number9shirt Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 If we're saying if you go to games you justify the regime but if you don't go you're not a proper supporter then we are all buggered. If you go you justify the regime, if you don't go you don't justify the regime, it's quite simple. I thought we'd got a bit extreme. I only don't go because of Ashley. The day the fucker sells up I'm spamming the f5 button for my season ticket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Presumably enough people will have forgotten about the protest and probably all ill-feeling towards Ashley since he's so clearly backed Bruce and peaked enough interest with the new signings? Am I imagining that's it's all gone really quiet? I bet any money it'll all fall flat at the weekend and nothing will come of it, already the media seem to have forgotten that Rafa was even at our club, let alone a handful of fans not being happy about him leaving. Gawd bless Fat Mike and his unappreciated generosity to us ungrateful Toon fans... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Presumably enough people will have forgotten about the protest and probably all ill-feeling towards Ashley since he's so clearly backed Bruce and peaked enough interest with the new signings? Am I imagining that's it's all gone really quiet? I bet any money it'll all fall flat at the weekend and nothing will come of it, already the media seem to have forgotten that Rafa was even at our club, let alone a handful of fans not being happy about him leaving. Gawd bless Fat Mike and his unappreciated generosity to us ungrateful Toon fans... You can guarantee they won't mention the lack of Wor Flags at the Arsenal game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Think of how many shares he can buy with the Longstaff money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 He's looking to take it back private. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Presumably enough people will have forgotten about the protest and probably all ill-feeling towards Ashley since he's so clearly backed Bruce and peaked enough interest with the new signings? Am I imagining that's it's all gone really quiet? I bet any money it'll all fall flat at the weekend and nothing will come of it, already the media seem to have forgotten that Rafa was even at our club, let alone a handful of fans not being happy about him leaving. Gawd bless Fat Mike and his unappreciated generosity to us ungrateful Toon fans... Would seem so. Ashley really does own the perfect club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Is there a way for us to buy enough shares to prevent him from doing a full buy back and keeping SD public? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Show's how bad investors are viewing SD that even with him buying shares back, the share price is still tanked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 He's looking to take it back private. Good. He got lucky once when he built the business but nothing he has done since suggests he has a fucking clue what he's doing. IMO he's far more likely to take it down the pan when he's the sole decision maker than he is with shareholders on his case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Let’s just say, I wouldn’t be buying the shares right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBingo Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Show's how bad investors are viewing SD that even with him buying shares back, the share price is still tanked. I think that we're witnessing the beginning of the end for SD in all honesty, the brand is now toxic.....the beauty is, Ashley won't admit to himself that he's wrong and continue to chuck money at it. I think they'll be gone from the high street within a few years personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoForJoy Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Show's how bad investors are viewing SD that even with him buying shares back, the share price is still tanked. I think that we're witnessing the beginning of the end for SD in all honesty, the brand is now toxic.....the beauty is, Ashley won't admit to himself that he's wrong and continue to chuck money at it. I think they'll be gone from the high street within a few years personally. Please be true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Show's how bad investors are viewing SD that even with him buying shares back, the share price is still tanked. I think that we're witnessing the beginning of the end for SD in all honesty, the brand is now toxic.....the beauty is, Ashley won't admit to himself that he's wrong and continue to chuck money at it. I think they'll be gone from the high street within a few years personally. They won’t. They may downsize, they may be bigger online than in store, but they won’t collapse. Like it or not, theirs plenty of people out there who want cheap sportswear and won’t/can’t pay JD prices (SD own 30% of JD). You have to remember that Sports Direct also own Flannels, which is the new store on Northumberland Street is anything to go by, is proving to be popular and on the up. It would take for Primark to have an extensive range of sportswear available (only small) and for the likes of the Premier League to operate their own store for merchandise (much like the NFL, NHL etc) for Sports Direct to fall apart. Even then I still think they’ll have a decent market share. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Show's how bad investors are viewing SD that even with him buying shares back, the share price is still tanked. I think that we're witnessing the beginning of the end for SD in all honesty, the brand is now toxic.....the beauty is, Ashley won't admit to himself that he's wrong and continue to chuck money at it. I think they'll be gone from the high street within a few years personally. They won’t. They may downsize, they may be bigger online than in store, but they won’t collapse. Like it or not, theirs plenty of people out there who want cheap sportswear and won’t/can’t pay JD prices (SD own 30% of JD). You have to remember that Sports Direct also own Flannels, which is the new store on Northumberland Street is anything to go by, is proving to be popular and on the up. It would take for Primark to have an extensive range of sportswear available (only small) and for the likes of the Premier League to operate their own store for merchandise (much like the NFL, NHL etc) for Sports Direct to fall apart. Even then I still think they’ll have a decent market share. Don't think that is correct. Do you have a source? