StringerBell Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 WSW had the same issue in their first season. It seems like Nike are real cunts to clients in their first year of a contract It sorta defies logic really doesn't it. From personal experience, in business you usually get good service from a supplier for the first 12 months of a contract, and then it all goes to shit for the next 2 or 3 years, until about 6 months before the contract renewal is due and service miraculously improves again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embee Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) I'm not quite sure that makes sense anyway. Yes, we're a new client, but we're part of CFG (an existing client), and surely Nike would prefer to keep them relatively happy seeing they've got business with Man City and may also receive some from Yokohama and NYCFC if the MLS pursue individual kit deals after the Adidas contract expires. Edited November 19, 2014 by King Malta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markn Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 With all the nike gear from Man City (which only has the word City on it - and no logo), why can't we have this gear available for us to purchase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringerBell Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 With all the nike gear from Man City (which only has the word City on it - and no logo), why can't we have this gear available for us to purchase? Yeah it is kind of surprising that they haven't siphoned off some of that stuff out here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'm not quite sure that makes sense anyway. Yes, we're a new client, but we're part of CFG (an existing client), and surely Nike would prefer to keep them relatively happy seeing they've got business with the Man City and may also receive some from Yokohama and NYCFC if the MLS pursue individual kit deals after the Adidas contract expires. They probably dont care who we are owned by since we are probably a tiny sales amount. They made qpr, a premier league club mind you, chose a design from a book and not allowing them to have a custom one in the first year which says it all really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embee Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) I'm not quite sure that makes sense anyway. Yes, we're a new client, but we're part of CFG (an existing client), and surely Nike would prefer to keep them relatively happy seeing they've got business with the Man City and may also receive some from Yokohama and NYCFC if the MLS pursue individual kit deals after the Adidas contract expires. They probably dont care who we are owned by since we are probably a tiny sales amount. They made qpr, a premier league club mind you, chose a design from a book and not allowing them to have a custom one in the first year which says it all really What happens if they sufficiently piss off CFG and they then take all their business to a competitor? We ourselves may be a tiny sales amount, but the group itself is surely worth a fair bit of cash to Nike. I just don't think it makes sense for them to drag their feet this badly for no other reason than this club itself is a new client (yet part of an old client when you take into account the ownership). We're not talking about them making us pick a simple design from a book either, we're talking about little to no merch (including an away kit or restock of the home kit) possibly until January, if even that. Where's the benefit in that? Edited November 19, 2014 by King Malta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LIBBA] Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) With all the nike gear from Man City (which only has the word City on it - and no logo), why can't we have this gear available for us to purchase? You mean something like this? It actually does have the Man City emblem on one of the sleeves which sucks otherwise i would of bought it Edited November 20, 2014 by [LIBBA] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGaffer Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Does anyone know if the problem exist with our people at Melbourne City or is the issue with Nike? Was the club reluctant to fork out money for special production runs or is Nike too busy to give a shit with some little club in Australia with 10K members, regardless that its owned by CFG? This is beyond a joke for a supposedly "professional" outfit and no doubt alot of new members, and old that are parents, are severely pissed off they they can't buy little Johnny his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) Again something I'm hoping is brought up at the next FRG meeting and the hard questions are asked of the club. I'm not sure what the benefit is of keeping members in the dark about something as trivial as merchandise. Edited November 20, 2014 by n i k o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LIBBA] Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Does anyone know if the problem exist with our people at Melbourne City or is the issue with Nike? Was the club reluctant to fork out money for special production runs or is Nike too busy to give a shit with some little club in Australia with 10K members, regardless that its owned by CFG? This is beyond a joke for a supposedly "professional" outfit and no doubt alot of new members, and old that are parents, are severely pissed off they they can't buy little Johnny his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas.... Well im an old memebr this is severely pissed off they I can't buy little man Jaxon his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas. Had enough of the club ignoring the fact that Melb City supporters may actually have kids or infants and not have kits available for them period. Decided to go it alone and get my little one a kit made from overseas. Seen the design and it will look mint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlings Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Does anyone know if the problem exist with our people at Melbourne City or