BonkTastic
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all they have to do is look at how many of these sold
Actually, those Roger Edwards vintage sweaters (when R.E. too over the sweater licenses from CCM/Reebok) sold REALLY WELL, considering they were an actual sweater (which you can really only wear during the coldest months, because they were heavy), and not a jersey (longer shelf life).
I remember having to re-order those Roger Edwards sweaters way more often than I should have... they were massively, MASSIVELY popular around Christmas.
You can't compare the vintage Roger Edwards sweater to our new 3rd jerseys based on designs... if they'd made the sweater design into a proper jersey (lighter, more versatile, less bulky, easier to wear), I'm absolutely convinced it would have sold almost as well as our current 3rd jersey... heck, it probably would have out-sold our home jersey for a few christmases...
... Also, here's what the Roger Edwards version of that sweater looked like... it's MUCH cleaner-looking.