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McLoven11 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Getting away in the chopper. chemtrails Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 http://i61.tinypic.com/34988sy.jpg Not sure the commercial figures add up though HF. deleted it now, not redoing it to balance my rounding error. Better to just look at what the wage bill was in Shepherds last season vs now IMO. Same goes for profit and loss ect. Averaging just makes both of them look less shit than they are in some ways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Ashley bonus approved despite revolt By Duncan Robinson After two previous shareholder rebellions, Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley struck third-time lucky on Wednesday when investors voted for a £200m bonus scheme in a six-minute-long meeting. The billionaire, who left the Derbyshire general meeting by helicopter without addressing shareholders, will finally receive his share of the retailer’s employee and management bonus plan after 60 per cent of investors voted in favour of the scheme. Battles between Sports Direct and its shareholders have been a hallmark in the retailer’s life as a public company since its flotation in 2007. Exactly how much Mr Ashley, who owns 58 per cent of the retailer but did not vote his shares, will take home is unclear. The Newcastle United owner’s unexpected victory came after the Association of British Insurers called on investors to vote against the scheme. Sports Direct’s elevation to the FTSE 100 late last year brought more blue-chip City investors on to the company’s shareholder register, bringing with them higher expectations of corporate governance. But Wednesday’s victory revealed that many investors are prepared to put up with Mr Ashley’s controversial management style – which includes public slanging matches with suppliers and a penchant for buying stakes in rivals, as well as large bonuses – in exchange for stellar returns. Sports Direct’s share price has rallied from 32p in 2008 to a peak of more than 900p this year. It closed on Wednesday afternoon at 728p. Some big City institutions protested that they had not been consulted on the latest bonus scheme, even after blocking the retailer’s two previous proposals. In the run-up to the vote, Mr Ashley personally called shareholders asking for support. However much of the 25m shares Mr Ashley receives, the sum will make only a modest addition to his existing fortune, which stands at £4bn. Sports Direct staff will not celebrate yet. For the scheme to pay out, the retailer will have to more than double its earnings before interest, tax, amortisation and depreciation by 2019, from a forecast of £310m in 2014 to £750m. A quarter of the bonus would be paid out in 2019 and the remainder in 2021. Keith Hellawell, non-executive chairman of Sports Direct, said the vote “recognises the substantial contribution made by Mike Ashley over many years”. Despite his modest title of “executive deputy chairman”, Mr Ashley takes charge of the strategy of the business but receives no salary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Ashley bonus approved despite revolt By Duncan Robinson After two previous shareholder rebellions, Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley struck third-time lucky on Wednesday when investors voted for a £200m bonus scheme in a six-minute-long meeting. The billionaire, who left the Derbyshire general meeting by helicopter without addressing shareholders, will finally receive his share of the retailer’s employee and management bonus plan after 60 per cent of investors voted in favour of the scheme. Battles between Sports Direct and its shareholders have been a hallmark in the retailer’s life as a public company since its flotation in 2007. Exactly how much Mr Ashley, who owns 58 per cent of the retailer but did not vote his shares, will take home is unclear. The Newcastle United owner’s unexpected victory came after the Association of British Insurers called on investors to vote against the scheme. Sports Direct’s elevation to the FTSE 100 late last year brought more blue-chip City investors on to the company’s shareholder register, bringing with them higher expectations of corporate governance. But Wednesday’s victory revealed that many investors are prepared to put up with Mr Ashley’s controversial management style – which includes public slanging matches with suppliers and a penchant for buying stakes in rivals, as well as large bonuses – in exchange for stellar returns. Sports Direct’s share price has rallied from 32p in 2008 to a peak of more than 900p this year. It closed on Wednesday afternoon at 728p. Some big City institutions protested that they had not been consulted on the latest bonus scheme, even after blocking the retailer’s two previous proposals. In the run-up to the vote, Mr Ashley personally called shareholders asking for support. However much of the 25m shares Mr Ashley receives, the sum will make only a modest addition to his existing fortune, which stands at £4bn. Sports Direct staff will not celebrate yet. For the scheme to pay out, the retailer will have to more than double its earnings before interest, tax, amortisation and depreciation by 2019, from a forecast of £310m in 2014 to £750m. A quarter of the bonus would be paid out in 2019 and the remainder in 2021. Keith Hellawell, non-executive chairman of Sports Direct, said the vote “recognises the substantial contribution made by Mike Ashley over many years”. Despite his modest title of “executive deputy chairman”, Mr Ashley takes charge of the strategy of the business but receives no salary. Now worth £4bn. Mental. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 What a cunt, what did NUFC/Newcastle do to him to deserve him ripping the piss left, right, and centre? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 What a cunt, what did NUFC/Newcastle do to him to deserve him ripping the piss left, right, and centre? #daredtodream (in 1996) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Sports Direct have signed a deal now with Oldham. Boundary Park to be renamed SportsDirect.com Park. Ugh. http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/20140703-sportsdirect-1713215.aspx Explains the friendly on the 15th July, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 SportsDirect.com Park. If anything could sound less classy than Sports Direct Arena... Worth noting that they will have SD as shirt sponsors too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 SportsDirect.com Park. If anything could sound less classy than Sports Direct Arena... Worth noting that they will have SD as shirt sponsors too. At least he's fucking paying them for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Remember all those people telling us "it weas the future" - "its a good thing" - "it will happen right across the prem" - "we will get lots of money out of it" WRONG! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Oldham fans (for the most part) on this forum dont seem too arsed. Like someone just said here, at least he's actually paying them for it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 SportsDirect.com Park. If anything could sound less classy than Sports Direct Arena... Worth noting that they will have SD as shirt sponsors too. Can anyone else not stop reading "Sportsdirect.com/park"? As in "Sports direct dot com forward slash park". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 who is Simon English? jesus man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 who is Simon English? jesus man This weirdo - https://twitter.com/SimonEnglishSun Imagine still buying papers and funding these cunts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 What is that? Love him because he makes us miserable? He can eat shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Got to the third point and very quickly ran out of things to put. 'Fashion snobs sneer at him' Comic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heake Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Another soulless Murdoch bitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayola Kid Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Mike Ashley needs to up his game if he's going to keep seeing off the young pretenders: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/03/massimo-cellino-leeds-united-paddy-kenny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Cellino, who also has a fear of purple, has separate issues about Kenny allegedly being overweight but is said to have reacted emotionally when he found out the 36-year-old goalkeeper had a connection with the number 17. We should hire this as the team coach when we next play Leeds. height=400http://i.imgur.com/HKAwRe8.jpg[/img] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JS Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 He also said they won once as a game was played on the 17th whilst they were wearing a purple kit. Negative + negative = positive, apparently Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 This cunt dead yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bowlingcrofty Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Engaged to his ex-wife apparently. Or Ryan Giggs because I haven't read the thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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