RUSSEL85 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Bristol Sport has been in dialogue with the governing body for football for a number of months over the use of hashtags on the Bristol City shirt. It is with great disappointment that we have just been informed that the team will not be able to wear the replica shirt. Therefore, they will wear the home shirt but without the hashtags on. This shirt has been our best selling one to date and we are continuing discussions with the relevant authorities in the hope that some compromise can be found. We will offer a refund to any supporter who wishes to return their shirt (see T&C’s below) however the hashtags will remain in place on the retail replica version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 http://www.bcfc.co.uk//news/article/2016-17/statement-regarding-city-shirts-3227327.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Well that's a little embarrassing, not sure why we can't play in them though. Biggest shame is we can't buy the shirts without hashtags, I'd may of had one then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Hopefully that will kill off the cringeworthy marketing shite for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, Super said: http://www.bcfc.co.uk//news/article/2016-17/statement-regarding-city-shirts-3227327.aspx Haha can't make it up! You'd have thought we'd have checked that we were actually allowed to do this before we did! Fingers crossed we aren't ever allowed to have them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Few things I don't understand. Why would the team be wearing a replica shirt? On what basis do they feel the need to offer a refund - people knew what they were buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Great news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Thank god for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 5, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Personally not sorry to see the back of them, I find all the #makingbristolproud stuff a bit OTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasSavage88 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: On what basis do they feel the need to offer a refund - people knew what they were buying. No they thought they were buying a replica kit. Now they aren't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I think they look smart, what on earth is the problem with them using them? If it said www.bcfc.co.uk would that be an issue too? We have massive Lancer Scott logo in the middle of the shirt but no "hashtags" in small writing in an inconspicuous place? What is the reasoning behind that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted August 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Pre-season gets better and better doesnt it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Lions Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Good they were shit. Take them off the replica as well. start dialogue with fans for next season before they fck anything else up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Almost a shambles free summer...almost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 7 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: I think they look smart, what on earth is the problem with them using them? If it said www.bcfc.co.uk would that be an issue too? We have massive Lancer Scott logo in the middle of the shirt but no "hashtags" in small writing in an inconspicuous place? What is the reasoning behind that? I would have preferred a white line across in their place, the shirt would have looked odd without some kind of trim there, but not as offended by them as some on here seem to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Technically advertising I suppose. On a part of the shirt where advertising isn't allowed? Still, I'd much rather it was the other way round - hashtags on the players' shirts but not on the replicas. I might buy one then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!james Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 #devastated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Brilliant. Yeah, I guess it goes against advertising regulations. Seems odd that the club have "just been informed" now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 6 minutes ago, El Hombrecito said: Technically advertising I suppose. On a part of the shirt where advertising isn't allowed? Still, I'd much rather it was the other way round - hashtags on the players' shirts but not on the replicas. I might buy one then. 4 minutes ago, #roe said: Brilliant. Yeah, I guess it goes against advertising regulations. Seems odd that the club have "just been informed" now though. So the rule is, you can have a huge advert for a company that isn't much to do with the club that the players play for, but you can't advertise a communication link to the club that they do? It's like something out of a Joseph Heller novel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Amazed it's the "best selling one to date". Interesting choice of language, do they mean best selling since BS started producing kit or genuinely the best selling shirt of ours ever? If the latter, surely a bigger deal would've been made about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 15 minutes ago, Three Lions said: Good they were shit. Take them off the replica as well. start dialogue with fans for next season before they fck anything else up. The club have said they are their best selling shirts - so the club were right on ignoring OTIB posters moaning on this one - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 6 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: So the rule is, you can have a huge advert for a company that isn't much to do with the club that the players play for, but you can't advertise a communication link to the club that they do? It's like something out of a Joseph Heller novel! I'd imagine the rule is one sponsor on the front (Lancer Scott) and one on the back (whatever we put under the collar these days). The sleeves are used for "EFL" branding and I think the shorts/socks can't be used either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Humble Realist Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 We are so amateurish sometimes...the club don't even give a reason on that statement .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 About time they hired a professional statement writer. This one is equally as vague and inaccurate as the last few they've tossed out. According to this one, the club have been in discussions for "a number of months" and yet they claim to have only just found out about it. Again only a minor thing really but it's yet another cock up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 19 minutes ago, Fiale said: The club have said they are their best selling shirts - so the club were right on ignoring OTIB posters moaning on this one - Well we don't know what that means, best selling from BS? Best selling of all time? Does that include free ones given to kids with an ST? (More ST's = more kids shirts). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Hardly the end of the world. The shirts with hastags will be possibly more of a collectors item in the future… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 6 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: Hardly the end of the world. The shirts with hastags will be possibly more of a collectors item in the future… ask for it in it's packaging and don't break the seal !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 10 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: Well we don't know what that means, best selling from BS? Best selling of all time? Does that include free ones given to kids with an ST? (More ST's = more kids shirts). If it's free the haven't sold it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 5, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 29 minutes ago, Fiale said: The club have said they are their best selling shirts - so the club were right on ignoring OTIB posters moaning on this one - So the # meant more people bought the shirt than in the past??? That is PR spin at it's most desperate ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 What's a hashtag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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