Hi Guys

Anybody know if the broncos will be getting more replica tops in. Seems really weird that they are already sold out and its only the 1st week of the season.

Did they under antcipitate how many they would need in medium and large?

I know several who were disappointed yesterday at not being able to buy replica shirts in their size. You would think that the club would be able to restock the larger sizes.
It is the first round of the season after all. Still, this is the Broncos.

It was interesting that the Danny Wards wife was running the shop on Sunday. All hands to the pumps it seems.

The club ordered hundreds and gave everyone the chance to pre-order for collection before Christmas and to purchase online in the run up to the season. The shirts have been very popular meaning some sizes have sold out. Everyone has had plenty of chances to get one.

Abusing staff running the merchandise stall on Sunday and complaining that the club have sold many more shirts than in previous seasons seems a little harsh to me. More are due in very soon but to blame the club for not being able to restock is unfair. An order for top up shirts was placed in good time but it is not a 'click your fingers' process, especially with a good brand like errea who have lead times that reflect how many clubs they look after in a number of sports.

There are some clubs, like those amazing people at Toronto Wankpack, who will not have replicas on sale until March and they have over 100,000 fans wanting to buy shirts so just remember that when you are criticising the club who have worked hard to keep people happy year on year.

Sorry, but I cannot accept that the club have worked hard to keep people happy year on year.

Monkey lover, don’t get the shirts in time for xmas the club are in the wrong, get em before xmas the club are in the wrong. Buy too many and have to sell em off cheap, the club are in the wrong, sell out and re order they are in the wrong.
Increase the number of fans, the club are in the wrong. You miss the point, the glass is half empty it’s all wrong we are doomed

Exactly. If the club held a secret sale of shirts in the run up to the season I can get it but they gave everyone plenty of chance to buy one, at a time when the cash was needed most, so if you have not got one by now you have to accept you ran the risk of missing out until later this month. They over order and then the club are left with a huge bill and further digging into the pockets of DH.

I went to Tesco at Christmas, in fact it was Christmas Eve. I needed Carrots but unfortunately they only had a few scabby ones left and not the size I wanted.

Imagine that, amateur shop like Tesco trying to compete with the big boys 'Spar' who had loads of carrots!!

Thats an odd example!

London fans can only get them from London we don't have Spar as an option, but I do get your point!!

The tops look good this year. Maybe that's why there's a bigger take up.

And there are more fans to buy them.

It depends though, I would expect that if the club has sold out of replicas before the season actually starts they would order some more in, which would be available later. I can accept that if a Top has sold out by June, not to order more, but we are in Feb and at start of season.

All I was asking was if they were ordering more. I can wait a few weeks for the top, but seeing I have each home top since 2006/2007 season dont want to miss out on this one.

I was pointing to the comment 'Still this is the Broncos' as if they are the only club who would ever run out of shirts. The retail aspect of pretty much every club in Rugby League has issues such as this due to the fact clubs cannot afford, or afford to risk, spending what cash they have on stock they might not sell. Hull FC famously have a fire sale in Sept and October to make sure they have the cash to pay for the large one off drop of gear ISC send them which results in them running out with no chance of replenishment all year. Some clubs do not have shirts on sale until Feb and March however Broncos provided the fans with hundreds that were available pre-xmas and for those who could not get to the club they could pre-order online.

If the club over ordered and were selling them for £5 in June with more expense to DH to cover the loss people would be calling them incompetent and ask why Amanda was not still there running the merchandise. They honestly cannot win sometimes.

There are obviously still things at the club that need sorting but for the first time in the 3 years I've worked with them, plus years before when Barnet boy kept all of the profit, they are running a profitable retail arm that seems to be going down very well with 99% of fans.

Monkey well done in what you are achieving. I remember the year at the Stoop when the players didn't have the correct tops for the first game



I think this year was the first ever or for many years that we had tops available for Xmas.