Unless you are 11, who seriously cares about the kit?
And I really don't see the issue with season tickets. This will probably be our 2nd season without an installment plan, so people have had plenty of time, the best part of a year, to save a pretty small sum of £500. Surely you'd prefer that money sitting in your bank account rather than the clubs? If people moan and say "oh we only have a month to save for the season ticket" i'm going to scream.