TK-421 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I just hope that at some point, enough is enough and the majority at least rap in their season tickets. If they still want to go to games, or pick and choose their games, then fine. But the club clearly takes the regular season ticket income for granted. Also, when supporters have paid their £500 hard earned for the season ticket, it is probably harder to justify staying away. Hopefully once they are going/paying game-to-game and if things don't improve, it'll be easier to stop going/stay away until the message hits home to the fat man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuy_O Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Like KI said I've no problem at all people going to games, but if people hate Ashley and complain about the way he runs it and still go, I don't get that. It's part of their lives. Sounds corny but it's true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuy_O Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Aye, it's like I understand both sides to it. If people fancy throwing their ticket permanently then fair do's, there's been enough s*** served up to more than justify that decision, but the others who persist and still go, well then ok. It's the club they support, the match is like oxygen to them. People just love going to watch Newcastle, no matter how terrible it's gotten (including Ashley haters). I'm not sure if a few low gates would affect Ashley but it's a fruitless debate anyway as it'll never happen. For every non renewal there's someone waiting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 For me, there hasn't been enough pressure placed on Ashley for a sustained period of time. The lads/lasses who ran SackPardew did it for long enough for the media to catch on and the same needs to apply with Cashley. Only, with this fat c*** it needs to be a bit more excessive. He won't be at half the games so it won't get to him half as much, or even at all. Not turning up to fixtures would be the last attempt for me. I don't believe in boycotting unless it is going to be done large-scale. For me the perfect protest would be to get everyone who is boycotting, not to go in the ground, but to go to the ground, and sing for the team from outside. Problem being, no c*** sings anyway these days. I know for a fact some will oppose me in my area of the ground, but I feel like I am in a "f***ed off" enough position now to not really give a kick in the c***. I will be singing anti-Ashley songs, whether people like it or not. I just need to think of some new songs... ( ) You cannot treat the fanbase like morons just because they choose to continue. In one sense it is defiance. The same way you cannot blame people for jacking it in. That too is defiance. Ashley needs to collectively be defied in one way. The right way, will unfortunately never be decided. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Looks like Rangers are screwed: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/what-mike-ashley-deal-really-5051682? They are completely fucked. Can't say we didn't warn them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 They are about to experience a new world of misery. Just hope some of their nutters (of which they have many) make it difficult for Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gleebals Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 This could all go very wrong for and him and them. They really are not in a good financial position - piss off the one remaining thing that could be worth something (the fans) and I don't really see what is left of Rangers that is worth anything at all (apart from History and the ground). Ok, he is hardly in for a load of cash (relative to his wealth) and most of that seems to be in the name of SD anyway. The way this has come about really does not seem right at all. Sure it will all come to a head very soon and hope it does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Tickets at SJP are fairly low. The stadium is in the perfect location. The attendances won't drop drastically. They're only slightly lower now than when we where fighting for the league/CL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I see the Premier League payments for last season have been publicised. We earned £13.5m last year for finishing 10th, if he pockets the £3.5m he earned from The King's compensation we only have to drop to 13th this season to only earn £9.8m so that £3.5m is lost. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Thanks Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Cynical fucks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 @lee_ryder: #nufc have frozen season ticket prices for next season and reduced young person's season ticket prices Strange announcement to make now because the prices are already frozen for those on the 10/9/8 year etc schemes who have to renew this week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Sell 'em cheap, and stack 'em high. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Make it more about the passive day out craic than about the football. Makes sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Sell 'em cheap, and stack 'em high. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11788/9684467/sfa-sets-march-dates-for-rangers-and-mike-ashley-hearings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matt Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Sell 'em cheap, and stack 'em high. Yep, same as any of his businesses. Unfortunately, lessons from SD show that he is likely to be right and the stadium will still be filled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geordiesned Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Sorry if this has already been posted (it's a week old) but it really highlights what a cunt Ashley is. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/mike-ashley-wields-his-iron-fist-once-more-at-usc-9994171.html Mike Ashley wields his iron fist once more at USC A factory stand-off. Debts unpaid. Workers laid off. Simon Neville investigates the messy demise of the billionaire's fashion brand By SIMON NEVILLE Thursday 22 January 2015 Most retailers, if singled out by the leader of the Opposition and held up as a symbol of poor business practice, might resolve to make some changes, or at least watch their step. But most retailers are not like Mike Ashley. The Sports Direct billionaire – denounced by Ed Miliband last year for his “Victorian” employment practices – is a busy man at the moment. He is trying to gain control of the floundering Scottish football club, Rangers. And yesterday Ashley confirmed that he had cashed in £116m-worth of Sports Direct shares, possibly to help finance that football deal. But the failure of Ashley’s fashion brand, USC, this month has thrown the spotlight back on to Ashley’s retail activities – and could end up landing him in hot water. USC announced it was going out of business on 8 January, but last Friday it was bought up by Republic, another arm of Ashley’s Sports Direct empire. This turned out to be a controversial “pre-pack” administration which, though perfectly legal, has left suppliers out of pocket and 88 staff redundant, with some of the costs to be picked up by the taxpayer. One senior politician yesterday called the behaviour a clear abuse of the insolvency rules and staff have outlined to The Independent how they believe they have been mistreated by their employer. Alastair Cook, who had worked for USC for eight years in the company’s Dundonald factory in Ayrshire before being made redundant last week, explained: “The first warning signs were on 4 January when we got some emails, saying we are doing a full warehouse stock-check. It’s not unusual, but it did raise a few eyebrows.” Five days later, at 7.30am, two senior workers from Sports Direct’s head office in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, arrived and told staff that they were to start loading up 50 Sports Direct trucks, which arrived an hour later. Mr Cook explained: “We weren’t told USC was going bust or going into administration. We made some calls to head office to ask what was happening, but no one told us anything. We knew something was up but were told to carry on loading the trucks. We were essentially digging our own graves.” On 8 January the situation turned farcical when the landlords of the warehouse, Sir Tom Hunter’s private equity group West Coast Capital, got wind of the stock being shipped out, and sent their own staff to blockade the departing trucks. By 2.30pm the trucks could not leave and the police arrived. Sir Tom was owed rent and a billionaire’s-standoff ensued which led to the power being shut off to the factory and an eight-hour negotiation. The landlord’s bill was finally settled. Before the power was cut, Mr Cook also noticed that the USC website said “© 2015 Republic.Com Retail Ltd” whereas it had previously said “© 2015 West Coast Capital (USC) Ltd”. “That suggested to us the sale was a done deal – before we had been told anything,” he said. But most retailers are not like Mike Ashley. The Sports Direct billionaire – denounced by Ed Miliband last year for his “Victorian” employment practices – is a busy man at the moment. He is trying to gain control of the floundering Scottish football club, Rangers. And yesterday Ashley confirmed that he had cashed in £116m-worth of Sports Direct shares, possibly to help finance that football deal. But the failure of Ashley’s fashion brand, USC, this month has thrown the spotlight back on to Ashley’s retail activities – and could end up landing him in hot water. USC announced it was going out of business on 8 January, but last Friday it was bought up by Republic, another arm of Ashley’s Sports Direct empire. This turned out to be a controversial “pre-pack” administration which, though perfectly legal, has left suppliers out of pocket and 88 staff redundant, with some of the costs to be picked up by the taxpayer. One senior politician yesterday called the behaviour a clear abuse of the insolvency rules and staff have outlined to The Independent how they believe they have been mistreated by their employer. Alastair Cook, who had worked for USC for eight years in the company’s Dundonald factory in Ayrshire before being made redundant last week, explained: “The first warning signs were on 4 January when we got some emails, saying we are doing a full warehouse stock-check. It’s not unusual, but it did raise a few eyebrows.” Five days later, at 7.30am, two senior workers from Sports Direct’s head office in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, arrived and told staff that they were to start loading up 50 Sports Direct trucks, which arrived an hour later. Mr Cook explained: “We weren’t told USC was going bust or going into administration. We made some calls to head office to ask what was happening, but no one told us anything. We knew something was up but were told to carry on loading the trucks. We were essentially digging our own graves.” On 8 January the situation turned farcical when the landlords of the warehouse, Sir Tom Hunter’s private equity group West Coast Capital, got wind of the stock being shipped out, and sent their own staff to blockade the departing trucks. By 2.30pm the trucks could not leave and the police arrived. Sir Tom was owed rent and a billionaire’s-standoff ensued