Parky Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Genius. Need to open those Brazilian shops innit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 True Faith make a good point that they reckon the sports direct advertising is probably worth about 8m a year to Ashley, or rather its saving him that amount. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Would not rule anything out given their conduct. Anything. Their tenure is sickening and repugnant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I'm surprised Wonga bought the stadium rights with Sports Direct plastered everywhere still. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I'm surprised Wonga bought the stadium rights with Sports Direct plastered everywhere still. Given how little they paid I'm sure they don't mind. In fact I'm pretty sure it is apart of the deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 They are getting plenty of mileage elsewhere - the gates and its plaque, prominent signage clearly seen on tv, the reveal of the official kit on that tv PL special. Almost always a mention of Wonga somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikri Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I GENUINLEY can't understand Ashley's mentality on Pardew and Kinnear. Yes, they're cheap. But any worthless material thats cheap won't work properly and will make things worse As Pardew and Kinnear have proved. Pardew gets good players and makes them FAR worse. Kinnear is....well, Kinnear Love the pic of - Rob Lee is it ? With the MAOC shirt ! I think it's a trust problem. When Ashley has left people to their own devices it's come back to bite him in the arse in some way. - Allows Allardyce to sign players he wants, ends up stuck with utter rubbish on high wages - Lets Chris Mort set up a "system", ends up with the manager quitting (rightly) with the others in the system completely despised by the fans and shit at their jobs - Gets Llambias to run the club, despised by the fans, extremely hesitant in the transfer market to the point that Ashley apparently has to step in to push through purchases in January, fails completely to increase non-football revenues & signs a sponsorship contract that pisses off everyone I don't know if Pardew was Ashley's mate before getting the job or Llambias' mate. If it was the latter then it's another reason that Ashley might not trust people to do their jobs, if it's the former then it's probably why he's still here despite being demonstrably out of his depth. For some bizarre reason it looks like he trusts JFK hence why he keeps turning to him despite him being a lunatic. Ultimately Ashley's either going to have to bite the bullet and find someone to run the club that he doesn't know and initially trust but who can actually do the job and who knows how football works or he's going to have to be a lot more hands-on in running the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I GENUINLEY can't understand Ashley's mentality on Pardew and Kinnear. Yes, they're cheap. But any worthless material thats cheap won't work properly and will make things worse As Pardew and Kinnear have proved. Pardew gets good players and makes them FAR worse. Kinnear is....well, Kinnear Love the pic of - Rob Lee is it ? With the MAOC shirt ! I think it's a trust problem. When Ashley has left people to their own devices it's come back to bite him in the arse in some way. - Allows Allardyce to sign players he wants, ends up stuck with utter rubbish on high wages - Lets Chris Mort set up a "system", ends up with the manager quitting (rightly) with the others in the system completely despised by the fans and shit at their jobs - Gets Llambias to run the club, despised by the fans, extremely hesitant in the transfer market to the point that Ashley apparently has to step in to push through purchases in January, fails completely to increase non-football revenues & signs a sponsorship contract that pisses off everyone I don't know if Pardew was Ashley's mate before getting the job or Llambias' mate. If it was the latter then it's another reason that Ashley might not trust people to do their jobs, if it's the former then it's probably why he's still here despite being demonstrably out of his depth. For some bizarre reason it looks like he trusts JFK hence why he keeps turning to him despite him being a lunatic. Ultimately Ashley's either going to have to bite the bullet and find someone to run the club that he doesn't know and initially trust but who can actually do the job and who knows how football works or he's going to have to be a lot more hands-on in running the club. I think you're very close to the mark. Generally in his business dealings he works with people who he has known from the very start, or has known over time and promoted. It's clearly a fkn nightmare getting people in he feels comfortable with, and then when he does they turn out to have gained his trust by basically bullshitting just how good they are in a field he knows practically sod all about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikri Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I GENUINLEY can't understand Ashley's mentality on Pardew and Kinnear. Yes, they're cheap. But any worthless material thats cheap won't work properly and will make things worse As Pardew and Kinnear have proved. Pardew gets good players and makes them FAR worse. Kinnear is....well, Kinnear Love the pic of - Rob Lee is it ? With the MAOC shirt ! I think it's a trust problem. When Ashley has left people to their own devices it's come back to bite him in the arse in some way. - Allows Allardyce to sign players he wants, ends up stuck with utter rubbish on high wages - Lets Chris Mort set up a "system", ends up with the manager quitting (rightly) with the others in the system completely despised by the fans and shit at their jobs - Gets Llambias to run the club, despised by the fans, extremely hesitant in the transfer market to the point that Ashley apparently has to step in to push through purchases in January, fails completely to increase non-football revenues & signs a sponsorship contract that pisses off everyone I don't know if Pardew was Ashley's mate before getting the job or Llambias' mate. If it was the latter then it's another reason that Ashley might not trust people to do their jobs, if it's the former then it's probably why he's still here despite being demonstrably out of his depth. For some