Tony Parkes 1973-74 Retro Shirts - updates

[Herbie6590]

The Tony Parkes 1973-74 Retro shirt is available to purchase now in both short-sleeve & long-sleeve variants, each lovingly reproduced with a fully sublimated number 10 on the reverse.

These shirts are manufactured by our good friends at Ribero once again, in man-made, "cool dry" fabric with the number 10 on the back in red, fully sublimated in the printing.

Shirts cost £30 & BRFCS will donate £5 from the sale of each shirt to Tony Parkes, to assist in the costs of his ongoing care. 

If anyone would like to donate to Tony's care but doesn't want to buy a shirt, then a Donation Only product is also available in the store and BRFCS will pass on all donations to Tony along with the profits from each shirt. 

To purchase a shirt  CLICK HERE now... & help us to help a true Rovers legend.

Orders will be taken until midnight on 13th September so don't delay, order today. Delivery targeted for end of November. 

 

 

Short-Sleeve

 

Long-Sleeve

[Armchair supporter supremo]

Well done for setting this up, but sorry tbh even though i know it's for a good cause 30 quid is still a lot so personally I'd at least want to see photos of the actual finished article before choosing to order

[J*B]

21 minutes ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

Well done for setting this up, but sorry tbh even though i know it's for a good cause 30 quid is still a lot so personally I'd at least want to see photos of the actual finished article before choosing to order

I think I've seen a prototype knocking around - @Herbie6590 will have it if I haven't imagined it. 

We always over order a little, so there might be a couple left over if you want to wait until they're delivered. But those are first come first served etc. 

[Herbie6590]

2 hours ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

Well done for setting this up, but sorry tbh even though i know it's for a good cause 30 quid is still a lot so personally I'd at least want to see photos of the actual finished article before choosing to order

Understood…just to explain, it’s time-consuming and disproportionately expensive to get a sample made up & as this is aimed at raising money for a great cause (& the same supplier did a terrific job with the 60’s style shirts) we decided to offer it up & see who fancied one.

It will be more like a modern-day shirt than the 60’s ones as the fabric is aiming to replicate that early 70’s switch to polyester. My original version of this shirt was the first “nylon” shirt I ever had but it didn’t have the number on as printing techniques weren’t as advanced back then. 
We will carry *some* stock on this one as we suspect folks might fancy one for a Christmas present but it helps us to help Tony if we can get a good number of pre-orders.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

6 hours ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

Well done for setting this up, but sorry tbh even though i know it's for a good cause 30 quid is still a lot so personally I'd at least want to see photos of the actual finished article before choosing to order

If it’s anything like as good as the 1960’s shirts it’ll be worth every penny.

[Herbie6590]

46 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

If it’s anything like as good as the 1960’s shirts it’ll be worth every penny.

Clearly that’s what we’re hoping 👍

[Armchair supporter supremo]

I would like to order one👍

Do you know what theyre like fit wise? On the baggy side or a snug fit? 

[Herbie6590]

1 hour ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

I would like to order one👍

Do you know what theyre like fit wise? On the baggy side or a snug fit? 

The sizing chart is the same for the 60’s ones (same manufacturer) & they were a “true fit” - by that I mean I ordered an XL 44” & the width of the shirt was 22” if that helps.
So find a t shirt you are comfortable with, measure it & order the one closest to that size would be my tip 👍🏻

[Armchair supporter supremo]

Cheers

[Russ]

Just ordered one

Great idea and a worthy cause, well done to all involved

[berkshireblue]

Just ordered one a very worthy cause thanks for sorting

[Herbie6590]

Giving this a bump…less than a week now to place your order….

[garnersfags]

I can confirm that the 60s shirt, commissioned earlier in the year, is a quality item, so I'm sure this will be equally good. 

I recommend the purchase, and just about to order mine. 

Great Xmas present, and a brilliant cause.

[Herbie6590]

Orders taken up until midnight tonight 🤍💙

[Herbie6590]

The order has gone in to Ribero, the invoice paid so we just await delivery. When I have further news I will update this thread.
Once the shirts are received and quality checked etc & we will send the donation on to Tony Parkes.

