Jowl Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 I did say they had plenty of shirts - at least when I was there. Looking forward to next year's pre-order cue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Looking forward to next year's pre-order cue Hopefully so, as I believe both shirts will be replaced again next summer (the advertising for his season's home shirt said 2011/12 season shirt - usually says 2011 and 2012 season's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDAZ Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) Haha... So we didn't even sell out, after all the moaning and groaning on here. Unbelievable, but not suprising on Owlstalk anymore. Moaning b*stards. Oh and as for the boobies saying we should have had rides for the kiddies. In a non profit day (away from merchandise) please think of cost of hire, insurance and health and safety. SWFC is a business afterall. Edit - and before someone pulls me up on the non profit day. We would have sold a poo poo load of shirts without running the fun day. Edited July 18, 2011 by BRADDAZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Unbelievable, but not suprising on Owlstalk anymore. Indeed. This is the first time I can recall Owlstalk going into complete meltdown. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 So after all the fuss, did we actually sell out of any size? I'd love to know how many shirts we shifted, how many turned up etc. Days like this are real haymakers so anything the club can learn for the next one is all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russy Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 So after all the fuss, did we actually sell out of any size? I'd love to know how many shirts we shifted, how many turned up etc. Days like this are real haymakers so anything the club can learn for the next one is all good. On OS it says 5000 turned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Just got my shirt. Both sponsor and sponsor less shirts available. Opted for the sponsor less one and it looks great. No queues either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 On OS it says 5000 turned up. That's pretty good if true. Just shows there's an appetite for people to get down to the ground on non matchday if there's a good enough reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I bought a medium yesterday without trying it on. I've lost a stone since I bought the last one and this new medium is too small. Might go see if I can swap for a large. Got tags on and stuff and haven't worn it. Want a sponsorless one again though. Which sizes did they have without sponsors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russy Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I bought a medium yesterday without trying it on. I've lost a stone since I bought the last one and this new medium is too small. Might go see if I can swap for a large. Got tags on and stuff and haven't worn it. Want a sponsorless one again though. Which sizes did they have without sponsors? Crap I have just bought a small expecting it to be same sizes as before. Looks like I am taking it back on first game then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Crap I have just bought a small expecting it to be same sizes as before. Looks like I am taking it back on first game then. They are tiny mate. I'm gutted as I thought I'd done well but it looks ridiculous. Might measure it against last one for comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ow115 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 There are large sponsorless ones available just now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BoomTownOwls Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Haha... So we didn't even sell out, after all the moaning and groaning on here. Unbelievable, but not suprising on Owlstalk anymore. Moaning b*stards. Oh and as for the boobies saying we should have had rides for the kiddies. In a non profit day (away from merchandise) please think of cost of hire, insurance and health and safety. SWFC is a business afterall. Edit - and before someone pulls me up on the non profit day. We would have sold a poo poo load of shirts without running the fun day. I don't think many people are claiming rides should have been there but I am certainly claiming there should have been entertainment. I agree we would have sold loads of shirts anyway so maybe the club should have just done this. Then I could have queued in peace and bought my shirt and my lads shirt without my two year old lad whining for nearly 2 hours. I have absolutely no problem with this, just don't advertise it a 'fun day' and then have less 'fun' things to do than a small school fete when thousands are turning up. Believe it or not, schools don't spend shed loads of cash when they put their fete's together, either. Personally I don't get the non profit bit either. Have the fun day, make it bl00dy good and cash in or don't bother and just sell the shirts. It is that simple as far as I am concerned. The half way house of yesterday pleased few other than those who only went to get the shirt anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I'm loving the idea there has to be a cunning tactical marketing plan to get football fans to buy the football shirt of their team.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattitheowl Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I'm loving the idea there has to be a cunning tactical marketing plan to get football fans to buy the football shirt of their team.... I know, ice to the Eskimo's it isn't! Just not bothered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wednesday_lass Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I don't understand people moaning about buying shirts? you've got all year to buy a shirt... what annoyed me most was the meeting the players fiasco, with all the gutted children assuming they could have a picture with their 'idols' and then having that torn away from them at the last minute by some jobsworth. the only way some fans can meet the players is through these open days, and especially for young children, a picture with a player is a massive thing and you'll have that child as a fan for life after that... I just didn't understand the logic behind the 'no photos with players' rule, especially if you were allowed a picture OF a player...how many extra seconds can it possibly take to stick a child in front of the table and have the player perhaps lean forwards slightly :S I do understand that later on in the signing session that fans did sneak a picture or two, and it was truly heart warming to see this particular picture of reda and a young fan... http://www.swfc.co.uk/javaImages/c/a7/0,,10304~9807628,00.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrell Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Can anybody clarify what part of the day constituted as fun ? Being a fun day, I'd imagine the fun formed quite a large chunk of the day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 ^^^^^^ Great pic. Good to see the next generation of our fanbase enjoying the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday-Wonderland Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I do understand that later on in the signing session that fans did sneak a picture or two, and it was truly heart warming to see this particular picture of reda and a young fan... http://www.swfc.co.uk/javaImages/c/a7/0,,10304~9807628,00.jpg that picture highlights what a f*ck up it was to not let the majority of the kids have their picture taken with one of their heroes. hang your head whoever made that decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wednesday_lass Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 it's incredibly hard for a large number of fans to get pictures with their 'idols' at this club, this open day was a chance for the players to give something back and whoever made the decision to not allow fans and player photos clearly made the wrong decision. Utterly bewildered that you could get pictures OF the players but not ones WITH the players, the stewardess I spoke to said that 'it would take too long', but really...it wouldn't would it? I got a picture of all the players...and quite frankly if I had shoved my brother in front of the camera as well it wouldn't of made the slightest bit of difference in time..the only difference it would have made would be that my brother would have been chuffed to bits. Credit to the lads, they still made the day enjoyable and memorable for the kids, Giles Coke pushed the boundaries of the 'how to balls up a fun day' rule book by leaning over the table to shake my brothers hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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