Mike Ashley (former owner) (still alive)

[andycap]

It's an Adidas problem as they don't stock his stores. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Still alive then. 

[El Prontonise]

Doncaster Rovers != Doncaster City.

[Arknor]

4 hours ago, danny said:

The fat cunt is suing us  now for not supplying shirts to him for his shitty little shop

hes so business savvy that he should just refuse to sell Adidas products in his stores. 

[Abacus]

He's had long running disputes with sports brands who don't want their wares sold in his junk shops, who presumably feel they'd devalue their assets by being associated with his cut-price flea market.

 

In this case, though, it seems he's suing Newcastle rather than Adidas, claiming we have abused our "dominant market position" by telling them to do one.

 

Well, I for one would proudly wear a brand new kit with a giant "70% discount" sticker stuck on it and I'm sure m'learned friends would agree.

[Arknor]

39 minutes ago, Abacus said:

He's had long running disputes with sports brands who don't want their wares sold in his junk shops, who presumably feel they'd devalue their assets by being associated with his cut-price flea market.

 

sports direct on Northumberland street is no different to any of the other shops selling trainers etc on that street apart from the branding.
pretty much the same prices for the trainers I get, usually sports direct is the only one of the 3 shops there that has my size in stock as well (10.5)

I was in there last week inf act, seems like the staff are a lot less pushy with tat now too, didn't even ask if I  wanted one of those awful looking bags..


Whats the other store he owns is it Evans the bike shop? I know he owns one of them... and they charge for click and collect orders lol....... 

 

 

Does he own halfords? they are the worst shop for prices.... check their in store prices... then look at their website prices.... 
they will price match their own website but only if you know to ask.

 

one of the most bizarre business practices I've ever noticed, products can be 30% cheaper on their website but you can do click and collect for free using the stores stock...
 

 

 

Edited March 22, 2024 by Arknor

[Heron]

I literally will not entertain Sports Direct me like. Nowt to do with wanting to be trendy or owt and go to JD I'd just rather spend £20 more than give money to that cunt.

[Wolfcastle]

3 minutes ago, Arknor said:

sports direct on Northumberland street is no different to any of the other shops selling trainers etc on that street apart from the branding.
pretty much the same prices for the trainers I get, usually sports direct is the only one of the 3 shops their that has my size in stock as well (10.5)

I was in there last week inf act, seems like the staff are a lot less pushy with tat now too, didn't even ask if I  wanted one of those awful looking bags..

 

 

 

 

On the other hand the sports direct near me (Washington, Galleries) is a pig sty compared to the nicely appointed JD or whatever it is across the way.

[Charlies]

4 hours ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Still alive then. 

Every single time this is bumped and I open it I think this. It’s horrible to think that way about another human being but I can’t help it. 

[Stifler]

Sports Direct

Evans

HOF

Game

Flannels

Sofa.com

USC

Studio

Jack Wills

AO (Small share holder)

Currys (Small share holder)

[El Prontonise]

On 22/03/2024 at 12:59, Stifler said:

Sports Direct

Evans

HOF

Game

Flannels

Sofa.com

USC

Studio

Jack Wills

AO (Small share holder)

Currys (Small share holder)

 

Wiggle now

[Minhosa]

I always had a hunch he had a financial interest in Castore, this article doesn't confirm it, but does talk of 'cosy' relationships and exclusivity between Castore and SD.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68769820

 

He's acting more and more like a spoilt prick who just chucks his toys out the pram when the wind doesn't blow in his direction.

 

Really hope they rule in our favour on this one and, when you read the summary in the attached, it certainly seems to stack up more towards our side than his imho.

[Guest]

The only thing he might have going for him is price inflation or fixing or something since its only available from club store or JD Sports. No idea, I'm no lawyer.

[gbandit]

Looking forward to his death

 

Don’t care if that’s unsavoury for some, I’m sure it’ll be devastating for his family and I wouldn’t wish it on them but his existence is and always has been extremely damaging for anyone he does business with. He’s a fucking parasite 

[Sima]

It's taking far too fucking long, like.

[Paully]

“Mike Ashley, is seeking an injunction from the Competition Appeal Tribunal”

 

The staggering audacity of this tosser after how he ran us into the ground and made up basically anti-competitve!

[El Prontonise]

As much as I don't like Ashley, I don't like the clubs strategy here at all to have a single retailer selling them.  Tells me they want to rip off people.

[midds]

30 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

As much as I don't like Ashley, I don't like the clubs strategy here at all to have a single retailer selling them.  Tells me they want to rip off people.

I honestly think it's a personal dig at Ashley, SD and all of the shite he's pulled over the last 15 years. We've now got Adidas behind us and are in a position to fuck him over and hit him in the pocket, it's not business, it's personal.

 

And I'm all for that level of pettiness and small-time attacks on him and his spunky shops, fuck him.

[Paully]

3 minutes ago, midds said:

I honestly think it's a personal dig at Ashley, SD and all of the shite he's pulled over the last 15 years. We've now got Adidas behind us and are in a position to fuck him over and hit him in the pocket, it's not business, it's personal.

 

And I'm all for that level of pettiness and small-time attacks on him and his spunky shops, fuck him.

100% this!

[Nucasol]

3 minutes ago, midds said:

I honestly think it's a personal dig at Ashley, SD and all of the shite he's pulled over the last 15 years. We've now got Adidas behind us and are in a position to fuck him over and hit him in the pocket, it's not business, it's personal.

 

And I'm all for that level of pettiness and small-time attacks on him and his spunky shops, fuck him.

Completely this. He tried to sue Mandy when she said something about him iirc (https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/21/mike-ashley-takes-legal-action-against-newcastle-co-owner-amanda-staveley), hopefully this is the club’s shot across the bow to the odious wank.

[Kid Icarus]

I don't mind it. Didn't Burberry do something similar because the shops their stuff was being sold in was causing reputational damage and effecting sales from their target customer?

 

If they won that (can't remember if they did) then it's absolutely the case that the same applies with Newcastle products in Sports Direct shops. 

[Holmesy]

Dead?

[Stifler]

1 hour ago, El Prontonise said:

As much as I don't like Ashley, I don't like the clubs strategy here at all to have a single retailer selling them.  Tells me they want to rip off people.

Not really, we will be able to buy directly from the store, directly from Adidas, and from JD stores as well. It’s hardly anything less, aside from SD than what we had before.

Maybe the local sports shop in Newcastle might not get it, but I doubt they were high volume sellers in anyway.

[Earp]

Didn't Ashley abandon club shops and exclusively sell all NUFC kit from SD so that he could pocket the cash rather than it going into club coffers?

[Guest]

44 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

I don't mind it. Didn't Burberry do something similar because the shops their stuff was being sold in was causing reputational damage and effecting sales from their target customer?

 

If they won that (can't remember if they did) then it's absolutely the case that the same applies with Newcastle products in Sports Direct shops. 

 

Animal, Locoste, Slazenger all did it. So he bought them out. Utter prick.