England shirt overpriced, says £40k kits collector

a man who's spent over £40,000 on football shirts says the new england kit is too expensive for families. les motherby, from east yorkshire, owns 240 replica and original kits, including shirts worn by peter crouch and mark hateley. an england kit for a child can cost up to £123. "i'm a grown adult with disposable income," motherby said. "it's very different when you're bringing up a family." kit-maker nike said it regularly reviews costs to balance "rising material, manufacturing and logistics costs" with performance. a full infant kit with name and number costs £64.99. motherby noted replica shirts were about £30 in the 90s, compared to £80-90 now — "ahead of inflation." grimbsy parent graham walker, with two kids aged eight and three, called the price "pretty disgusting" and said his local club, grimsby town, offers a cheaper alternative at £62 in their spring sale.