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[Guest Invicta_Toon]

*disclaimer for all spastics - this is not a serious post - it is just for a laugh*

 

 

so now we have cashley in charge, we have a situation where:

 

1. in a meaningless derby game say at the end of the season (other than local pride at stake), we have a situation where it may be of benefit for the mackems to win, as they'll get all proud and haughty, and go buy more Umbro and retro Lonsdale strips, both of which ashley has a stake in

 

2. if we are in the bottom uefa cup spot, and we meet blackburn in the FA cup final, we have a situation where ashley has an interest in newcastle losing, because ashley is the exclusive distributor for rovers tat and would benefit from rovers getting a euro place

 

3. the club chairman now has more money invested in the club sponsor than the club itself, which should make for interesting negotiations in future

[Syrette]

Meh.

[ChezGiven]

Wigan are the new Sunderland tbh.

[Cajun]

Interesting Vest,

 

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5396/westernflashvestcf0.jpg

[GM]

This is very worrying.It's precisely this sort of conflict of interest that is making my anxious about the deal,and I'd much rather keep Shepherd on as Chairman and have him buy the club outright.That way we can sleep easier at nights,without the worry of the situations you have described ever arising.

[Guest Invicta_Toon]

ho fuzzball, see disclaimer

[GM]

ho fuzzball, see disclaimer

 

Whoosh, tbh.

[Guest Jai]

*disclaimer for all spastics

 

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Dont think the conflicts of interest really arise because share price isnt going to be massively affected if for example Rovers got a Wefa spot (If they won the league however!..)

[thewellander]

In all seriousness, though, does he really have stake in Umbro?

 

Could this possibly lead to an end to our sponsorship deal with Adidas and a move to Umbro kits? I hope not.

[Gallowgate Toon]

he has a stake in adidas already. Also he has a 16% share in JJB so wot if wigan were hovering above relegation toward the end of the season and we're the ones to send them down, he'll lose alot of money from that won't he???

[Guest Invicta_Toon]

he hasn't got a stake in Umbro as far as i know, but he has a 'special relationship' with them, i.e. he sells shitloads of their gear in return for preferential trade discounts

[Greg]

he hasn't got a stake in Umbro as far as i know, but he has a 'special relationship' with them, i.e. he sells shitloads of their gear in return for preferential trade discounts

 

Sounds like he used to have a stake in Umbro.

 

'On Friday, Sports World International, a group owned by the entrepreneur Mike Ashley, said its stake in Umbro had fallen below 3%. Late yesterday, traders said Sports World had sold its remaining 1.86m shares at 120p each.'

 

http://www.sharecrazy.com/share2607share/share.php?disp=broker&epic=UMB'

[merlin]

This is very worrying.It's precisely this sort of conflict of interest that is making my anxious about the deal,and I'd much rather keep Shepherd on as Chairman and have him buy the club outright.That way we can sleep easier at nights,without the worry of the situations you have described ever arising.

 

 

There' is NO chance of YOU suffering from insomnia - if Shepherd had got control, I wouldn't have been able to sleep ANY night.! Heaven has at least preserved us from THAT fate..!!