We have raised £220 from this initiative.

Thank you once again to everyone who has ordered. 

[Herbie6590]

For everyone that ordered a shirt we understand that delivery (to me) is likely to be by the end of this week.

As it’s an international break weekend (timely)…an opportunity to pack & post perhaps 😀.

[Armchair supporter supremo]

Thanks for the update 👍👍

[Herbie6590]

*UPDATE* 

There is some good news & there is some sub-optimal news you might say…please read this carefully if you ordered a shirt.

The correct number of shirts have arrived with me. They have induced a wave of nostalgia. The initiative generated £230 for Tony Parkes & BRFCS has rounded this up to £250 & paid over the money to Tony’s account & notified Natalie today. So very well done & thank you to all who helped us with this.

 

You want the less-good news don’t you ? 

Now…it appears that the manufacturer misread the order form and has produced the sizes & quantities requested for long-sleeves as short-sleeved shirts & vice versa. This is less than ideal. I’ve done some quick analysis and it looks like I can’t currently fulfil roughly a dozen shirts based on what has been delivered.

I’ve checked in with Ribero who are profusely embarrassed by the mistake and hugely apologetic. They have placed an urgent order with their manufacturer to deliver the missing shirts but the reality is that it will probably be at least 6 weeks to get them to me i.e. almost certainly after Christmas.

I can only apologise for any Christmas gift impacts that this may have.

 

What happens next ? 

I will review the orders over the weekend & pack up as many correct shirts as possible so that we deliver what we can as quickly as we can. For those who ordered multiple shirts, this may mean that you get one shirt now with one to follow. In these instances BRFCS will cover the postage costs of sending two separate packages.

I will happily despatch a shirt of the correct size (with the “incorrect” sleeve lengths) if that is something you prefer. We have received more short sleeve shirts, so essentially this means if you ordered a long-sleeve for winter but now fancy a short-sleeved one for summer instead, we will sort that out for you. 

If you are happy to wait, once the correct ones arrive, they will be posted out to you & I will thank everyone in advance for their patience & understanding…

 

If anybody for whatever reason is unhappy with any of these options, we will of course be prepared to offer a refund. All I would say, is that we can only refund what you paid, so that includes the donation element of £5.

For absolute clarity, BRFCS has already paid the donation to Tony, so we will stand any loss arising - Tony will not lose out as a result of this mistake.

What this also means is that we will have some spare shirts - so once the dust has settled we will look to sell these to raise a bit more money for Tony - more details on this to follow; but anyone who missed out, you may get a 2nd bite at the cherry so to speak & Tony may therefore get more donations which would be a terrific outcome.

 

Apologies for all of this, the last few hours has been fraught trying to sort it out…especially when I thought it was my mistake that had caused this…😳

 

I hope you’ll bear with us whilst we resolve this - all customers affected will get an email from us in the next few days reiterating these options and asking for your choice.

 

Hope that explains…many thanks in anticipation. 🤍💙

 

[wilsdenrover]

1 hour ago, Herbie6590 said:

*UPDATE* 

There is some good news & there is some sub-optimal news you might say…please read this carefully if you ordered a shirt.

The correct number of shirts have arrived with me. They have induced a wave of nostalgia. The initiative generated £230 for Tony Parkes & BRFCS has rounded this up to £250 & paid over the money to Tony’s account & notified Natalie today. So very well done & thank you to all who helped us with this.

 

You want the less-good news don’t you ? 

Now…it appears that the manufacturer misread the order form and has produced the sizes & quantities requested for long-sleeves as short-sleeved shirts & vice versa. This is less than ideal. I’ve done some quick analysis and it looks like I can’t currently fulfil roughly a dozen shirts based on what has been delivered.

I’ve checked in with Ribero who are profusely embarrassed by the mistake and hugely apologetic. They have placed an urgent order with their manufacturer to deliver the missing shirts but the reality is that it will probably be at least 6 weeks to get them to me i.e. almost certainly after Christmas.

I can only apologise for any Christmas gift impacts that this may have.

