Nice work
@Scooterboy
This release is 1000% better then last year. Did like the Franjic comment in the video
Some comments:
Folder/checklist
Good to have a checklist available early, but I really would like to see the checklist inside the folder/album.
No disrespect to those associated with TnP who provide the PDF/excel version of the checklist, but something like a sale sheet with details of the cards on the back would just look a little bit more professional & having it inside the album would be ideal.
I know some releases have the checklist provided on cards within the set, but I'm not a big fan of that approach.
The folder price is still a little high & you should at least get a free packet of cards with it as well.
Folder card
The folder card is a good approach & whilst having it loose inside the packaging does make it visible to see which card you are getting, it does make it more susceptible to damaged corners.
Size of the release
200 base cards is a little over the top. The TnP cricket release with 180 base cards was a nice size. Despite the size it was good that the collation was pretty much spot on & you could get a complete set of base cards in a box.
Availability
Very good to see the resellers get on board with this release
it has made it so much easier to collect the cards this year.
@Diggaz TC has been great with his group breaks.
Delayed release
Not a criticism of TnP as they were the victim of circumstance, but the delay has made in very hard to get ip signatures, particularly now with the release of players in the January transfer window & the fixturing means that some teams have already done their away trips to Perth for the season.
Signature cards
Shame that some of the intended players are no longer available to sign, and the lining up of replacement players does appear to be taking some time. Again probably not TnP's fault.
Parallel inserts
I'm not a big fan of the silvers & golds in their current format with just the same picture on all versions of the cards. I know there are licensing issues with the use of images, but if it's just to be the same image, then just make it one or the other - silver or gold, not both. But I would prefer that the parallels be ditched altogether (including in the cricket release) and just have a base set with more focus on higher end inserts that supplement the base set.
Team Captains/ MF Generals / Matildas celebration cards
Good cards but a little plain for a higher end insert card imo. The background used for the MF General cards was a little odd. Maybe foil cards of these cards?
Matildas cards
Good to see TnP continuing to promote women's sport in this country, including the Southern Stars in the cricket release. This year we have really seen the Women's Big Bash (WBBL) really sharpen the focus in that regard. That doesn't seem to have translated into the W-league to the same extent as yet, but maybe at some point we will start seeing seperate team sets for WBBL & W-League team included within releases.
So just some thoughts & I'm sure others will share their views.
But just happy to have cards available this year, and not having to spend countless hours trying to track down a complete set of base cards.