I was rather confused when searching on the Toffs website the other day for Chelsea retro shirts. There were none to be found – just a pair of Chelsea shorts, a DVD and a book. At first, I thought they must have had a good Christmas and sold out but quickly dismissed that reasoning as absurd (after all there were plenty of Arsenal and Man Utd retro shirts on the site).
So, I sent off a brief e-mail asking where all the Chelsea shirts had gone. Within the hour I got this reply:
We’ve worked very well with Chelsea since 1992 however, we can’t provide them with a product at a price they want and we’re not prepared to compromise our quality and authenticity to meet a price.
Therefore we can no longer produce any Chelsea Shirts.
This is a big shame, as Toffs were undoubtedly the biggest manufacturer of Chelsea retro shirts. This leaves a massive gap in the market for Chelsea fans looking for retro shirts, which are really quite popular.
I have updated the Chelsea retro shirts page to best reflect what you can still get your hands on. These are mainly retro shirts that have been made by Toffs but sold at other retailers such as Kitbag and Amazon.
I should think that one of the other manufacturers such as Score Draw, or even Chelsea themselves will step in to make the shirts.