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Share buybacks by the company when they have some cash on the balance sheet is normal for publicly traded companies esp at this share price considering how low it is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Show's how bad investors are viewing SD that even with him buying shares back, the share price is still tanked. I think that we're witnessing the beginning of the end for SD in all honesty, the brand is now toxic.....the beauty is, Ashley won't admit to himself that he's wrong and continue to chuck money at it. I think they'll be gone from the high street within a few years personally. They won’t. They may downsize, they may be bigger online than in store, but they won’t collapse. Like it or not, theirs plenty of people out there who want cheap sportswear and won’t/can’t pay JD prices (SD own 30% of JD). You have to remember that Sports Direct also own Flannels, which is the new store on Northumberland Street is anything to go by, is proving to be popular and on the up. It would take for Primark to have an extensive range of sportswear available (only small) and for the likes of the Premier League to operate their own store for merchandise (much like the NFL, NHL etc) for Sports Direct to fall apart. Even then I still think they’ll have a decent market share. Don't think that is correct. Do you have a source? I stand corrected, there are reports that Ashley himself owns 19% of JD Sports. Edit: Further research shows that it was Sports Direct who owned shares in JD Sports, but sold them in 2016. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heake Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Show's how bad investors are viewing SD that even with him buying shares back, the share price is still tanked. I think that we're witnessing the beginning of the end for SD in all honesty, the brand is now toxic.....the beauty is, Ashley won't admit to himself that he's wrong and continue to chuck money at it. I think they'll be gone from the high street within a few years personally. They won’t. They may downsize, they may be bigger online than in store, but they won’t collapse. Like it or not, theirs plenty of people out there who want cheap sportswear and won’t/can’t pay JD prices (SD own 30% of JD). You have to remember that Sports Direct also own Flannels, which is the new store on Northumberland Street is anything to go by, is proving to be popular and on the up. It would take for Primark to have an extensive range of sportswear available (only small) and for the likes of the Premier League to operate their own store for merchandise (much like the NFL, NHL etc) for Sports Direct to fall apart. Even then I still think they’ll have a decent market share. Good shout that, I would also imagine big Mike would be cacking his denims were that to happen. Theyd (Especially with Nike & Adidas) probably be pushing an open door asking to service that part of the market given their widely chronicled antipathy towards Ashley. If anything, it would probably be a more upmarket venture compared to S*****D***** Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I don't have much of a business brain, but is there a possibility that Ashley's most recent damages in his non-NUFC ventures has actually made him hold more tightly to the club? It's probably the most stable investment he's got at the moment. Maybe he'd have more readily accepted a 'fair' price if everything else wasn't going skewiff? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I'd love the Premier league to go down the same route as the NFL,NHL,NBA and MLB in having it's own merchandise setup whereas consumers order direct from one site and monies then distributed to the clubs Would be a far better setup and would mean the fat cunt cant sell a football shirt in his store again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Imo football needs more regulation and more oversight from the league offices like they do over here in the US. Yorkie[/member] you could look at it 2 ways. Your thoughts in your post are very accurate and def something I’ve wondered too. The other way would be he could sell us for 350m and have more liquid money in his bank account than he probably has currently as most of his wealth is tied up in SD stock and real estate. That’s why I’ve always been confused as to why he wouldn’t sell us at this stage earlier this summer with Rafa in the job and his valuation at its peak for the club. If the global economy stutters and we see global declines that many are predicting over the next few years the value of his football club and his SD will decline. Relegation impacts his value each time too. Every year he doesn’t invest into the club in facilities and players also feeds the decline in value. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Little more difficult because of the relegation/promotion difference but licensing $ could be rolled into the parachute payments I would assume. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 He wins again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 He wins again. Yep. And the Donnay Army keep falling for it. Plums. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Hoping the fans in the ground give him a great reception on Sunday. Spent nearly £100m and has personally intervened to bring home two of the most loved people ever to live on Tyneside. I give him a solid 7/5 for this summer. What a guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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