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Subject: Realist from the Big Smoke,,So where you from then??? we have £'s Get your facts straight son, most people dont stop moaning about our financial backing and we'el soon see if were good enough tomorow, we dont need thousands of pounds and flashy mercs for our players to beat a premier team Author: Spaner [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11:29:41 08/02/02 Fri Author Host/IP: host62-6-87-73.in-addr.btopenworld.com/62.6.87.73 In reply to: A Realist 's message, "New Merchandise" on 07:43:38 08/01/02 Thu >Amongst the juvenile taunts "WIZARD ARMY" made, he >actually made a more important point than most of us >have overlooked. > >Our merchandise is going to be supplied by PSM (based >in Cwmbran). Now I am all for helping local >businesses but the real question is how many people >who: > >a) Don't live within 10-15miles of Pontypool > >or > >b) Don't support Pontypool > >are going to buy our merchandise if is made by PSM. >The likely answer is very few. > >What we should have done is had decent merchandise >made by a top sports brand like Canterbury, Nike or >Adidas! I can 100% guarantee that it would out sell >our PSM merchandise. > >How many times have you seen kids in another part of >the country wearing a PSM jersey? Likely answer 0. > >How many times have you seen kids in Wales wearing an >Australian/New Zealand or even Hong Kong 7's jersey >made by Canterbury? Likely answer 10 times more than >you have seen a PSM kit. > >Let me ask you one more question. Didn't Ebbw Vale >have all their kit supplied by PSM over the last >couple of seasons? > >I bet they could sure do with some extra revenue from >merchandise sales right now! > >Its about time we started thinking like a sports >business (like most soccer clubs) and not like a small >Valley rugby club. The potential for Pontypool after >the success of our illustrious history is enormous! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: New Merchandise Author: Tone [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 04:07:24 08/03/02 Sat Author Host/IP: spider-loh-tf023.proxy.aol.com/195.93.50.158 Personally not too bothered who makes the kit, as long as it does the job etc etc. I bought mine because it is PONTYPOOL RFC and not because it is P.S.M. or Adidas or Nike or Canterbury. I'm sure the kids we see walking around the streets wearing Australian [or whoever] replica shirts buy them because of the team not the manufactuerer. I seriously doubt whether we would sell any more shirts because it was made by Canterbury, Adidas or Nike.

[> [> Subject: Well said Tone Author: Captain Morgan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:32:26 08/03/02 Sat Author Host/IP: pam80-1-18-77.man.dial.ntli.net/80.1.18.77 >Personally not too bothered who makes the kit, as long >as it does the job etc etc. I bought mine because it >is PONTYPOOL RFC and not because it is P.S.M. or >Adidas or Nike or Canterbury. I'm sure the kids we see >walking around the streets wearing Australian [or >whoever] replica shirts buy them because of the team >not the manufactuerer. I seriously doubt whether we >would sell any more shirts because it was made by >Canterbury, Adidas or Nike.