[Albion] What is the surprise?

[Algernon]

The club have had a re-stock of the letter "C" so shirts can be customised with Moises' and Robert's surnames again now.

 

[Seagull27]

Curious that he says the increased sales are due to social media engagement and not due to success on the pitch.

They'll presumably have analytics that tell them how many online sales have come via a click from a social media post, so can probably directly link the two.

No doubt those clicks are partly coming from success of the team though, especially in Japan, Ecuador etc I imagine

 

[Hovegull]

Selling the green training kit?

 

[The Wookiee]

I reckon it’s going to be a commemorative shirt which will be worn on our first European game

 

[studio150]

I would be surprised if they released a Europa shirt after 1000's of people have already paid ridiculous money for the Europa font and patches on our new shirts.

Kids will be screaming for their parents to shell out another £70 odd quid after already laying out a fortune.

No, as it our Europa League strip, it will only be sold in Euros and will cost €100

 

[Seagull on the Hill]

Announcing the signing of Baleba

Yes please!

 

[brighton_dave]

I wondered if a signing would be announced today before seeing this post iit's signing for sure. Hopefully not of a Locadia signed to play at the Christmas do type mind. Signing will be in the box with Tony...

 

[nickbrighton]

This is the quote

"In turn, significant engagement with fans through our social media channels is also helping us to smash all previous replica shirt sale records: home shirt sales are up over 200%, while our new away shirt is outselling last year’s by almost 70%.
Overall, we have sold more than double the shirts we sold at this stage of the season last year - and we still have a surprise to come! Once again, our biggest challenge is meeting demand despite, once again, significantly larger orders being placed."

Read Paul Barber's West Ham programme notes

The chief executive discusses various topics including our fantastic start to the season and the Europa League.

www.brightonandhovealbion.com

i know a lot of people give the club stick for not having enough stock, but every year the club are breaking the shirt sales records, and not by just a few shirts, but by massive margins. To be 200% up on last year,itself a record year, means they will have had to order three times the quantity and that still wouldn't have been enough. Its hard to imagine anyone signing off on that kind of increase, year on year, especially in a year with the cost of living crisis very much in full flow.

I cant recall the last season when shirt sales weren't substantially higher than the previous season, not since pre Amex I expect. I would love to know the number of shirts sold year on year- it must now be (for us) a staggering number

 

[chimneys]

Going back to stripes all round.

Dont recall us ever wearing hoops?

 

[wehatepalace]

I’m reliably informed that the flag from withdean has been found and will be making an appearance over the 1901 seats in the west stand today.

 

[East Staffs Gull]

This is the quote

"In turn, significant engagement with fans through our social media channels is also helping us to smash all previous replica shirt sale records: home shirt sales are up over 200%, while our new away shirt is outselling last year’s by almost 70%.
Overall, we have sold more than double the shirts we sold at this stage of the season last year - and we still have a surprise to come! Once again, our biggest challenge is meeting demand despite, once again, significantly larger orders being placed."

Read Paul Barber's West Ham programme notes

The chief executive discusses various topics including our fantastic start to the season and the Europa League.

www.brightonandhovealbion.com

Would be interested in what those percentages mean in terms of numbers. Any ideas anyone?

 

[Greg Bobkin]

He's going to allow flasks and bottle tops back in?

I think bottle tops are back in (or on). The new design is for them to be recycled, so they stay attached when you open the bottle. Certainly saw bottle tops in the East Stand at the Luton game...

 

[Greg Bobkin]

They're going to give me back my packet of wine gums that the steward confiscated 2 years ago (as apparently I might have thrown them on to the pitch).

That would be sweet revenge!

 

[METALMICKY]

I think bottle tops are back in (or on). The new design is for them to be recycled, so they stay attached when you open the bottle. Certainly saw bottle tops in the East Stand at the Luton game...

Not in WSU today! Somewhat conspicuously the serving staff are having to wrestle the top off the bottle.

 

[dazzer6666]

Sausage rolls remain available in WSL. #BarberIn

 

[Weststander]

New shirts with a presumptuous EL winners star on it.

No ceilings gone mad.

 

[chaileyjem]

Sausage rolls remain available in WSL. #BarberIn

Sausage rolls supposedly on sale in ESU but none available an hour before KO !

 

[dazzer6666]

Sausage rolls supposedly on sale in ESU but none available an hour before KO !

Unlucky. It was delicious

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The 1901 coat rail?

 

[Grassman]

Not in WSU today! Somewhat conspicuously the serving staff are having to wrestle the top off the bottle.

I just had to remove mine myself as the young lady couldn’t manage it. Kids today. And yes, I did hand it back!