ulysses Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Just spoke to the staff in JD in the Paisley centre, they expect it to be in any time this week, most likely Thursday as that's when they get their deliveries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Zippy Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Will be September next year at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint in exile Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) YOU REALLY COULDN'T MAKE THIS SH*TE UP. WHAT A F*CKING FARCE. Edited August 22, 2016 by saint in exile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbles old paperboy Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Saw someone sharing a reply from Tony Fitzpatrick to an email and he said they were expecting the strips to go on sale by the end of this week. Maybe Jade at JD Sports knew the club won't renew the contract and when she said they no longer had the contract and couldn't supply the kit she was 1 year out? #hereshoping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Everything I've heard suggests JD will retain the contract, as they provide the academy with gear that other suppliers won't. Interesting to see how this JD shitfest scenario actually plays out under new club ownership. Ditch JD and you are maybe looking at a new kit supplier, a new primary shirt sponsor, a new airdome sponsor, the removal of large amounts of JD stadium branding, and another way to kit out the academy. I see no reason to ditch JD - if the new owners can re-negotiate the contract to see kits on sale at St Mirren Park, have a nailed-down kit launch date in the summer allowing St Mirren kits to be on sale far earlier, and an improvement in quality control and stock issues. If JD are either unwilling or unable to comply, then it isn't much of a 'retail partnership' and hopefully they are subsequently booted into touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 September? Really!? FFS. I'm just an optimistic big eejit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul torfason Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 so if we not getting home strips till this week or September and we gave them designs last October then when are we expecting 2nd strip and 3rd strip.pathetic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoogy1 Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 The reply I got from them was when they arrive they will be sent out for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 The reply I got from them was when they arrive they will be sent out for sale HahahaWhat a way to run a business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo_smfc Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 The reply I got from them was when they arrive they will be sent out for sale Ffs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul torfason Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 what was the point of pre ordering if when strip comes in it goes straight to public sale.absolute pathetic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank McGarvey' wonky legs Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 what was the point of pre ordering if when strip comes in it goes straight to public sale.absolute pathetic Preordering will hopefully get you top shorts and socks all in the same size something not always possible in store even on launch day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 its taken so long now that I'm giving it a swerve this year, me and the boy won't have saints tops to wear this season, thats 100 quid in lost revenue due to the incompetence of JD and the club. Why should fans buy a top that will be changed again in 8-9 months, How f**king hard is it to just bring a kit out every season on the first day of June, that way kids go out playing in it all summer. But i guess its the St Mirren way just now, everything done to a below average standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcc Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 1 hour ago, ronaldo said: its taken so long now that I'm giving it a swerve this year, me and the boy won't have saints tops to wear this season, thats 100 quid in lost revenue due to the incompetence of JD and the club. Why should fans buy a top that will be changed again in 8-9 months, How f**king hard is it to just bring a kit out every season on the first day of June, that way kids go out playing in it all summer. But i guess its the St Mirren way just now, everything done to a below average standard According to previous posts the club loses nothing if you do not buy strips for yourself and your son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Was in Silverburn this afternoon so went into JD Sports there to ask about the strip. Here's exactly how it went.. Me to staff member (JD1): "Hi, wonder if you can help. Would you know when the new St Mirren strip will be on sale?" JD1 to me: "Sorry, no, hold on 'til I ask someone". JD1 to JD2: "The gentleman is asking about the new St Mirren strip, do you know when it's going on sale?" JD2 to me: "Sorry, I don't know, hold on 'til I check the website". Me to JD2: "The website will just say 'available to pre-order'. It's said that for ages. The St Mirren strips are only on sale in JD Sports in here, Braehead and Paisley, so as I was here anyway, wondered if the shop itself would know a date for it". (Me, JD1 and JD2 are now looking at a monitor affixed to their 'pay here' counter. JD2 fires up the JD Sports website on it where it says 'available to pre-order' on the St Mirren page.) JD2 to me: "Doesn't say on the website, just says 'available to pre-order". (Me, internally to self): "I fcuking knew that and told you that already you daft chunt". Me to JD2: "Aye, the website has been saying that for ages but St Mirren fans are having a hard time trying to find out when we can actually come into a JD Sports shop to buy a St Mirren shirt. That's what I wondered you might have heard in-store". JD2 to me: "We have a 'release date' list upstairs in the office. Can you wait a minute and I'll go up and check?" Me to JD2: "No problem, thanks for your help". (I wait at the monitor on their pay desk while JD2 disappears... five minutes pass... I approach 'JD1' who is re-arranging racks of Sevco away jerseys..) Me to JD1: "Excuse me, the guy in the blue shirt you spoke to was away upstairs to check on a release date for the St Mirren strips. Any chance you could buzz upstairs and see if he's had any joy? I need to head off and meet up with my wife. Thanks." (JD1 speaks into a walkie-talkie type thing on the pay desk... JD2 replies, but he isn't upstairs, he approaches the till carrying Scotland shirts on clothes-hangers...) JD2 to me: "Oh, sorry mate, I went up right after we spoke but there's no release date". Me to JD2: "Didn't you think to tell me that when you came back down? I was standing at the desk here waiting for your answer!" JD2 to me: "Sorry mate". THE END. A