is the issue with Nike? Was the club reluctant to fork out money for special production runs or is Nike too busy to give a shit with some little club in Australia with 10K members, regardless that its owned by CFG? This is beyond a joke for a supposedly "professional" outfit and no doubt alot of new members, and old that are parents, are severely pissed off they they can't buy little Johnny his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas.... Well im an old memebr this is severely pissed off they I can't buy little man Jaxon his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas. Had enough of the club ignoring the fact that Melb City supporters may actually have kids or infants and not have kits available for them period. Decided to go it alone and get my little one a kit made from overseas. Seen the design and it will look mint. Definite business opportunity for someone who can sell shady merch pre game at the imp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Does anyone know if the problem exist with our people at Melbourne City or is the issue with Nike? Was the club reluctant to fork out money for special production runs or is Nike too busy to give a shit with some little club in Australia with 10K members, regardless that its owned by CFG? This is beyond a joke for a supposedly "professional" outfit and no doubt alot of new members, and old that are parents, are severely pissed off they they can't buy little Johnny his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas.... Well im an old memebr this is severely pissed off they I can't buy little man Jaxon his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas. Had enough of the club ignoring the fact that Melb City supporters may actually have kids or infants and not have kits available for them period. Decided to go it alone and get my little one a kit made from overseas. Seen the design and it will look mint. Definite business opportunity for someone who can sell shady merch pre game at the imp. I can actually picture raccyd sitting in the corner trying to flog off fake merch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markn Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 With all the nike gear from Man City (which only has the word City on it - and no logo), why can't we have this gear available for us to purchase? You mean something like this? It actually does have the Man City emblem on one of the sleeves which sucks otherwise i would of bought it nike-manchester-city-core-hoody-field-blue-4.jpg surely they could just print a set without the man city logo on the sleeve. It might even save them some money. As its being made in China, they can just tell the guy stamping the logo on the sleeve to have an hour off. It has a nike and the word city on it - so people in Aust will know its Melbourne city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markn Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 If melbourne city dont improve their game, it wont be look before i start looking at alibaba (who were selling the victory and sydney fc home tops for $20). last year you could have purchased the man city third top (our home strip) from the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 2 people near me tonight had the away kit, 1 of them said they got it from their work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interstatefan Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 I'm at Rebel right now in the city, there's Melbourne Heart polos for $10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyboozeadams Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm at Rebel right now in the city, there's Melbourne Heart polos for $10 Getting me one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlings Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm at Rebel right now in the city, there's Melbourne Heart polos for $10 Getting me one of them What syle/ brand polo's? Which Rebel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LIBBA] Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 2 people near me tonight had the away kit, 1 of them said they got it from their work 2 people near me tonight had the away kit, 1 of them said they got it from their work What this seasons away kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LIBBA] Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Does anyone know if the problem exist with our people at Melbourne City or is the issue with Nike? Was the club reluctant to fork out money for special production runs or is Nike too busy to give a shit with some little club in Australia with 10K members, regardless that its owned by CFG? This is beyond a joke for a supposedly "professional" outfit and no doubt alot of new members, and old that are parents, are severely pissed off they they can't buy little Johnny his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas.... Well im an old memebr this is severely pissed off they I can't buy little man Jaxon his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas. Had enough of the club ignoring the fact that Melb City supporters may actually have kids or infants and not have kits available for them period. Decided to go it alone and get my little one a kit made from overseas. Seen the design and it will look mint. Definite business opportunity for someone who can sell shady merch pre game at the imp. Well thats the end product. Just waiting on it to be shipped. Now my 1 year old son will have a City kit as well. Edited November 23, 2014 by [LIBBA] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markn Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Does anyone know if the problem exist with our people at Melbourne City or is the issue with Nike? Was the club reluctant to fork out money for special production runs or is Nike too busy to give a shit with some little club in Australia with 10K members, regardless that its owned by CFG? This is beyond a joke for a supposedly "professional" outfit and no doubt alot of new members, and old that are parents, are severely pissed off they they can't buy little Johnny