which led to the power being shut off to the factory and an eight-hour negotiation. The landlord’s bill was finally settled. Before the power was cut, Mr Cook also noticed that the USC website said “© 2015 Republic.Com Retail Ltd” whereas it had previously said “© 2015 West Coast Capital (USC) Ltd”. “That suggested to us the sale was a done deal – before we had been told anything,” he said. On the trucks were thousands of products bound for stores, including those supplied by Diesel, the company USC cites as the cause of its insolvency after the fashion label demanded remuneration for unpaid stock. Mr Cook said payment delays to suppliers were becoming a regular occurrence at USC. Once the warehouse was empty, staff say they were left to sit in the canteen for eight hours a day, waiting for information. Finally, two administrators from Gallaghers arrived and handed staff a letter informing them that the company was at risk of administration and a consultation period had started. Staff say that just 15 minutes later, a second letter was handed to them, telling them the company had indeed fallen into administration. They claim no one told them that a formal notice of intention to appoint receivers was filed with the High Court a few days earlier. One member of staff, who did not want to be named, said: “Because no information was given to us, we couldn’t even make arrangements for things like benefits, as we didn’t know if we would be redeployed into stores, or paid our owed wages and redundancy.” Adrian Bailey, the Labour MP and chair of the Business Select Committee, said the USC affair demonstrated why the law covering pre-packs should be reformed. “The abuse of pre-pack is usually in the context of directors buying back a bust business themselves. This is a slightly more sophisticated approach and demonstrates contempt for the due processes that regulation is supposed to impose, and also a complete indifference to staff, suppliers and landlords left out of pocket,” he said. “You might also say if they were able to pay the landlords in order to gain access to the warehouse, why can’t they live up to their responsibility and pay the staff?” Questions remain over exactly why USC fell into administration. The company was funded primarily through a £20m revolving loan from Sports Direct and its most recent accounts say “Sports Direct International Plc has agreed not to withdraw finance for the foreseeable future.” The company also made a £1.1m pre-tax profit in its most recently filed accounts, and there are no warnings over the company’s future. So why was the funding suddenly pulled? There were no answers coming from Sports Direct last night. A spokesman said: “Sports Direct notes factual inaccuracies in these allegations but has no further comment.” He failed to elaborate on the inaccuracies, but one thing is sure: Mike Ashley has pulled off yet another display of his iron fist-like retailing behaviour. But at what cost? Pre-pack facts: The real costs Landlords can lose out because the new (old) owners can demand a rent renegotiation or threaten to leave, as all former contracts become null and void. Suppliers can be hit because bosses might renegotiate payment terms for stock already in their possession. Under administration rules, an insolvent company cannot pay its staff, so laid-off employees must claim unpaid hours and statutory redundancy from the taxpayer-financed Insolvency Service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 He's just a despicable human really, a rich tight one at that. Its just a shame he wasn't knocking around with some djs in the 80s. Cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikenewcastle Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 http://www.themag.co.uk/the-mag-articles/fans-reap-benefits-newcastle-head-coach-long-game/ I find it staggering that people can still be so naive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Chibas Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Fair play to the landlord (Hunter) for at least trying to prevent the recalcitrant debt dodger from fleeing the scene, like a thief in the night. So from reading all that, he's cut his empire's overheads by running a minor profit turning company into the ground, deliberately by pulling funding - including not paying warehouse rent? Ya, a business restructure alright. I hope the employees receive some of their entitlements. There are some stories out there about Ashley (back in his humble beginnings) ripping off suppliers, by resorting to strong arm tactics (preventing delivery trucks from leaving his shop premises) in order to alter previously agreed to terms. This guy does have thick skin, and seemingly no conscience either. Isn't he still the only sporting clothes mogul who refuses to sign to the anti-child/sweat shop labour treaty? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It's pretty shit when you realise that January will never be a 'quiet' month for NUFC on the outgoings front. Ashley must fucking love the concept of the window, distressed sellers but, more importantly, pressured buyers meaning he can ramp prices/terms, everything. He must be sat with a fucking rager every new years eve just thinking about how many millions he can make. Clearly the interest in Sissoko wasn't concrete because he'd be gone by now if it was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 John Hall wants shot for selling his shares of NUFC to this bandit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 As he goes to so many games you would think he would at least like to see a decent side. Cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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