Darth Crooks Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Sweet gig that like his daughter is canny hot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Sweet gig that like his daughter is canny hot Aye, great for him. The thing is though, it would not surprised me to see him take charge of us in future. Him being in charge of SD is clearly affecting them, there will come a point where Ashley is forced to drop him from SD, and instead of dropping him altogether, I’d imagine he’d just be transferred across to us, where Ashley doesn’t care if we succeed or not. We can only hope his daughter drops him before that happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Seriously though what the fuck happened to the takeover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Just gotta #wait man, any day now I'm sure Right Godzilla? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Mike's that uncle at family gatherings who keeps bringing up 'the incident' and can't take the hint from all the we don't talk about that looks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Seriously though what the f*** happened to the takeover. Same thing that happened to all of the others Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Some sweet moves by JD Sports mind, worth 5x SD, Ashley must fucking hate that :sweetness: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I was just reading excerpts of that on twitter, interesting notes on Barnes. Sounds like a matter of when, not if his empire implodes at this rate. Aye, that was my takeaway from that article too - surely a man can only make so many colossal mistakes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 In pole position to buy Jack Wills: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/business-49206740 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Never heard of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Great guy Mike. Let's hope he uses some of the money from the land sale to help get it over the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Great guy Mike. Let's hope he uses some of the money from the land sale to help get it over the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 In pole position to buy Jack Wills: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/business-49206740 Fair play to the ginger shite for making one at such a young age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 The best business people do it time after time after time, often diversifying into different industries when they spot opportunities. Fat Mike has done it once (albeit very well) and has fucked up everything he has touched since. I think we can safely say luck and timing had a lot to do with his success. The likelihood of him being able to repeat it is pretty slim IMO - his decision making is awful, his people skills are non-existent and he's clearly not very intelligent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Being a ruthless cunt will only get you so far amongst savvy types Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yerdas El Savon Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 He's a billionare, but not a good businessman? You realize those things can both be true? That might be, but to say a self made billionaire is a poor businessman is a bit too far imo. Self made? His parents remortgaged their house to give him the money to open a shop. Which he never paid back. A real tale of rags to riches Where does it say he never paid them back? They gave him a 10k loan. I can’t find anything on him not paying it back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest poor Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 as much as i hate the bloke, they come to every home game and have their own private box. doesnt seem like he has a bad relationship with them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Bull in a china shop. It worked once for him, evidently, and foolishly he thought he could keep doing it. Nah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 In pole position to buy Jack Wills: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/business-49206740 Can he play right back? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yerdas El Savon Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 He's a billionare, but not a good businessman? You realize those things can both be true? That might be, but to say a self made billionaire is a poor businessman is a bit too far imo. Self made? His parents remortgaged their house to give him the money to open a shop. Which he never paid back. A real tale of rags to riches Where does it say he never paid them back? They gave him a 10k loan. I can’t find anything on him not paying it back. Maybe I've got that wrong but either way, hardly self made is it? He didn't use to have much contact with them From a 10k loan to a billion is pretty fucking impressive regardless. Hope he ends up broke and unhappy mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Mike Ashley has a big advantage as a businessman and that he is a complete cunt for whom no business practice is too low if it makes him an extra penny. Most of the competition that his company saw off were probably paying at least minimum wage and not forcing pregnant women to give birth in the bogs, on account of them having a single sliver of humanity that Mike Ashley just doesn't have to hinder him. Sure, plenty of big business people are ruthless but Ashley is on another level. In a low margin sector, that will have been the difference between survival and going bust, and Ashley has since cleaned up in an uncompetitive market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Still alive? Bugger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 The best business people do it time after time after time, often diversifying into different industries when they spot opportunities. Fat Mike has done it once (albeit very well) and has fucked up everything he has touched since. I think we can safely say luck and timing had a lot to do with his success. The likelihood of him being able to repeat it is pretty slim IMO - his decision making is awful, his people skills are non-existent and he's clearly not very intelligent. Yup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Mike Ashley has a big advantage as a businessman and that he is a complete cunt for whom no business practice is too low if it makes him an extra penny. Most of the competition that his company saw off were probably paying at least minimum wage and not forcing pregnant women to give birth in the bogs, on account of them having a single sliver of humanity that Mike Ashley just doesn't have to hinder him. Sure, plenty of big business people are ruthless but Ashley is on another level. In a low margin sector, that will have been the difference between survival and going bust, and Ashley has since cleaned up in an uncompetitive market. I've often wondered how desperate you need to be to work for sports direct I mean surely to god there are better options out there for even semi educated folk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 https://theathletic.com/1112938/2019/08/05/agents-buying-beds-for-clients-players-demanding-set-piece-bonuses-and-payment-of-divorce-bills-what-really-happens-in-the-transfer-window/ At one Championship side, the club’s policy is to provide every player with four complimentary tickets for a game. Their sporting director says: “You will get family members asking for sixteen tickets. If we said yes, it would destroy the dressing room by treating people differently. These are requests that often come in right at the end of the deal.” This is not the case at Newcastle United, where notoriously thrifty owner Mike Ashley insists players must pay in excess of £20,000 to use the executive boxes at the club’s stadium. Of course he does Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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