More truth to this 'Global QPR' stuff than I initially thought?

[QprSinceBirth]

A lot of shirts are fakes however I don't think tony really minds at this point it is all about advertising fake or real shirts they are still walking around with QPR airasia.

[silvercue]

A lot of shirts are fakes however I don't think tony really minds at this point it is all about advertising fake or real shirts they are still walking around with QPR airasia.

I think he would mind. In Thailand over 95% of football shirts are fake... some of them are very good, others will not even have the sponsor on them. However, countried like Thailand and China the potential market is very high - this is why it is a problem as their governments do not enforce copyright laws and in China's case seem to openly encourage the production of fakes in their country - even having their equivalant of the high court protecting them (recent case from BMW being an example).

When Man City (pre megabucks) played Everton a few years ago 300 million people in China alone watched it as they both had a Chinese player. None of them would have been wearing a real shirt. If half of them did - you would have the two very massive injections of money to the clubs.

[bushcelt1]

I think he would mind. In Thailand over 95% of football shirts are fake... some of them are very good, others will not even have the sponsor on them. However, countried like Thailand and China the potential market is very high - this is why it is a problem as their governments do not enforce copyright laws and in China's case seem to openly encourage the production of fakes in their country - even having their equivalant of the high court protecting them (recent case from BMW being an example).

When Man City (pre megabucks) played Everton a few years ago 300 million people in China alone watched it as they both had a Chinese player. None of them would have been wearing a real shirt. If half of them did - you would have the two very massive injections of money to the clubs.

This is everything you need to know.spot on silver. Not sure that we will make as much as some predicted on here by selling shirts. Until some international body comes up with a change in retail law to cover everywhere then it wont change. Impossible to govern unless some countries agree to a comprimise which will never happen imo. The difference is we would never be seen dead in moody gear and some thrive on it.

[Martinmalta]

Qpr will only get bigger by being global. We knów from the past that even when we nearly won the 1st div (todays premier) back in the seventies, our english support was similar to what we have now. So the only way forward is by luring new supporters from everywhere. The more we will get, the more we should feel prouder that the R's family is getting bigger and more successfull.

[loftboy]

in the club shop today there were about 12 asians taking pictures, buying kits, tickets for Wycombe.


truly going global

I was in the club shop this morning, as I walked past the players entrance they were peering through the windows taking photos of everything.

[Gtleighsr3]

Gregor will do a marriner and sell loads of shite to the asians about CMOB lol