Guest reefatoon Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 He has a taste for it now the showbiz cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 It was in his interests to appear more human in the face of all the scrutiny and bad publicity over the past 12-18 months; he had to come out of the dark and shake off the comic book villain 'in the shadows' persona. Fortunately he's as much of a cockroach as we all suspected, so his appearances in the media have done little to take the heat off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Cunt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkeye Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I actually think he came across OK. I know he has done none of us any favours and only appointed Rafa as a last resort to save his flagging Newcastle United investments but, the whole point of this interview was to answer questions that arose as a result of the parliamentary enquiry into working conditions at Sports Direct... In context that business is enormous and he has tried to retain 100% control over every aspect of it, of course only focusing on the bits that make him money. Hence the HR and day to day concerns of the people that work for him have not been his priority - until now! He seems to be trying to correct some of the problems, zero hours contracts are not his idea, they are a thing that seems to have happened and developed over recent years. These suit some people and don't suit others. So he says he will give contracts that guarantee a minimum number of hours to anyone who wants one, fair enough? He pays what the government tell him is the minimum wage, if it was higher he would pay the higher amount, he said it, he does not set these rules. On the topic of him having a wedge of cash in his pocket.... well why not? He is wealthy, he has risked everything to make his business successful and it paid off. Some of the things he has done are shady - the float and subsequent buy back for example - has pissed off the stock market but, it was not illegal, in the end the stock market itself is as shady as anything he has personally done! I still hate what he has done to our club but, I don't hate him for being successful at business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Praying for a Matthew Harding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I actually think he came across OK. I know he has done none of us any favours and only appointed Rafa as a last resort to save his flagging Newcastle United investments but, the whole point of this interview was to answer questions that arose as a result of the parliamentary enquiry into working conditions at Sports Direct... In context that business is enormous and he has tried to retain 100% control over every aspect of it, of course only focusing on the bits that make him money. Hence the HR and day to day concerns of the people that work for him have not been his priority - until now! He seems to be trying to correct some of the problems, zero hours contracts are not his idea, they are a thing that seems to have happened and developed over recent years. These suit some people and don't suit others. So he says he will give contracts that guarantee a minimum number of hours to anyone who wants one, fair enough? He pays what the government tell him is the minimum wage, if it was higher he would pay the higher amount, he said it, he does not set these rules. On the topic of him having a wedge of cash in his pocket.... well why not? He is wealthy, he has risked everything to make his business successful and it paid off. Some of the things he has done are shady - the float and subsequent buy back for example - has p*ssed off the stock market but, it was not illegal, in the end the stock market itself is as shady as anything he has personally done! I still hate what he has done to our club but, I don't hate him for being successful at business. I agree, think he came across pretty well tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 http://i66.tinypic.com/2r6i45w.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Mentioned something about a cleaning lady getting an £80k bonus last year when trying to balance the wage argument. That's mental. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I actually think he came across OK. I know he has done none of us any favours and only appointed Rafa as a last resort to save his flagging Newcastle United investments but, the whole point of this interview was to answer questions that arose as a result of the parliamentary enquiry into working conditions at Sports Direct... In context that business is enormous and he has tried to retain 100% control over every aspect of it, of course only focusing on the bits that make him money. Hence the HR and day to day concerns of the people that work for him have not been his priority - until now! He seems to be trying to correct some of the problems, zero hours contracts are not his idea, they are a thing that seems to have happened and developed over recent years. These suit some people and don't suit others. So he says he will give contracts that guarantee a minimum number of hours to anyone who wants one, fair enough? He pays what the government tell him is the minimum wage, if it was higher he would pay the higher amount, he said it, he does not set these rules. On the topic of him having a wedge of cash in his pocket.... well why not? He is wealthy, he has risked everything to make his business successful and it paid off. Some of the things he has done are shady - the float and subsequent buy back for example - has p*ssed off the stock market but, it was not illegal, in the end the stock market itself is as shady as anything he has personally done! I still hate what he has done to our club but, I don't hate him for being successful at business. I agree, think he came across pretty well tbh. What's happening is positive but he always needs a chinese burn into doing the right thing, usually in retrospect of something awful having to happen. It's just embarrassing for us as much as anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 He doesn't seem to be very proactive in the running of his businesses, its always the bottom line of cost. While this is massively important to all businesses, when you have employees working for you then their health and safety should be number 1 priority. He is only reacting to this situation because of the light which has been shed on his awful business practices, he only wants to keep share holders happy. He is not doing this from the goodness of his heart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 "the government set minimum wage, what am I supposed to do?" Pay more than the minimum wage? Especially to those contracted for 30 minutes of work every month. Maybe then you'd get a few non scumbag charvs applying for jobs there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 http://i66.tinypic.com/2r6i45w.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Feels like it needed the word "Grade" in front "A". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Sports Direct's chief exec has resigned, and Mike is 'taking charge' again. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/mike-ashley-takes-over-reins-11926179#ICID=FB-Chron-main Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Sports Direct's chief exec has resigned, and Mike is 'taking charge' again. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/mike-ashley-takes-over-reins-11926179#ICID=FB-Chron-main What could possibly go wrong. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 :lol: all those cheap Donnay socks up in flames, it would burn for a billion years and would be brighter than the sun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Choosing the right people to run his businesses his the hardest thing for him to do, but he must be good at it. The current CEO at the training company I work at will close it in 18 months due to him being a complete moron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Anyone posted this bad boy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Involement £80,000,000M is one hell of a revenue drop Didn't sell Coloccini Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Involement £80,000,000M is one hell of a revenue drop Didn't sell Coloccini That whole report is just tip of the iceberg stuff for most knowledgeable fans tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Involement £80,000,000M is one hell of a revenue drop Didn't sell Coloccini Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Involement £80,000,000M is one hell of a revenue drop Didn't sell Coloccini That whole report is just tip of the iceberg stuff for most knowledgeable fans tbh think it's just beneficial for non-nufc fans to hear this from a non-geordie perspective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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