his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas.... Well im an old memebr this is severely pissed off they I can't buy little man Jaxon his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas. Had enough of the club ignoring the fact that Melb City supporters may actually have kids or infants and not have kits available for them period. Decided to go it alone and get my little one a kit made from overseas. Seen the design and it will look mint. Definite business opportunity for someone who can sell shady merch pre game at the imp. Well thats the end product. Just waiting on it to be shipped. Now my 1 year old son will have a City kit as well. Where did you get it from? Any links? Edited November 23, 2014 by markn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFCROB24 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Does anyone know if the problem exist with our people at Melbourne City or is the issue with Nike? Was the club reluctant to fork out money for special production runs or is Nike too busy to give a shit with some little club in Australia with 10K members, regardless that its owned by CFG? This is beyond a joke for a supposedly "professional" outfit and no doubt alot of new members, and old that are parents, are severely pissed off they they can't buy little Johnny his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas.... Well im an old memebr this is severely pissed off they I can't buy little man Jaxon his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas. Had enough of the club ignoring the fact that Melb City supporters may actually have kids or infants and not have kits available for them period. Decided to go it alone and get my little one a kit made from overseas. Seen the design and it will look mint. Definite business opportunity for someone who can sell shady merch pre game at the imp. Well thats the end product. Just waiting on it to be shipped. Now my 1 year old son will have a City kit as well. Where did you get it from? Any links? Agree, can you help with where you had this done, My 3 yr old girl wants one. Did it set you back much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jestr Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 2 people near me tonight had the away kit, 1 of them said they got it from their work 2 people near me tonight had the away kit, 1 of them said they got it from their work What this seasons away kit? They would have to be some custom made/modified kits Genuine kits just aren't on sale yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeming Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm laying the blame of our poor form down to not having away kits available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 2 people near me tonight had the away kit, 1 of them said they got it from their work 2 people near me tonight had the away kit, 1 of them said they got it from their work What this seasons away kit? yep nike with etihad sponsors and everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCFCDion Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) It looks like we won't be getting the polos, jackets and other Nike off-field supporter range until next season. https://twitter.com/MelbourneCity/status/536690926140133377. Edited November 24, 2014 by DionFountas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jestr Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) It looks like we won't be getting the polos, jackets and other Nike off-field supporter range until net season. https://twitter.com/MelbourneCity/status/536690926140133377.That soon??? Fantastic....about time they did something right Edited November 24, 2014 by Jestr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strider Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Great now I can budget my money for Cocaine and cheap whores 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post [LIBBA] Posted November 24, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 It looks like we won't be getting the polos, jackets and other Nike off-field supporter range until next season. https://twitter.com/MelbourneCity/status/536690926140133377. Wtf is this shit. Im serious. WTF is this shit!!! This club seem to make it so difficult to support it. We shouldn't have to fuckin beg the club to have merchandise available. FFS we had more merch when we were Melbourne Heart. Would of thought surely we'd have a little more now than some piece of shit polos and singlets that were clearly designed by an expert in centre link fashion. Fuckin fuming beyond belief. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 its on hold until next year when the heart is banished forever. Then the real fun begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post [LIBBA] Posted November 24, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 its on hold until next year when the heart is banished forever. Then the real fun begins I am fuckin burning right now. Even those fucking cunts in NYCFC, who apparently we have to represent on our home kit with that fucking Navy blue strip, have merchandise. Oh and they don't just have cheap looking pieces of shit either. They have some fuckin offical Adidas merch.this is a club that hasnt even played a fucking game FFS!! They wanna release fuck all merch. Ok no problem. Im just gonna put my City kit in the waredrobe and bring out the fuckin Heart gear. CFG can go fuck themselves 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LIBBA] Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Does anyone know if the problem exist with our people at Melbourne City or is the issue with Nike? Was the club reluctant to fork out money for special production runs or is Nike too busy to give a shit with some little club in Australia with 10K members, regardless that its owned by CFG? This is beyond a joke for a supposedly "professional" outfit and no doubt alot of new members, and old that are parents, are severely pissed off they they can't buy little Johnny his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas.... Well im an old memebr this is severely pissed off they I can't buy little man Jaxon his Melbourne