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Mike AshleyDesperate Dave King has confirmed that there is no way out of Sevco’s contract with Sports Direct.

Despite various promises, pledges and threats the South African based tax crook but been unable to set up a face to face meeting with anyone of significance let alone renegotiate the retail and merchandise deals that allowed Charles Green to get the tribute act up and running.

Incredibly Mr King also reverted to mud slinging criticising Sports Direct’s corporate governance!

Should the glib and shameless liar care to check out some facts he’ll see that Sports Direct shares are traded on the FTSE (no need for a Nominated Adviser), share holders have been issued with audited accounts within the last nine months and they also have an overdraft facility with their bank.

Once Mr King has completed that check list perhaps Mr Ashley may be prepared to allow one of his minions to answer the phone calls from South Africa

In a club statement tonight the non-billionaire from Castlemilk said: “Sports Direct continues to litigate with the Club in an attempt to enforce its wishes and demands. This seems based on the simple logic that Sports Direct can outspend the Club in legal fees and thereby deal with the Club as it pleases. I assure supporters that the Club will not be cowed by this threat and the recent lack of communication (as a result of the gagging order) belies the level of robustness with which the Club’s interest has been and will be protected.

Furthermore, I have sent letters to Sports Direct in my capacity as a director of Rangers Retail Limited taking them to task for poor business practices and corporate governance failures. The Club believed that it was entering into a joint venture with a large public company that would behave as a partner should and would conduct its business affairs in an appropriate fashion.

In my 40 years of business, I cannot recollect having dealt with a public company that is run more like a wholly owned family business and appears unconcerned with other stakeholders – partners or otherwise. It remains my intention to ensure that Sports Direct is legally and financially held accountable for its failures.”

Mr King swept to power nine months ago on a ticket of accountability and transparency.

Since taking control at Dignity Drive he hasn’t invested a penny with Sevco booted off the Alternative Investment Market after failing to find a Nominated Adviser willing to be associated with the toxic company.

Mr Ashley could call in a £5m loan at any stage plunging the company instantly into administration but rather than be portrayed as the villain the Sports Direct guru has taken a step back waiting for the new regime to run out of money.

With less than £10m raised from season tickets sales it’s believed that Thursday’s payroll will clear out the remainder of that money leaving the club in need of fresh funding to see in the new year and provide Mark Warburton with his January war-chest.

It’s believed that former Derby County ace John Eustace will sign a long term contract within the next 48 hours.

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  • Jimmy Bee says:

    It’s the gift that just keeps giving. My waistline can’t take anymore.
    Joe it’s easy to see what he is up to. He can’t get investors and can’t invest himself, even the daily ranger is having a go, so blame Ashley.
    They will be out with torches and pitch forks soon to burn out the monster that is sports direct.
    Hail Hail

    • Joe McHugh says:

      Under Mr King’s instructions his favourite newspaper have been slaughtering Mr Ashley at every turn.

      Big Mike has sat back, kept a straight face waiting for the glib and shameless liar to run out of dosh, tonight is the first squeal of a long winter of ice cream and jelly.

      My money is on big Mike seeing off glib and shameless with the Sins of Stroof and ‘fan groups’ barking at the moon because ‘naebdy tellt us Mr King was a baddie’.

  • Gerry Graham says:

    This clown makes me laugh..He’s now trying to portray SD as the bad guys because they won’t cowtow to his demands..I think the hand is now on the machine and it’s ready to be switched of..Tick Tock Tick Tock..

  • Gavin says:

    Class article lads. Was it not King who held a vote on repaying a loan to MASH? A loan they haven’t repaid. The games up.

  • wulz says:

    ICEBERG !
    WE’RE GOING TO HIT,
    LIFEBOATS, THERE’S NONE !
    Dave King filled them with 30,000 bottle’s of wine and fu*ked off !
    IN DAVE KING WE TRUST !
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HH

  • drawkcab says:

    I’m H A P P Y

  • drawkcab says:

    I know I am

  • drawkcab says:

    I’m sure I am

  • drawkcab says:

    Football without a club is nothing !

  • Adam says:

    Sounds like the Sevco owners are not being honest….hard to believe….hahahaha
    HH

  • drawkcab says:

    Black Lace.
    Russ Abbott.
    The singing kettle
    You’re on the party playlist.

  • drawkcab says:

    Cannae wait to see what a zombie zombie looks like !

  • drawkcab says:

    Orange faces more like.
    They have been tangod.

  • drawkcab says:

    Celtic setting up a franchise in USA.
    Sevco setting up a franchise on Easter Island.

  • Jhimmy t jnr says:

    So is it 15 pts deducted for Sevco or 25 for oldco? Lets see eh?
    Another thing, is the SPFL/SFA gonna let a wreckless club that have no regard for intergrity or never learned their lesson from previous business strategy, sign more players in January, so they can be “bedded in” for next seasons assault on the Premier League?
    And the zombies claim to be hard done by?
    Absolute pollution of a club!!

  • Keith says:

    Maybe they should go on comic relief tae source some finance!!.

    Oh ma side’s!!!!.

  • jamesy o'd says:

    My jelly moulds are out and I’m just going to the shop to stock up on ice cream. , what a fu##ing joke this mob is

  • kingsnake says:

    Unlike Peter Sellers, this roaring mouse will not miraculousy win its war.

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