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Originally Posted by sec304
I spoke to Ken King 16 months ago before our latest Adidas jerseys were revealed and he told me what they would look like and told me that this year we were bringing the retros back and that he is aware that people want the retro look (red and white) full time but ownership does not. So who knows for sure but we could get the red retro this year and then switch to them full time in a couple of years
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I had a feeling this was the problem and you can't really blame them for sticking to their personal preferences (it's their money and I'd do the same thing).
On the other hand, I kind of view it like if you're willfully leaving money on the table that's your call but don't come to ask taxpayers for a bailout on your business then (arena). Selling 200k jerseys at avg price of $200 is $40MM. That helps with an arena doesn't it? I haven't bought a jersey in like 8 years and won't until they produce one that doesn't make my eyes bleed. Since the jersey I bought is a retro, there's no real need to get another.
Also as an aside, maybe the fact that the owners are generally over 70 is part of the problem in terms of recognizing any sort of style.