Wrexham fans hit out over astronomical cost for children's kits
The release of the new Wrexham home strip for the upcoming League One campaign led to a debate among supporters over the prices of the kits on social media.
Fans took to social media to bemoan the cost of the new Wrexham shirt (Image: Wrexham AFC)
Wrexham fans have bemoaned the price of the team's newly-released jersey for the upcoming League One campaign - with kits for infants set at £40, as an adult shirt was listed for £60. A debate ensued on social media as supporters levelled criticism towards the club following the grand revealing of the apparel for the 2024-25 season.
The North Wales outfit will compete in the third tier of the EFL for a first time in two decades after earning promotion from League Two last term as runners-up. A second successive promotion, this triumph represented the latest achievement on the pitch for the club since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney staged their takeover back in 2020.
Since then, the historic Racecourse Ground side's upwardly-mobile journey through the leagues has been accompanied by an unlikely rise to prominence around the world as a result of their Hollywood links. Having been the subject of the hit docuseries 'Welcome to Wrexham', the League One newcomers now enjoy a cult following in the United States and other territories.
With a tour of North America in the offing for Phil Parkinson's men this summer, the club has now proudly revealed the new jersey for the upcoming campaign. In a post on Twitter/X showing off the new-look strip, the caption read: "We are proud to launch 'The Red Dragon', our brand new home shirt for the 2024/25 season."
Wrexham fans gave their verdict on the prices for the new strip for the upcoming season (Image: Wrexham AFC)
The prices for the jerseys proved controversial among some supporters, though, with one fan asserting: "£60 is a bit of a [...] take tbh," as a second fan said: "I like it but another price rise for the working class town," while another said: "£40 for my 3-month-old son."
However, other fans kept the mood positive with one saying: "Love them, Must be great to have such an amazing heritage to invoke back into the club and town of such amazing people," while another said: "Alarm at 2:55am. Got on website, into que, ordered, paid and confirmation received by 3:06am. Well done @Wrexham_AFC. Now back to bed."
Previously, Red Dragons co-owner Reynolds has spoken in glowing terms about the working-class roots of the club as he looked forward to presenting the supporter-base to new audiences via the 'Welcome to Wrexham' docuseries previously. He said: "The thing I’m always most surprised by is how forthcoming and vulnerable a lot of the people are within the town of Wrexham in sharing their stories.
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"I think they’re starting to see how meaningful it is to folks all over the world, because so much of good storytelling is allowing people to see themselves reflected in the narrative. That’s what the people of Wrexham have really facilitated here. It’s been incredible."
Revealing the inspiration behind the design for the new strip, a statement on the official Wrexham website read: " Our red, Macron home shirt – complete with our front-of-shirt sponsor, United Airlines, and sleeve sponsor, HP – boasts embossed dragon scales and Y Ddraig Goch within the design.
"Crafted from Macron’s Eco Fabric, the shirt also features a full white collar – offering a throwback to older Wrexham shirts, as we approach the 160th anniversary of the Club’s foundation. Macron’s Eco Fabric is their eco-sustainable thread, made with a 100% PET recycled polyester and certified by Global Recycle Standard. For every shirt produced, 13 0.5 litre bottles are recycled."
They also added: "Consistent across all of our 2024/25 shirts, it also includes a tribute to the 266 victims of the Gresford Colliery Disaster ahead of the 90th anniversary of the disaster on September 22, 1934 – with ‘266’ and a miner’s wheel on the nape."