IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

"Due to circumstances beyond the control of Everton Football Club, there will, regrettably, be a delay in the Launch of the 2008/09 home kit. The original date was scheduled for Thursday 10 July, 2008 but following distribution problems it will now revert to Thursday 24 July 2008.

Any customer who has pre-ordered their 2008 home shirt or kit either online, via the mail order service or in store will now receive their order on Wednesday 23 July – 24 hours ahead of the official release date.

Club spokesman Ian Ross said:  “We have been working closely with supplier JJB and manufacturer Umbro to attempt to minimise the disruption since being made aware of the issue.
“It is deeply unfortunate that this situation has occurred but the distribution issues have simply meant the merchandise would not be in the UK in time for its original launch date.

“Umbro have apologised to the Club for the inconvenience this causes our supporters and together with JJB and Everton will be doing all in their power to ensure the kit launch does not experience any further problems.

All customers who have pre-ordered online or via the mail order service will be contacted shortly.  Any supporter who has pre-ordered in store will be contacted by the store management."