Disco Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 They got this chain called Planet Fitness in the US that is $10 a month. Then you've got high end fitness clubs in America in big cities that charge around 150-200 a month at minimum It's basically paying to watch softcore aerobics porn tbh. The exclusivity of that price buys some lookers. All spandex, flat tummies and fake titties everywhere. And that's just the guys. wait There's one that's been built about 5 minutes walk from me. No-one told me it was just a festival of sexy bitches. Fuck sake. I've been telling everyone how I will never get a gym membership ever again, and that gyms are made by the devil, and/or some form of 1985-esque human factory. I need a way to discretely go against everything I've been saying up to this point. Stat. Wank in the carpark bushes with the aid of a pair of binoculars? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 They got this chain called Planet Fitness in the US that is $10 a month. Then you've got high end fitness clubs in America in big cities that charge around 150-200 a month at minimum It's basically paying to watch softcore aerobics porn tbh. The exclusivity of that price buys some lookers. All spandex, flat tummies and fake titties everywhere. And that's just the guys. wait There's one that's been built about 5 minutes walk from me. No-one told me it was just a festival of sexy bitches. f*** sake. I've been telling everyone how I will never get a gym membership ever again, and that gyms are made by the devil, and/or some form of 1985-esque human factory. I need a way to discretely go against everything I've been saying up to this point. Stat. Depends on the brand 'Tex - if it's an Equinox or 24 Hour Fitness, guaranteed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Increased his loan to them to £3m and given up the naming rights to Ibrox. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Increased his loan to them to £3m and given up the naming rights to Ibrox. Wat? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 The second statement added: “The board of Rangers is pleased to announce that Rangers Football Club Limited has entered into a partnership marketing agreement with SportsDirect.com Retail Limited in which Sports Direct has given up its naming rights to the Ibrox Stadium. “The agreement consolidates existing marketing arrangements between the parties and results in a more normalised retail joint venture marketing arrangement in which Sports Direct will continue to have certain advertising rights.” The Rangers plc chairman David Somers added: “This agreement has been concluded to demonstrate the importance both parties place on our relationship. The Rangers board welcomes this visible demonstration of the Sports Direct support and long-term commitment to Rangers.” Rangers also defended their relationship and agreements with Ashley, a move which came a day after the Rangers Supporters Trust wrote to stock exchange officials seeking an investigation into the recent deal. Ashley’s initial loan was soon followed by the appointment of the Sports Direct executive Barry Leach and the former Newcastle managing director Derek Llambias as “consultants”, with the latter subsequently being named a director. Ashley had previously submitted an official requisition to hold a special general meeting proposing the removal of Wallace and Nash. The fans’ letter questioned why Rangers had entered into a commercial agreement that gave Sports Direct almost half of the profit from replica shirt sales and naming rights to Ibrox; how Ashley, who has a stake of less than 9%, had been allowed to place representatives on the board when he is forbidden from having major influence by an agreement with the Scottish Football Association; and why Rangers had declined a larger loan offer when accepting Ashley’s. Protesting works? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Does what he likes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Does what he likes. I'm fairly certain he would have preferred to hold on to the stadium naming rights like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 It will likely lead to more beneficial terms to him in the long run. There's no way he'd give away the naming rights at a loss. As if we don't already know SD is his priority in everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 It will likely lead to more beneficial terms to him in the long run. There's no way he'd give away the naming rights at a loss. As if we don't already know SD is his priority in everything. Maybe that is the case, but I do think Rangers fans protesting, aiming for his shops and making life difficult for him with the Scottish FA will have made a difference. He can be got at, as we have seen before. In fact, I would argue he's very erratic under pressure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Maybe so but I have the feeling that it will be a case of 'losing' the battle this time, but winning the war eventually. He's already got his crony on the board and it's only a matter of time they reveal something worse. Only time will tell, I suppose. But with those lot, who knows what kind of devious schemes they are hatching right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I would not be averse to Newcastle fans trying what they did to his stores, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I would not be averse to Newcastle fans trying what they did to his stores, mind. Fuck that, I'll just sit on my hands and hand over my money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Without knowing all the details, I'd imagine he just used the stadium naming rights as leverage for other agreements. The man is a step ahead of most and preys on the desperate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 They got this chain called Planet Fitness in the US that is $10 a month. Then you've got high end fitness clubs in America in big cities that charge around 150-200 a month at minimum It's basically paying to watch softcore aerobics porn tbh. The exclusivity of that price buys some lookers. All spandex, flat tummies and fake titties everywhere. And that's just the guys. wait There's one that's been built about 5 minutes walk from me. No-one told me it was just a festival of sexy bitches. f*** sake. I've been telling everyone how I will never get a gym membership ever again, and that gyms are made by the devil, and/or some form of 1985-esque human factory. I need a way to discretely go against everything I've been saying up to this point. Stat. Depends on the brand 'Tex - if it's an Equinox or 24 Hour Fitness, guaranteed. There's EasyGym in the UK too, owned by the airline bloke. Oxford St central London is £25 a month, compared to at least £50-100 everywhere else. Ludicrous crowds in it all the time, basically unbearable if you're there to actually exercise. Jogging and perving works fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hozzo Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Doesn't the stadium naming rights situation sound a bit EXACTLY like Wonga and us ... he simply does the occasional gesture (buy new players, stadium naming) to quell the complaints ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 It looks like his shitty brand is going to get some bad publicity today regarding zero hour contracts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 It looks like his shitty brand is going to get some bad publicity today regarding zero hour contracts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Can't ever see Ashley becoming a philanthropist like other billionnaires. Will never be happy no matter how much he has. