Dr Venkman Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Hurdling financial hurdles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 It's staggering the amount of people who think that a Champions League Rangers would even get close to NUFC financially, that's quite apart from the fact that Celtic were champions, given two bites at the cherry and still couldn't qualify. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 It's staggering the amount of people who think that a Champions League Rangers would even get close to NUFC financially, that's quite apart from the fact that Celtic were champions, given two bites at the cherry and still couldn't qualify. celtic "only" got 14m odd for last seasons group stage appearance compare that to 60m plus premier league deal. Suppose the theory centres around "oh champions league exposure for sports direct!" but iirc its only uefa approved (ie pay them a giant sack of money) sponsors are allowed to be displayed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antz1uk Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 it's not about football finances, it's about exposure to a huge audience for his tacky shitty brand, he'll probably sponsor their shirts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 it's not about football finances, it's about exposure to a huge audience for his tacky shitty brand, he'll probably sponsor their shirts maybe appearing in 6 champions league games which won't exactly be high profile (not unless they get real madrid, barcelona etc) compared to 19 games in a stadium with his companies name plastered all over the place in the highest profile league in the world? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antz1uk Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 True, i just can't get my head around the appeal of rangers for him. but knowing him it will be something to do with that toxic brand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 You would think a man who has excelled in one industry would want to do the same in another rather than just try to generate as much cash as he can which he will never spend. Surely it all becomes just a number when you are as rich as he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antz1uk Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 yep, worth billions but won't spend a penny. he could have been godlike up here ans still one of the richest men in the UK if he'd just given things a go. god we could be huge and generate a huge amount of our own income after an initial push. but i'm just going over old ground here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 People should really focus on the commercial revenue if they want to go after him. Matchday revenue decrease can be explained too easily by trying to keep the sport affordable for fans. It's not just that of course, but it is part of it. The Notion that Ashley cares for fans is laughable. He's not keeping prices low for us. Season ticket prices and single ticket costs have increased. There's just 3 times as many kids going and we can't fill the stadium as regularly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 it's not about football finances, it's about exposure to a huge audience for his tacky shitty brand, he'll probably sponsor their shirts exactly why he doesn't need to own rangers outright Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/prospective-rangers-owner-mike-ashley-4161063 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 the man lives for a bargain eh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 A longer article about the fat twat http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/rangers-big-interview-keith-jackson-4161076 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Mike Ashley. Shitting on the little guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Mike Ashley. Shitting on the little guy. Probably permanently bunged up. Read an article that said he was always eating and drinking when he met new clients, was nice to their faces then stabbed them in the back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Could Mike Ashley Be Ready To Invest More In A Manager Now? Don’t laugh. I know all the evidence points to this being a pipe dream but Ashley’s aim since the Keegan debacle has not been to keep the club as small-time as possible, despite sometimes appearing that way. Rather it has been to have the club in a self-financing position until such a time that he’s able to sell with a return on his investment. Ashley doesn’t want to be subsidising anything himself. The profit the club has been turning over in the last few years mean that it can now afford a manager worthy of the Premier League. During the cost cutting exercises; Hughton, Kinnear and Pardew were all brought in because they were cheap. Hughton was let go just before contract renewal discussions were due to start. He deserved to double his money for what he’d done. Pardew came cheaper though so Ashley kept expenses to a minimum and went with the new man. He avoided a repeat of this situation soon after, by offering Pardew an 8 year contract. Clearly the club can now afford better. So far this year we’ve a net spend of £25.8m in one of two windows. Our highest spend in any previous transfer year (over both windows) has been just £10.8m net. We’ve spent two and half times as much and most of us know the sums show that there is a large surplus still left in the kitty too. This isn’t a blip either, since promotion the club has been slowly investing much more on the playing staff… http://www.themag.co.uk/assets/Newcastle-United-Managers-NUFC.jpg What was previously a complete lack of re-investment of funds from players sold, has been reversed, so we’re now spending more on players than we’re recouping. The spend isn’t growing as quickly as the income did, but it’s clear to see. There is of course still a huge debt at the club (£129m), in March 2015 we’ll find out if Ashley has been repaid the £18m suggested in the last set of accounts, but the accounts have always been clear about that being repayable, and the remaining £111m being ring-fenced. As long as that remaining debt is not recalled (big if)then it wouldn’t make sense to me for a man who is all about growing his businesses to limit the potential at the club. He’s been cautious, and will remain so, but the club can now continue to operate within its means with a better profile manager, better backroom staff, and a significant yearly transfer budget. That simply wasn’t the case 4 years ago when Pardiola strode into town. I think getting another season was Ashley’s reward to Pardew and his staff for what they had done previously. Ashley is very loyal, and rewards loyalty to him (rather than to players, a la Hughton). Pardew failing to repay that loyalty with results this season would allow the pair to part on good terms, with their debt to one another repaid and a new man brought in to take the next step, a man who can harness the best from the class of player that comes with increased transfer fees. In years to come, could we look back on Pardew as having done a reasonably good job of keeping the ship steady during a difficult transition period? http://www.themag.co.uk/the-mag-articles/mike-ashley-ready-invest-manager-now/ My attempt at some positivity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northshieldsmag Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 So much for him being the saviour when he took over Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Pinkman Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/04/rangers-ibrox-naming-rights-mike-ashley-sports-direct Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/05/3f758a048500d5139ecebd686d4c04eb.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Hey Rangers, welcome to a new kind of hell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Will be very interesting to see what kind of reaction/protests the Rangers fans have - Ashley has got away very lightly with the stuff he's done to us but they breed a special kind of nutcase up there.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Will be very interesting to see what kind of reaction/protests the Rangers fans have - Ashley has got away very lightly with the stuff he's done to us but they breed a special kind of nutcase up there.... There were crowds bombarding the van with bricks when it turned up to plaster SD shite all over Ibrox, imagine what they do if they are all pissed off? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Rangers fans won't be as patient as us. Hope they give him hell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I hope rangers fans welcome him with open arms tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I hope rangers fans welcome him with open arms tbh. This. Makes no difference whatsoever unless some buyer emerges from nowhere, lot of idiots on twitter banging on about forcing him to sell but cant understand theres no sale without a willing buyer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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