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Premier League and FA run by donkeys, says Mohamed Al Fayed

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    #31
    Whatever...I don't watch the "game". I got tired of the same four teams at the top each year and the little minnows entering for a year..then dropping out almost immediately. Its a joke.

    What really gets me going is the price of kits..£30 for a child's!!! WTF is it made outta! Obviously the FA thinks we're all stupid enough to pay for them...and guess what? a lot of people are!
    McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
    Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."

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      #32
      Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View Post
      What really gets me going is the price of kits..£30 for a child's!!! WTF is it made outta!
      The cost of production is probably £0.10.

      Also probably £1 for legal costs of making the western buyer unaware of any dreadful labour conditions in 3rd world countries where these tshirts are made.

      Accountants - £1 to present numbers in such a way that selling tshirt at £30 looks like almost making a loss.

      HTH

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        #33
        How can you moan about the price of replica kits when:

        1. People still buy them
        2. It is a better way of raising money than a loan

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          #34
          Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
          1. People still buy them
          People buy them because club has got a monopoly on that brand: how about any tshirt retailer can make such tshirts and sell them at a profit? The prices would fall down to £5 max.

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            #35
            Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
            He earns more than that without kicking a ball.

            It's a market out there, why should Sky and the Premier League make millions and not pay the stars that make it all possible their fair share?

            HTH
            But they aren't paid their fair share, they are paid all of it!

            tim

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              #36
              Originally posted by AtW View Post
              People buy them because club has got a monopoly on that brand: how about any tshirt retailer can make such tshirts and sell them at a profit? The prices would fall down to £5 max.
              How about if anyone can use your SKA and make a profit on it?

              Or how about if my uncle had tits, he could be my aunt.

              Clubs have IP rights on their kit, they're entitled to do with it as they wish.

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                #37
                Originally posted by tim123 View Post
                But they aren't paid their fair share, they are paid all of it!

                tim
                Does anyone on here understand how a market works?

                You can't blame players for demanding high wages as they didn't create the monster. Sky, the Premier League and the ludicrous TV money is at the heart of it but how did his come about? That's right the consumer was willing to pay.

                If you have a Sky sports package it's your fault that Ronaldo can afford to smash up Ferrari's as if they were toys.
                Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
                  Clubs have IP rights on their kit, they're entitled to do with it as they wish.
                  They have a monopoly with fans, my SKA project is totally volunteer and I have to work hard and stay competitive, otherwise my customers will move away - this is not the case with football clubs who know that their fans can't just move away, so they exploit the monopolistic position.

                  Of course if someone (fans) allows themselves to be abused like this then it's their own fault.

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
                    You can't blame players for demanding high wages as they didn't create the monster. Sky, the Premier League and the ludicrous TV money is at the heart of it but how did his come about? That's right the consumer was willing to pay
                    That's another monopoly - it should never be possible to buy exclusives which are then used to drive prices up artificially by restricting demand.

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by AtW View Post
                      That's another monopoly - it should never be possible to buy exclusives which are then used to drive prices up artificially by restricting demand.
                      Hmm, so does that mean my SKA exclusivity deal is no more? Screw you dude.

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