The new Raith Rovers home kit for the 2022/23 season has gone down very well so far – so well that the shirt is currently sold out.
Fans were thoroughly impressed with the new design, with around 400 replicas sold on Sunday.
It saw the club bag a five-figure sum in sales, and more will be on sale soon.
Excitement has been gathering at Stark’s Park ahead of the new season, with a new management team installed in the form of Ian Murray and Scott Agnew,
Some player recruitment followed shortly after, adding to the anticipation for their Championship bid.
The kit the likes of Dylan Easton will wear this season has further raised the anticipation around the club.
Raith Rovers FC 2022/23 Home Kit.
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— Raith Rovers Football Club (@RaithRovers) June 26, 2022
Parents queued during intervals of drizzle on Sunday – as their kids ran riot on the park with players and coaches – to purchase the kit just revealed by the two models: defender Tom Lang and forward Dario Zanatta.
They were joined by mascot Rory Rover, fresh from a makeover himself.
It meant all kids’ sizes were gone within a day and this morning the club website was also showing adult sizes as sold out.
More home shirts are on the way today, with the first batch of around 400 – which generated more than £16,000 – brought in solely for the open-day launch.
The club confirmed that home socks and shorts are expected to arrive in around two weeks – along with the now-hotly anticipated away shirt.
“It’s rare, but I don’t think I have read any negative comments about it at all.
“The kit was developed with the assistance of Rovers’ fan Calum Rolland, who has provided various retail concepts over the last 12-months for the club.
“The kit design process for 23/24 will start in early September so we will need to get to work since we have set the bar so high this season.”
Raith got their preseason under way with a 7-1 win at Dunbar United on Saturday. On Wednesday they take on Queen of the South at Stark’s Park, with a 7.45pm kick-off.
Head of sales and marketing at the club Laura Andreucci said: “Our sales on strips are always impressive but the feedback on this season’s top has been phenomenal.
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