England shirt overpriced, says £40k kits collector
Collector Les Motherby says classic England shirts are often better value than new ones.
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"I'm a grown adult with disposable income. It's very different when you're bringing up a family and all of those kids want kits. I have a lot of empathy."
— Les Motherby , Other
"It's not really affordable for 75% of people around here."
— Graham Walker , Other
"classic England shirts are often better value than new ones."
— Les Motherby , Other
"I don’t think it comes as a big surprise that they are these prices, and at least international kits last for two years rather than one season like league clubs, so you can say it’s better value for money in that sense."
— Nick Jones , Activist
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Collector Les Motherby says classic England shirts are often better value than new ones.
Collector Les Motherby, who has spent over £40,000 on football shirts, believes the new England football kit is overpriced for families, citing high costs for children's kits.
Les Motherby, a collector with a KES 6.6M kit collection, warns that the new KES 20,000 England jersey is pricing out the working class, questioning if football is becoming a 'luxury-only' sport.
The new England World Cup shirt has been released, but prices continue to soar, making it almost unaffordable for fans.
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