buzz Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pokerprince2004 said: Read somewhere that Reubens are the major investors in Castore. Not sure how true it is like. Castore have a mystery investor who are described a wealthy UK family, so could be them. But nothing else out there linking them conclusively. Edited April 13, 2021 by buzz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 It seems like a baby step to taking all that SD signage out of SJP altogether so you can’t see it as anything but positive. We can only speculate the setup of the castore deal but would be safe to assume if the direct link between SD and the club shop has been severed, they’ll need someone to come in and run it until they get to grips with the retail side of the business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Genuine question, did Mike Ashley sell or transfer the ownership of the current shop into Sports Direct? If he did, then the article by Craig Hope would be accurate in that SD own the shop. If SD is selling the shop, that would mean they would be selling or transferring the shop back to St James Holdings, etc. I read that article and just felt the logical reality is that the club shop was leased to an entity of Sports Direct. Sports Direct has now terminated that lease, and thus its employees are gone. The landlord is and always has been St James Holdings, or related entity that is part of NUFC. Castore, as part of their agreement with NUFC, will enter into a new lease for the space and pay rent to the club. The employees will be Castore employees. if the club is sold, then the new owners will likely terminate the lease and convert the shop into an official NUFC club shop, who’s employees would be that of the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I know a forum is here to discuss thoughts and opinions, but maybe best to wait for what exactly is happening before jumping to conclusions either way. We will probably know a bit better tomorrow. If it’s nothing I’m sure Edwards will be the first to report it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy1892 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Cans? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abra Dubravka Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Guess this is the best place to ask this... Should a Saudi takeover happen and we were in a position to attract a top class manager - who would you want? As a total dreamer - Diego Simeone for me. At some point he has to leave Atletico, and I just picture him here. More ‘realistically’, and a inevitable sacking from Spurs, it has to be Mourinho. I’ve always had a soft spot with Jose in terms of the thought of him managing Newcastle. What with his connection with Bobby, I think he would end up a perfect fit here - similarly like Chelsea always seemed his natural home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Rafael Benitez or Julian Nagelsmann. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelevats Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Whitley mag said: Simple as this. Our commercial income is laughable and everything is out sourced. Bringing the club shop back in house points to him being all but gone, if staff have indeed been laid off from Sports Direct. Exactly even the receipts when buying something from there state Sports Direct. The staff worked for sports direct and not the club therefore of course the new owners don’t want Sports Direct staff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abra Dubravka Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Kanji said: Rafael Benitez or Julian Nagelsmann. Wouldn’t ever say no to Rafa, but the pessimistic thought of never-go back, it’ll never be what you dreamed it to be wrangles with me. He’d be perfect choice to draft in once Bruce Tallow is sacked at first opportunity mind. Would like to see what Zidane is made off outside of Madrid, there’s going to be a time soon when he’ll be managing elsewhere. I’d say he’s the next generations ‘Pep’ minus the tactical ideology. Edited April 14, 2021 by Abra Dubravka Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 So is this not just " as part of the new £5 million commercial deal with Castore they took over the integrated club store ran by Sports Direct" ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Interesting, but as usual in this saga, probably means nowt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Kanji said: Rafael Benitez or Julian Nagelsmann. Nagelsmann would be exciting, if any bloke can make Joelinton look decent you’d have to consider him a genius. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Let’s a hoy a zebra picture in here before Edwards and Ryder burst our bubble in next couple of hours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 6 hours ago, Kanji said: Genuine question, did Mike Ashley sell or transfer the ownership of the current shop into Sports Direct? If he did, then the article by Craig Hope would be accurate in that SD own the shop. If SD is selling the shop, that would mean they would be selling or transferring the shop back to St James Holdings, etc. I read that article and just felt the logical reality is that the club shop was leased to an entity of Sports Direct. Sports Direct has now terminated that lease, and thus its employees are gone. The landlord is and always has been St James Holdings, or related entity that is part of NUFC. Castore, as part of their agreement with NUFC, will enter into a new lease for the space and pay rent to the club. The employees will be Castore employees. if the club is sold, then the new owners will likely terminate the lease and convert the shop into an official NUFC club shop, who’s employees would be that of the club. Good take sounds feasible. I suppose Rangers would be the most obvious comparison. I’m not sure if Castore have taken over the operation of their club store ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Linton Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Pretty obvious that the new owners stuff relates to the new people operating the club shop. Funny that the press have to equate absolutely everything that happens to the "takeover" though. All about clicks..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Joey Linton said: Pretty obvious that the new owners stuff relates to the new people operating the club shop. Funny that the press have to equate absolutely everything that happens to the "takeover" though. All about clicks..... it’s also funny how some people have to equate absolutely everything that happens to be “not takeover” related too. Edited April 14, 2021 by reefatoon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpinho Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 With Castore taking over, if you bought a shirt from this shop/them does that mean no money to mike ashley/club? Or still got his claws in? A lot of people don't buy shirts any more but would be interesting if that changed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Strange that TUPE hasn't come into play here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I’d like to be optimistic about this, but I just see it as Ashley grabbing the opportunity to lay off staff and use the ownership question as a convenient excuse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Maybe a potential relegation was a big sticking point. After the win at the weekend we’ve had positive noise from both Jacobs and this. Hopefully things will really start moving at pace now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 29 minutes ago, HawK said: Strange that TUPE hasn't come into play here. TUPE or not TUPE, that is the question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 25 minutes ago, christ said: I’d like to be optimistic about this, but I just see it as Ashley grabbing the opportunity to lay off staff and use the ownership question as a convenient excuse. That might hold water if he (Ashley) ever cared about his public/business profile or how things "look". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candi_Hills Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 6 hours ago, Abra Dubravka said: Guess this is the best place to ask this... Should a Saudi takeover happen and we were in a position to attract a top class manager - who would you want? As a total dreamer - Diego Simeone for me. At some point he has to leave Atletico, and I just picture him here. More ‘realistically’, and a inevitable sacking from Spurs, it has to be Mourinho. I’ve always had a soft spot with Jose in terms of the thought of him managing Newcastle. What with his connection with Bobby, I think he would end up a perfect fit here - similarly like Chelsea always seemed his natural home. Jose looks like he's lost his fire but he would be given a special one's welcome up here (with us being shit and everything). Feeling loved again might ignite the fire. I think I'd still prefer Rafa back though. The bloke's waiting for us for goodness' sake. He's in love. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbheed Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Why would Ashley absorb the costs of redundancies? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I don't want to be massively negative about this, but the Castore deal was reported back in October. Is it simply because the story claims it's at the request of the "new owners" that people are getting excited? We've seen all the way through this that journalists know nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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