bizarre reason it looks like he trusts JFK hence why he keeps turning to him despite him being a lunatic. Ultimately Ashley's either going to have to bite the bullet and find someone to run the club that he doesn't know and initially trust but who can actually do the job and who knows how football works or he's going to have to be a lot more hands-on in running the club. I think you're very close to the mark. Generally in his business dealings he works with people who he has known from the very start, or has known over time and promoted. It's clearly a fkn nightmare getting people in he feels comfortable with, and then when he does they turn out to have gained his trust by basically bullshitting just how good they are in a field he knows practically sod all about. I saw Sir John Hall on TV the other day for the unveiling of the gates & thought he's exactly what the club needs at this point, Ashley should beg him to come in and run things, then I realised that Ashley hates him and Shepherd for not disclosing some of the debts that needed to be repaid when the club was sold, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I GENUINLEY can't understand Ashley's mentality on Pardew and Kinnear. Yes, they're cheap. But any worthless material thats cheap won't work properly and will make things worse As Pardew and Kinnear have proved. Pardew gets good players and makes them FAR worse. Kinnear is....well, Kinnear Love the pic of - Rob Lee is it ? With the MAOC shirt ! I think it's a trust problem. When Ashley has left people to their own devices it's come back to bite him in the arse in some way. - Allows Allardyce to sign players he wants, ends up stuck with utter rubbish on high wages - Lets Chris Mort set up a "system", ends up with the manager quitting (rightly) with the others in the system completely despised by the fans and s*** at their jobs - Gets Llambias to run the club, despised by the fans, extremely hesitant in the transfer market to the point that Ashley apparently has to step in to push through purchases in January, fails completely to increase non-football revenues & signs a sponsorship contract that pisses off everyone I don't know if Pardew was Ashley's mate before getting the job or Llambias' mate. If it was the latter then it's another reason that Ashley might not trust people to do their jobs, if it's the former then it's probably why he's still here despite being demonstrably out of his depth. For some bizarre reason it looks like he trusts JFK hence why he keeps turning to him despite him being a lunatic. Ultimately Ashley's either going to have to bite the bullet and find someone to run the club that he doesn't know and initially trust but who can actually do the job and who knows how football works or he's going to have to be a lot more hands-on in running the club. I think you're very close to the mark. Generally in his business dealings he works with people who he has known from the very start, or has known over time and promoted. It's clearly a fkn nightmare getting people in he feels comfortable with, and then when he does they turn out to have gained his trust by basically bullshitting just how good they are in a field he knows practically sod all about. I saw Sir John Hall on TV the other day for the unveiling of the gates & thought he's exactly what the club needs at this point, Ashley should beg him to come in and run things, then I realised that Ashley hates him and Shepherd for not disclosing some of the debts that needed to be repaid when the club was sold, etc. It doesn't matter if you get the right people to run the club, when the owner is a prick who's not commited in supporting them.The only solution is for Ashley to dell the club to someone else. Don't fool yourself into thinking otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I GENUINLEY can't understand Ashley's mentality on Pardew and Kinnear. Yes, they're cheap. But any worthless material thats cheap won't work properly and will make things worse As Pardew and Kinnear have proved. Pardew gets good players and makes them FAR worse. Kinnear is....well, Kinnear Love the pic of - Rob Lee is it ? With the MAOC shirt ! I think it's a trust problem. When Ashley has left people to their own devices it's come back to bite him in the arse in some way. - Allows Allardyce to sign players he wants, ends up stuck with utter rubbish on high wages - Lets Chris Mort set up a "system", ends up with the manager quitting (rightly) with the others in the system completely despised by the fans and s*** at their jobs - Gets Llambias to run the club, despised by the fans, extremely hesitant in the transfer market to the point that Ashley apparently has to step in to push through purchases in January, fails completely to increase non-football revenues & signs a sponsorship contract that pisses off everyone I don't know if Pardew was Ashley's mate before getting the job or Llambias' mate. If it was the latter then it's another reason that Ashley might not trust people to do their jobs, if it's the former then it's probably why he's still here despite being demonstrably out of his depth. For some bizarre reason it looks like he trusts JFK hence why he keeps turning to him despite him being a lunatic. Ultimately Ashley's either going to have to bite the bullet and find someone to run the club that he doesn't know and initially trust but who can actually do the job and who knows how football works or he's going to have to be a lot more hands-on in running the club. Nothing gets done at NUFC without his say so, he may not exactly be hands on, but he has the final say. To say its all down to trust is laughable, its not. Its down to him being an absolute cunt who also happens to be absolutely clueless about football. For us the ultimate recipe for disaster. The man is a cancer to our club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 The man is a cancer to our club. This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I GENUINLEY can't understand Ashley's mentality on Pardew and Kinnear. Yes, they're cheap. But any worthless material thats cheap won't work properly and will make things worse As Pardew and Kinnear have proved. Pardew gets good players and makes them FAR worse. Kinnear is....well, Kinnear Love the pic of - Rob Lee is it ? With the MAOC shirt ! I think it's a trust problem. When Ashley has left people to their own devices it's come back to bite him in the arse in some way. - Allows