it, the smell of it, the journeys it's been on with you, the ups and downs. Unfortunately many a faithful shirt must be consigned to the back of the wardrobe after a year to make way for its all-new all-glittering replacement, itself to suffer a similar fate next season.
