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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
I live in the Manchester area and, over the years, I've lost count of the number of United/City fans in the local who've asked me to get 'em Stanley stuff. One bloke even wanted a shirt but mainly it's been bits and bobs - pennants, badges etc. Years ago, the club produced a humorous T-shirt which featured a cartoon of a Stanley player (Paul Beck?) supping a pint of lager with the line "I'm In Training for Accrington Stanley". Wore it in the pub the first night and I walked out with orders for six more! Jokey, lighthearted stuff like this could sell well, because our name still does hold a fascination for people. OK, it won't solve our major funding problems, but every little helps!
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I'm actually looking at setting up a business printing stuff like that and all the other 'tat' that people buy. I can see a market here
I would guess the problem the club has is having to order things in sufficient quantities that they can get the stuff made but the fear then is that they may not sell it all. Wouldn't it be good if they had a nice friendly supplier who could supply small runs almost on a made to order basis so they wouldn't end up with unsold stock. Isn't market research great