| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? 09:11 - Mar 27 with 1611 views | WeWereZombies |
Just heard on the news that Sports Direct's boss, as well as withdrawing his suggestion that the company are an essential supplier, is offering the delivery lorries for the supply of true essentials. It is actually a good initiative but I suspect many will see it as just a public relations stunt.
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 09:12 - Mar 27 with 1594 views | monytowbray |
Stunt. I don't think the likes of him and Tim Martin do anything without a self-serving purpose. |  |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 09:14 - Mar 27 with 1582 views | Radlett_blue |
| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 09:12 - Mar 27 by monytowbray |
Stunt. I don't think the likes of him and Tim Martin do anything without a self-serving purpose. |
They will find it hard to change their nature. Being relatively selfish & greedy is one of the things that has made them rich. |  |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 09:18 - Mar 27 with 1556 views | MattinLondon |
PR Stunt. You can tell by his immediate business actions the sort of person he is. He only relents when he generates bad publicity. |  | | |
| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 09:19 - Mar 27 with 1553 views | TractorWood |
He's also on the BBC for taking Newcastle's seasons tickets for next year already from STHs bank accounts.
Definitely a stunt. |  |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 09:26 - Mar 27 with 1506 views | monytowbray |
| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 09:14 - Mar 27 by Radlett_blue |
They will find it hard to change their nature. Being relatively selfish & greedy is one of the things that has made them rich. |
He’s simply adjusting his business model on the temp to keep bringing in cash, then pretending he’s doing it because he cares.
F*ck Sports Direct. | |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 09:27 - Mar 27 with 1506 views | WeWereZombies |
| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 09:19 - Mar 27 by TractorWood |
He's also on the BBC for taking Newcastle's seasons tickets for next year already from STHs bank accounts.
Definitely a stunt. |
Ah, that did not make it onto Radio Four headlines. I was going to suggest that situations like the one we are going through can bring about a rational change in personality but it sounds like, in this case, the leopard has not changed his spots. | |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 10:13 - Mar 27 with 1418 views | Pendejo |
| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 09:19 - Mar 27 by TractorWood |
He's also on the BBC for taking Newcastle's seasons tickets for next year already from STHs bank accounts.
Definitely a stunt. |
Source?
Most payment plans for 19/20 will still be active
Highly unlikely that 20/21 pricing announced yet
But then I found this
https://www.themag.co.uk/2020/02/projected-2020-21-season-newcastle-united-home- |  |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 10:33 - Mar 27 with 1385 views | BloomBlue |
I wonder how people will feel after he buys Town from Evans? |  | | |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 10:37 - Mar 27 with 1376 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 09:14 - Mar 27 by Radlett_blue |
They will find it hard to change their nature. Being relatively selfish & greedy is one of the things that has made them rich. |
One of the things in life I struggle with is how Tim Whatshisname built up such a huge business, he comes across as a complete thicko. |  |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 10:39 - Mar 27 with 1370 views | monytowbray |
| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 10:37 - Mar 27 by Lord_Lucan |
One of the things in life I struggle with is how Tim Whatshisname built up such a huge business, he comes across as a complete thicko. |
Some people who lack general intelligence usually have great intelligence when it comes to f*cking people over. | |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 10:49 - Mar 27 with 1334 views | WeWereZombies |
| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 10:37 - Mar 27 by Lord_Lucan |
One of the things in life I struggle with is how Tim Whatshisname built up such a huge business, he comes across as a complete thicko. |
Is it his 'man of the people' act? I don't think he is the only one who plays things this way, as I get through the eight hours of 'OJ:Made In America' it becomes apparent how much of his public image was of his own making and that deep in his childhood a survival instinct kicked in that was always something he realised was best kept hidden. Wetherspoon is no thicko, he is clever enough to make the people who drink in his pubs think that they have someone on their side without preaching to them. Although dumping a magazine on the tables with the thoughts of Chairman Tim on why Brexit is reasonable is damn close to it.
But that magazine is useful to the drinkers, it gives them ammunition when they are challenged, it even has a tame Remainer trotted out at the end to give his view so that we can see how fair our mate Tim is. It all sounds like, even though he is a busy bloke, he has used his lunch hour to throw together a bit of reading material for us as we down our lonely, unbefriended pints. But then imagine how soul destroying it must be for the PR team that puts it together, I bet they even have to smile and tell him how much they have enjoyed the exercise when they present to him... | |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 11:16 - Mar 27 with 1303 views | monytowbray |
| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 10:49 - Mar 27 by WeWereZombies |
Is it his 'man of the people' act? I don't think he is the only one who plays things this way, as I get through the eight hours of 'OJ:Made In America' it becomes apparent how much of his public image was of his own making and that deep in his childhood a survival instinct kicked in that was always something he realised was best kept hidden. Wetherspoon is no thicko, he is clever enough to make the people who drink in his pubs think that they have someone on their side without preaching to them. Although dumping a magazine on the tables with the thoughts of Chairman Tim on why Brexit is reasonable is damn close to it.
But that magazine is useful to the drinkers, it gives them ammunition when they are challenged, it even has a tame Remainer trotted out at the end to give his view so that we can see how fair our mate Tim is. It all sounds like, even though he is a busy bloke, he has used his lunch hour to throw together a bit of reading material for us as we down our lonely, unbefriended pints. But then imagine how soul destroying it must be for the PR team that puts it together, I bet they even have to smile and tell him how much they have enjoyed the exercise when they present to him... |
I've had bosses who were similar. Not loaded but certainly drilled down cultures that were complete smoke screens to self-serve. I would say "p1ssing on your back and saying it's raining" but more like "sh1tting in your mouth and telling you it's chocolate". | |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 11:41 - Mar 27 with 1276 views | uefacup81 |
Definite damage-limitation.
If any of what he said in his press release was true, he wouldn't have hiked prices the moment the lockdown was announced. |  |
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| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 12:28 - Mar 27 with 1219 views | ElderGrizzly |
It will be tax deductible. |  | | |
| Mike Ashley - damage limitation or genuine change of heart? on 12:30 - Mar 27 with 1208 views | Bluefish |
Now is not the time to accuse him of a PR stunt, just accept that he is a good man doing the right thing to help others
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