You have to hand it to Ibrox, and their “kit manufacturer” at Castore for not missing a trick. The Sun this morning published a piece about how they have release 150 Anniversary boxer shorts … at £30 for a pack of three. A tenner a pair.
Their fans are divided over it, which means that many thousands of those muppets have actually picked up a set. That saying that “sooner or later it all adds up to real money” has never been more fitting.
That other saying about how a fool and his money are soon parted is fitting too.
If you are a fan of that club, the hand is never out of your pockets.
Earlier in the week, Club 1872 released an astonishing attack on the club, which included a section on their merchandising and the MyGers scheme. That club and its partners excel at finding ways to bleed their supporters … but this, if you’ll pardon the pun, surely takes the piss?
For the record, a two pack of Celtic boxer shorts costs £15 and I regard the idea that anyone would ever spend that on them to be faintly ridiculous. But of course, Ibrox’s are of a special design, by the “bespoke specialists” at Castore, and they are “limited editions” to celebrate the fake anniversary. I’ll be doing a piece on that sham tomorrow, of course.
Castore have ripped their fans off but good.
Their top for next season was leaked online today, and one of the curious design choices has been a logo on the side of the shirt that says BOXT. Fans who enquired what that was have been told it’s a “boiler instillation and repair company.”
Sexy stuff this ain’t. Their top has more logos on it than an F1 car.
But it’s not just that. Their fans have been told that Scottish Cup tickets will be available first on a MyGers “gold tier” basis and then they’ll work their way down through the rest.
Celtic Park tickets will be exclusively for those members whose spending has put them in this rarefied position … and that scheme continues to split their fans into haves and have nots to an extent that doesn’t exist at any other club.
Everything over this is geared towards squeezing every penny out of the fans that can be gotten.
Those over there who think they can force the directors out of the AngeBall Tour should look at those boxer shorts on the club’s official site and ponder what they represent; a club only interested in their cold, hard cash.
“Bring your wallets; leave your opinions (and your brains) at the door.”
Brilliant, Easter and the International break should prove quite entertaining with this shitshow to keep us all laughing.
As for the upcoming game against that lot, it’s simple, when we win we take the league and leave them only 1 chance at desperately clawing something from this season.
A fortnight later we win again and that will extinguish that last forlorn hope from them.
Tasty…
Thanks James, I appreciate your time.
Too right Rebellious, I’m slightly annoyed that Patrick Power haven’t paid out yet but, we’ll crack on I suppose till their feeling generous..
Crikey, that ranger lot really are an angry bunch aren’t they~~popular too!
They might be getting ripped off for the boxers, but damn sure none of them will be getting them ripped off them (unless they need an ambulance) ….and i suppose the same smelly boxers will be passed down the generations for 300 years of use, just like the sashes their fathers wore.