City home shirt for Christmas. Had enough of the club ignoring the fact that Melb City supporters may actually have kids or infants and not have kits available for them period. Decided to go it alone and get my little one a kit made from overseas. Seen the design and it will look mint. Definite business opportunity for someone who can sell shady merch pre game at the imp. Well thats the end product. Just waiting on it to be shipped. Now my 1 year old son will have a City kit as well. Where did you get it from? Any links? Mate im trying to private msg you but for some reason, i cant do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markn Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) Mate im trying to private msg you but for some reason, i cant do it I tried to private message you too, but i don't seem to have the option. Apparently this is what i need to do-------but i cant find the "messenger" button. The personal messenger can be used to have private conversations with other members. To access it, select your username while logged in from the top corner of any page, and then press "Messenger". Starting a new conversationTo start a new conversation, start by pressing the "Compose New" button. Enter the user's name into the "Recipient's Name" field. As you type, suggestions will appear below the box. When you see the member you are looking for, click on their name.You may also be able to add other recipients into the "Other Recipients" box. If so, the next option allows you to specify how the messages will be sent to alternate recipients: "Invitation" allows all invited members to participate in a single conversation, while "Copy" will send a separate conversation to each member.You should then type a message subject and the message body, just like you would for a new topic in the forums.When you are done, you can press Send Message or Save (Send Later) to save the message for later. Edited November 24, 2014 by markn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Markn, I'm a moderator and as far as I can see you are still banned, and that is why personal messaging is not available to you. If you wish to have the ban removed I think I will have to ask Tesla to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markn Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Markn, I'm a moderator and as far as I can see you are still banned, and that is why personal messaging is not available to you. If you wish to have the ban removed I think I will have to ask Tesla to do it. Cadete banned me 2 years ago because i mis-spelt Tadic as Tardic. I think he was on an ego trip that day. So how do i fix it if i can't direct message anyone? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Markn, I'm a moderator and as far as I can see you are still banned, and that is why personal messaging is not available to you. If you wish to have the ban removed I think I will have to ask Tesla to do it. Cadete banned me 2 years ago because i mis-spelt Tadic as Tardic. I think he was on an ego trip that day. So how do i fix it if i can't direct message anyone? Maybe stop insulting or taking stabs at the moderators will be a good start! Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerhead Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) its on hold until next year when the heart is banished forever. Then the real fun begins I am fuckin burning right now. Even those fucking cunts in NYCFC, who apparently we have to represent on our home kit with that fucking Navy blue strip, have merchandise. Oh and they don't just have cheap looking pieces of shit either. They have some fuckin offical Adidas merch.this is a club that hasnt even played a fucking game FFS!! They wanna release fuck all merch. Ok no problem. Im just gonna put my City kit in the waredrobe and bring out the fuckin Heart gear. CFG can go fuck themselves To be fair, The NYC stuff is the stock standard MLS Adidas range that every club has. CFG has given us the Stock standard A-league range (Scarf, Hoodie, Shirt and Polo) that every club has, It's just amateur when compared to the MLS Adidas range. The extras we have received have been shocking. Edited November 24, 2014 by Hammerhead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raw10 Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 To be fair, The NYC stuff is the stock standard MLS Adidas range that every club has. CFG has given us the Stock standard A-league range (Scarf, Hoodie, Shirt and Polo) that every club has, It's just amateur when compared to the MLS Adidas range. The extras we have received have been shocking. Totally. Tho I think the Stock standard A-league range is due to A-League's agreement with the supplier to supplier all merch for all team to the public, something I think the club, hence CFG, has no control of. So you get this generic and boring looking merch which the supplier has simply cut and paste our logo to their template design. My suggestion is to stop buying these stock standard merch. Save your money and wait till better merch from the club come out, if you can wait that is. I got a feeling FFA is reluctant to relinquish this control for one simple reason, to generate cash for them. So CFG may have a battle on their hands to have greater control not just the merch aspect but on a number of other things, hence the Chairmen meeting in Dubai. It is just unfortunate that the sky blue colour has not been accepted by FFA, which I think has the flow on effect on the merch as well. So, I for one, expects that better merch will come out once the colour issue has been resolved. and FWIW, I am hoping that it will be red, white and blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlings Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 This is just so fucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markn Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Maybe stop insulting or taking stabs at the moderators will be a good start! Lol Point taken! But what if they deserve it ?????? Just one PLEASE????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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