Allardyce to sign players he wants, ends up stuck with utter rubbish on high wages - Lets Chris Mort set up a "system", ends up with the manager quitting (rightly) with the others in the system completely despised by the fans and s*** at their jobs - Gets Llambias to run the club, despised by the fans, extremely hesitant in the transfer market to the point that Ashley apparently has to step in to push through purchases in January, fails completely to increase non-football revenues & signs a sponsorship contract that pisses off everyone I don't know if Pardew was Ashley's mate before getting the job or Llambias' mate. If it was the latter then it's another reason that Ashley might not trust people to do their jobs, if it's the former then it's probably why he's still here despite being demonstrably out of his depth. For some bizarre reason it looks like he trusts JFK hence why he keeps turning to him despite him being a lunatic. Ultimately Ashley's either going to have to bite the bullet and find someone to run the club that he doesn't know and initially trust but who can actually do the job and who knows how football works or he's going to have to be a lot more hands-on in running the club. Nothing gets done at NUFC without his say so, he may not exactly be hands on, but he has the final say. To say its all down to trust is laughable, its not. Its down to him being an absolute cunt who also happens to be absolutely clueless about football. For us the ultimate recipe for disaster. The man is a cancer to our club. We will come through this. As KK infered the club goes on, it is eternal and it's spirit is indestructable. That day might be a lot sooner than we can dare to dream about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BSm0G7uIMAAmayN.jpg:large Ashley asleep on his yacht after a heavy lunch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgmYJrkrnIY I know its a Giggs but worth reminding what a clown he is, from about 40:00. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Eeerrrrrhhhhhhh, thats awful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 First time I've heard him speak. Fucking cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Somewhere a copyright detecting algorithm refused to care about that upload :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Somewhere a copyright detecting algorithm refused to care about that upload :lol: Saaayyy Whhattttt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Say what you want about Mike Ashley but he has some top class invisible earphones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Say what you want about Mike Ashley but he has some top class invisible earphones. Remember Sewelly's old avatar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Found myself wanting West Ham to score late on on Saturday. Just sick to death of it all lately. If a total collapse of the entire club is what's needed to oust this cunt then so be it. The sooner the better. I want to enjoy my football again, believe in the club again, have an ambition, a direction. New signings, new manager, it's all of little consequence with this mug running the show. We need him out sharpish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Get that football top off!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Say what you want about Mike Ashley but he has some top class invisible earphones. Remember Sewelly's old avatar? No, bring it back Sewelly! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I GENUINLEY can't understand Ashley's mentality on Pardew and Kinnear. Yes, they're cheap. But any worthless material thats cheap won't work properly and will make things worse As Pardew and Kinnear have proved. Pardew gets good players and makes them FAR worse. Kinnear is....well, Kinnear Love the pic of - Rob Lee is it ? With the MAOC shirt ! I think it's a trust problem. When Ashley has left people to their own devices it's come back to bite him in the arse in some way. - Allows Allardyce to sign players he wants, ends up stuck with utter rubbish on high wages - Lets Chris Mort set up a "system", ends up with the manager quitting (rightly) with the others in the system completely despised by the fans and s*** at their jobs - Gets Llambias to run the club, despised by the fans, extremely hesitant in the transfer market to the point that Ashley apparently has to step in to push through purchases in January, fails completely to increase non-football revenues & signs a sponsorship contract that pisses off everyone I don't know if Pardew was Ashley's mate before getting the job or Llambias' mate. If it was the latter then it's another reason that Ashley might not trust people to do their jobs, if it's the former then it's probably why he's still here despite being demonstrably out of his depth. For some bizarre reason it looks like he trusts JFK hence why he keeps turning to him despite him being a lunatic. Ultimately Ashley's either going to have to bite the bullet and find someone to run the club that he doesn't know and initially trust but who can actually do the job and who knows how football works or he's going to have to be a lot more hands-on in running the club. I think you're very close to the mark. Generally in his business dealings he works with people who he has known from the very start, or has known over time and promoted. It's clearly a fkn nightmare getting people in he feels comfortable with, and then when he does they turn out to have gained his trust by basically bullshitting just how good they are in a field he knows practically sod all about. I saw Sir John Hall on TV the other day for the unveiling of the gates & thought he's exactly what the club needs at this point, Ashley should beg him to come in and run things, then I realised that Ashley hates him and Shepherd for not disclosing some of the debts that needed to be repaid when the club was sold, etc. Sir John is 80 now and has Prostate cancer - there is NO way he could run the club now and after he stepped down as Chairman for health reasons in 1997, there were plenty of people who were prepared to rubbish his contribution by saying he only did it for the money..... Would YOU want all that again at 80....?? He was, and remains, the best Chairman/owner that NUFC have ever had and we will be lucky to get anyone similar in the foreseeable future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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