ROLF

Reading Football Club has settled out of court in a dispute with a fan who
fought for a refund on a replica shirt.
Middlesbrough-based Royals fan James McGhee had brought a small claim
against the club at the county court in the Teesside town.
His son Jon, 13, had bought the shirt online last July with ?42 of his
birthday money.
He had the name Sigurdsson printed on the back but within a few months the
Icelandic midfielder had been sold to Hoffenheim in Germany and Jon no
longer wanted the shirt.
When Gylfi Sigurdsson left Mr McGhee asked for a refund but was refused. He
wrote to the club and was further refused. He then started a small claim and
the club settled out of court, paying him ?72 to include court costs.
Last spring Gylfi Sigurdsson had signed a new contract and the McGhees
argued the club had indicated he would stay.
Mr McGhee, who first got interested in the club around eight years ago
through family connections in Shinfield, said: "For anybody else in the same
position who feels equally aggrieved, this just shows it is well worth
pursuing it. It shows what can be done if you are prepared to fight your
corner."
Mr McGhee said he remained a fan and distinguished between the team and the
business side of the club.
Club spokesman Craig Mortimer said: "We only settled because the hearing was
right up in Middlesbrough and frankly for the time and effort it would take
to get up there, it was far more logical to settle."
He said the matter could have been avoided if Mr McGhee had read the terms
and conditions.
He added: "The vast majority of feedback I have seen shows that most
supporters are fully aware that it is standard practice across most football
clubs that printed shirts are not refundable."

Posted By: SCC 28 on March 8th 2011 at 17:44:17

Message Thread

ROLF (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 8, 17:44:17
- no way the hearing was in Middlesbrough (Other Football) - Charles21, Mar 8, 18:12:13
  - oh right (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 8, 18:14:46
    - I must've missed the bit where criminal matters and civil matters had the same rules (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Mar 8, 18:21:49
      - no you just missed the bit where civil defendants (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 8, 18:25:19
        
        well they do (Other Football) - Charles21, Mar 8, 18:26:36
- all that time and effort for 72 quid, haha (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Mar 8, 17:47:47
  - what a cock (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 8, 17:54:48
- The fact that went to a small claims court, is pretty embarrassing for Reading (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 8, 17:47:35
  - it didn't (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Mar 8, 18:12:33
    - leave it out Chaz (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 8, 18:16:58
      - just dealing in facts (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Mar 8, 18:19:51
        
        (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 8, 18:22:29
  - perfect example (Other Football) - emmaroyds, Mar 8, 17:53:39
    - I often get bought one, but never do anything with it (Other Football) - pants, Mar 8, 18:07:19
    - I had Fashanu on the back of my first replica shirt (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 8, 18:02:57
      - Fans got names on the back of shirts before players did? (Other Football) - Brandonio, Mar 8, 18:09:17
        
        didn't think of that - I bought the letters myself and my mum ironed them on (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 8, 18:20:00
        
        I remember a lad at swimming with Gabiaddini on the back on his sunderland shirt (Other Football) - pants, Mar 8, 18:13:13
      - I`m sure ambulance chasing law firm will be onto this (Other Football) - emmaroyds, Mar 8, 18:06:35
    - February was Michael Nelson I beleive (n/m) (Other Football) - HairyBobbingManAss, Mar 8, 17:55:34
      - I bet the players try to avoid being in it (Other Football) - emmaroyds, Mar 8, 18:03:11

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