After Yossi Benayoun signed his new five-year contract, I tooled around online looking for a Benayoun shirt to buy. I thought that, even if I couldn't actually order one to my address from the club shop or one of the other online retailers, I could have the Marquette Grad's sister order it for me to her London flat and then have her ship it to me. That wouldn't be the most efficient way to get a No. 15 shirt, but it would do the trick.
I wondered why there were no shirts in the online club shop, and only a handful at other online retailers. I guess I was the only Hammers fan not paying any attention when this was announced. Umbro says this three-year deal is its first ever with West Ham. The new shirt has not been unveiled yet, but some polos, T-shirts and jackets by Umbro are already on sale. The 2006-07 season was the final one in Jobserve.com's four-season shirt sponsorship. According to a Wikipedia table listing the kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors for the 2007-08 Premiership season, XL Airways will be the new sponsor of West Ham's shirts. I can't find anything official, but there are several different notes about this around the web.
My thinking is that my shirt purchase should be for the long haul -- that's why I wanted to be sure that Benayoun was going to stay before committing -- so unless I can find a good deal, I'll wait for the new kit.
(Music to write by: Oasis, "Definitely Maybe" and Thelonius Monk and Sonny Rollins, "Monk/Rollins (remastered).")
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