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30066568 Miliband attacks Sports Direct over zero-hours contracts Labour leader Ed Miliband has accused Sports Direct of using Victorian practices for hiring thousands of workers on zero-hours contracts. He told the West Midlands Labour Party conference the firm is a "terrible place to work". Labour claims 17,000 of its 20,000 UK employees are not guaranteed regular hours. Mr Miliband promised to ban "the exploitation of zero-hours contracts". Sports Direct, one of the UK's biggest employers, previously said it was continuing to review "core employment procedures". Zero-hours contracts do not guarantee regular work for employees. Sick pay is often not included although holiday pay should be, in line with working time regulations. 'No security' The BBC's political correspondent Chris Mason said research conducted by Labour concluded that 17,000 of the company's 20,000 employees in the UK were hired on the controversial contracts. Speaking to party members in Coventry, Mr Miliband took aim at what he calls "a zero-zero economy - of zero-hours contracts and zero tax for those at the top". Mr Miliband pledged that, under a Labour government, "if you work regular hours you will have a legal right to a regular contract". Business and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock insisted that the government was already taking action. "We're already tackling the abuse of zero-hours contracts - after 13 years of Labour doing absolutely nothing about it," Mr Hancock said. He also accused some Labour councils of continuing to use the contracts. Zero-hours contracts Zero-hours contracts, or casual contracts, allow employers to hire staff with no guarantee of work. They mean employees work only when they are needed by employers, often at short notice. Their pay depends on how often they work. Some zero-hours contracts oblige workers to take the shifts they are offered; others do not. Sick pay is often not included, although holiday pay should be, in line with working time regulations. Focusing on the high street sports chain, the Labour leader said Sports Direct "has predictable turnover, it has big profits but, for too many of its employees, it is a terrible place to work". "We cannot go on with an economy that allows businesses to use zero-hours contracts as the standard way of employing people month after month, year after year." "These Victorian practices have no place in the 21st Century." Sports Direct did not comment on Mr Miliband's remarks, but highlighted a recent statement in which the firm set out changes it was making. A spokesman said: "The company will continue the process of reviewing, updating and improving our core employment documents and procedures across our entire business beyond its existing compliant framework." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 From the same party that hires 151 zero hours employees. Has anyone ever actually asked people who work zero hours whether it's a bad thing? Best thing I ever had was working zero hour contracts when at uni. Meant I wasn't forced to work particular days due to contracted hours. Could have full months off if needed without worry about not having a job to go back to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnbull2000 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 What a f*ckin' cretin Millband is. SD is probably one of the few firms where zero-hour contracts are arguably useful to the typical employee e.g. young college/uni students on the shop floor. When I was at Uni 1998-2001) and worked at the Students Union bar , I too was on zero hour contract. Worked great for my circumstances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Apropos of nothing, I'm a lifelong Lab voter and most of my family are card-carrying Labour party members. (one grandfather was an actual communist party member before he died....he didn't approve of the current shower!) Milliband is more or less the most insipid, idea-free, p*ss-weak 'leader' we have had in living memory. He was elected in as a protest. And he's made me do the unthinkable, probably abstaining from the next GE. Can anyone imagine him facing down Putin? Its a joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 What a f*ckin' cretin Millband is. SD is probably one of the few firms where zero-hour contracts are arguably useful to the typical employee e.g. young college/uni students on the shop floor. When I was at Uni 1998-2001) and worked at the Students Union bar , I too was on zero hour contract. Worked great for my circumstances. You ever been in SD? If they're at uni then god help us all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 What a f*ckin' cretin Millband is. SD is probably one of the few firms where zero-hour contracts are arguably useful to the typical employee e.g. young college/uni students on the shop floor. When I was at Uni 1998-2001) and worked at the Students Union bar , I too was on zero hour contract. Worked great for my circumstances. Disagree to a degree, zero hours has worked for me previously as well when I did bar work as a student but this is different. I think they have a place in our economy if used properly, in the correct circumstances and with the correct benefits. However, I do not think it is appropriate for such a larger retailer to basically employ all of their front line staff other than management using zero hours contracts, it is manipulation and exploitation of workforce for maximum profit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Plus loads of places which use zero-hour contracts require you to turn up whenever they ask, I've heard of plenty students being asked to go into work when they are meant to have lectures etc. A zero hour contract at somewhere like an SU is obviously going to cater for a students needs, loads won't though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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