 

What happens next ? 

I will review the orders over the weekend & pack up as many correct shirts as possible so that we deliver what we can as quickly as we can. For those who ordered multiple shirts, this may mean that you get one shirt now with one to follow. In these instances BRFCS will cover the postage costs of sending two separate packages.

I will happily despatch a shirt of the correct size (with the “incorrect” sleeve lengths) if that is something you prefer. We have received more short sleeve shirts, so essentially this means if you ordered a long-sleeve for winter but now fancy a short-sleeved one for summer instead, we will sort that out for you. 

If you are happy to wait, once the correct ones arrive, they will be posted out to you & I will thank everyone in advance for their patience & understanding…

 

If anybody for whatever reason is unhappy with any of these options, we will of course be prepared to offer a refund. All I would say, is that we can only refund what you paid, so that includes the donation element of £5.

For absolute clarity, BRFCS has already paid the donation to Tony, so we will stand any loss arising - Tony will not lose out as a result of this mistake.

What this also means is that we will have some spare shirts - so once the dust has settled we will look to sell these to raise a bit more money for Tony - more details on this to follow; but anyone who missed out, you may get a 2nd bite at the cherry so to speak & Tony may therefore get more donations which would be a terrific outcome.

 

Apologies for all of this, the last few hours has been fraught trying to sort it out…especially when I thought it was my mistake that had caused this…😳

 

I hope you’ll bear with us whilst we resolve this - all customers affected will get an email from us in the next few days reiterating these options and asking for your choice.

 

Hope that explains…many thanks in anticipation. 🤍💙

 

It’s a shame it wasn’t your mistake - you’d have almost guaranteed yourself a job at Rovers…

[Sacha Edwards]

Thankyou for the update the shirt looks magnificent and look forward to receiving mine rtid 

[Herbie6590]

**LATEST UPDATE** 

All orders that *can* be fulfilled are now packed & will be dropped off at the Post Office this week.

[All packages will be sent "Signed For" & so you should look out for the 'Red Card of Doom' through your letterbox when the postman delivers at the precise point you go out for your essential groceries... 😆]

Any customers whose order cannot be fulfilled; fully or in part, have now been contacted on the email address registered at the time the shirts were ordered. If you haven't received a mail - you will receive your order as specified. 

If you have received an email - we are offering an alternative for you to consider - please look out for these mails & let us know - it might be worth checking your spam folders just in case & remember - we've used the email address on our records.

It appears that there are nine customers affected, so the vast majority will receive their shirts as ordered.

Once again, we can only apologise humbly, we will work hard with Ribero to correct this as soon as possible.

Thanks for your patience & understanding...it is appreciated.

 

[Armchair supporter supremo]

Ahhh what a muddle, sounds like you've gone out of your way to rectify things the best you can though, so thank you for that 👍

You'd think the manufacturer would offer to refund you for any excess shirts or at least give them to you at a discounted price! And also give you a discount on the shirts that they still owe. But hey ho!

The quality looks very nice in the photo though, thanks again for doing this

[Herbie6590]

11 hours ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

Ahhh what a muddle, sounds like you've gone out of your way to rectify things the best you can though, so thank you for that 👍

You'd think the manufacturer would offer to refund you for any excess shirts or at least give them to you at a discounted price! And also give you a discount on the shirts that they still owe. But hey ho!

The quality looks very nice in the photo though, thanks again for doing this

Ribero are supplying the missing shirts asap, free of charge, in fairness to them. 💙
My main concern was folks who’d wanted them as Christmas presents & will now be disappointed. 👍🏻

[Armchair supporter supremo]

2 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

Ribero are supplying the missing shirts asap, free of charge, in fairness to them. 💙
My main concern was folks who’d wanted them as Christmas presents & will now be disappointed. 👍🏻

Ahhh right that's good of them 👍

 

I still cant decide whether to give the one I've ordered as an xmas present or be greedy and keep it for myself 🙈🙈😅

Edited November 20, 2023 by Armchair supporter supremo

[berkshireblue]

Mistakes happen, happy to wait for the ling sleeve

Thanks for sorting