JD Sports Production. Starring pozbaird as 'The St Mirren fan' - featuring JD1 and JD2 as 'the useless cnuts'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, pozbaird said: Was in Silverburn this afternoon so went into JD Sports there to ask about the strip. Here's exactly how it went.. Me to staff member (JD1): "Hi, wonder if you can help. Would you know when the new St Mirren strip will be on sale?" JD1 to me: "Sorry, no, hold on 'til I ask someone". JD1 to JD2: "The gentleman is asking about the new St Mirren strip, do you know when it's going on sale?" JD2 to me: "Sorry, I don't know, hold on 'til I check the website". Me to JD2: "The website will just say 'available to pre-order'. It's said that for ages. The St Mirren strips are only on sale in JD Sports in here, Braehead and Paisley, so as I was here anyway, wondered if the shop itself would know a date for it". (Me, JD1 and JD2 are now looking at a monitor affixed to their 'pay here' counter. JD2 fires up the JD Sports website on it where it says 'available to pre-order' on the St Mirren page.) JD2 to me: "Doesn't say on the website, just says 'available to pre-order". (Me, internally to self): "I fcuking knew that and told you that already you daft chunt". Me to JD2: "Aye, the website has been saying that for ages but St Mirren fans are having a hard time trying to find out when we can actually come into a JD Sports shop to buy a St Mirren shirt. That's what I wondered you might have heard in-store". JD2 to me: "We have a 'release date' list upstairs in the office. Can you wait a minute and I'll go up and check?" Me to JD2: "No problem, thanks for your help". (I wait at the monitor on their pay desk while JD2 disappears... five minutes pass... I approach 'JD1' who is re-arranging racks of Sevco away jerseys..) Me to JD1: "Excuse me, the guy in the blue shirt you spoke to was away upstairs to check on a release date for the St Mirren strips. Any chance you could buzz upstairs and see if he's had any joy? I need to head off and meet up with my wife. Thanks." (JD1 speaks into a walkie-talkie type thing on the pay desk... JD2 replies, but he isn't upstairs, he approaches the till carrying Scotland shirts on clothes-hangers...) JD2 to me: "Oh, sorry mate, I went up right after we spoke but there's no release date". Me to JD2: "Didn't you think to tell me that when you came back down? I was standing at the desk here waiting for your answer!" JD2 to me: "Sorry mate". THE END. A JD Sports Production. Starring pozbaird as 'The St Mirren fan' - featuring JD1 and JD2 as 'the useless cnuts'. Send it into EastEnders and give them a new storyline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 1 minute ago, linwood buddie said: Send it into EastEnders and give them a new storyline Surely 'Home and Away'.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulysses Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) Poz, I tried the JD in the Paisley Centre yesterday and the staff told me that they expect it in this week, probably Thursday as that's when their delivery is due. They seemed a bit better in there than at Silverburn. Edited August 23, 2016 by ulysses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank McGarvey' wonky legs Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 According to previous posts the club loses nothing if you do not buy strips for yourself and your son. If you read one of REA's posts that doesn't look entirely true if the terms of the deal are still the same as the one he quotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) Just off the phone to JD in Braehead asking about the shirt release. I pre-ordered around 6 or 7 weeks ago in store and I'm away to Florida on Sunday, so said if they aren't out by the weekend I'll be cancelling the order and getting a refund on the shirt. The lassie in store went and spoke to her boss and told me in no uncertain terms that the shirt will be in store for sale this Friday 26th. In another display of how shambolic they are, they happily took £45 off me up front for the order but when I said on the phone I wish to cancel it in store, face to face on Friday (the same manner in which it was purchased) and get my money back if it didn't arrive, they informed me I could not physically hand over my receipt in store and get a refund. I'd have to do this through their online service and they'd refund my card in 7 working days. I paid the f**king thing in cash, though. What a mob. The tops will be down to a tenner by the time we actually see them. Edited August 23, 2016 by djchapsticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbles old paperboy Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Last month I saw some of last year's stock with big reductions in their sale. I ordered the St Mirren track top and rain jacket both down to £15 each and arranged to collect them from the Paisley Centre store. Put the order in a few days before I went on holiday thinking that in this day and age I'd have them before I went on holiday. The night before I was leaving for my holidays I tried the Paisley Centre and Braehead. It turned out that all St Mirren items had been withdrawn from the local stores to be sent to the warehouse in Bury and it took the best part of a week between placing the order, JD checking they still had the items in the warehouse and them delivering it to Paisley. By this point the League Cup groups were underway and I had a bit of a chat with some of the staff about the fact that in Braehead there was not 1 single St Mirren item was available to buy in store after the season had begun (not even of the sale items from last season). The only Scottish tops for sale were the Celtic top and Scotland home and away, plus the likes of Wales, Republic of Ireland, England, Barcelona, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man Utd, Man City. The staff seemed to agree that with JD being the kit supplier and main sponsor we should be expecting better from them. They had no idea at that time when the home strip would go on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcc Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=57609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rea Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 According to previous posts the club loses nothing if you do not buy strips for yourself and your son. Simply not true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, rea said: Simply not true Approx. how much do the club receive per shirt sale then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 13 minutes ago, rea said: Simply not true If the club make more money the more kits that are sold, why did the old BoD make it even harder for fans to buy the kits by wanting a deal that didn't allow the kits to be sold at the very place 3,000 or so St Mirren fans gather every second Saturday? Nuts. Just absolutely fcuking mental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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