Scottish Mag 3 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 THE Newcastle United players will have to dig into their deep pockets and pay for their club suits in the new season. This is one of the decisions being made by Mike Ashley as the club owner tries to cut costs at St James’s Park. The players have yet to be informed of the decision, confirmed by a club insider, and some of them may not be happy at the move. And certainly this is an innovation as far as football clubs are concerned and it will be a talking point in the game. But Ashley will not care about that as he tries to make his club a more viable proposition. Indeed, the United owner will be hero in the eyes of some supporters, even though his decision will raise an eyebrow or two up and down the country. However, it is unlikely that any United player will go public and complain about it, and there will not be a peep from the £3m a year men – and there are plenty of them at St James’s Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I thought you only got club suits when you got to a cup final. I've never seen the team all arrive at an away game in the same suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Personally, I reckon this is complete bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Hang on, two things here. Would a £30K a week footballer be arsed about having to buy a £1K suit? Also, would MA think this move would make such a big difference to the bottom line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadrian 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 (edited) Hang on, two things here. Would a £30K a week footballer be arsed about having to buy a £1K suit? Also, would MA think this move would make such a big difference to the bottom line? Ashley also likes to keep costs on his employees down. In March 2007 he closed his Dunstable warehouse and moved everything north to Shirebrook where employees are paid less. Sports World is also selective in what it pays to its staff for example, staff who are over eighteen earn £4.60 an hour whereas other staff who are the same age can earn up to £5.75 an hour. Furthermore the vast majority of store employees work at least an extra half hour at the end of their shift in order to tidy up the shop without pay, which inevitably reduces staff overheads significantly. Not only that full time employees work 50 hours a week, minimum. Staffs purchases and discount are restricted by availability only Thursday. every penny counts Edited June 13, 2008 by Hadrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Surprised the tight fisted bastard hasn't gotten his 1p a day workers in the far east to knock up some Lonsdale or Dunlop suits, he's missing a trick here cos then he could sell them in his Sports Direct shops so fans could have the official NUFC suits!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 why the fuck is this even being reported? Either way the club is paying for them, it's just a case of when they're coming out of the players wages... Pud, correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't the club buying the each of the players a suit every year be considered as a taxable benefit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26801 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Pud, correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't the club buying the each of the players a suit every year be considered as a taxable benefit? Yup, if it's not totally for work purposes then yes it would be, unless it has the club crest on it, in which case it probably wouldn't be. If true this does really sound like penny-pinching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Don't think I've ever seen anyone wearing a suit with the club crest on it. Fergie did for Man Utd and Mourinho did for Chelsea but have you seen it at SJP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26801 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I can't say I've seen a crest on them. Though to be fair I reckon our players' knowledge of the tax system is likely to be limited at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Do Liverpool players not have to steal their own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Do Liverpool players not have to steal their own? I assumed they wore "trackkies" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Do Liverpool players not have to steal their own? Their's are of the 'shell' variety.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 This is a nothing story though, currently the players have to pay for their own match shirts, if one gets damaged or they swap/ throw it into the crowd they have to personally buy another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 The players go through 38 shirts a season, do they really have to pay for every one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Do Liverpool players not have to steal their own? If they've got an ounce of humility about them they probably dispensed with club suits after this debacle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Do Liverpool players not have to steal their own? If they've got an ounce of humility about them they probably dispensed with club suits after this debacle: Good suits though............bit too stylish for English footie perhaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9228 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Do Liverpool players not have to steal their own? If they've got an ounce of humility about them they probably dispensed with club suits after this debacle: Good suits though............bit too stylish for English footie perhaps! You're kidding right? They're awful suits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I thought they were awful at the time......................but I must confess to having bought something similar lately. They can be nice given the right occasion. But they were really embarrassing that day for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Do Liverpool players not have to steal their own? If they've got an ounce of humility about them they probably dispensed with club suits after this debacle: Good suits though............bit too stylish for English footie perhaps! Very "our man in Panama". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Torres is a spice boy, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 whatever..................been called worse! It`s only a suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I R Toon Fan 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 whatever..................been called worse! It`s only a suit. I dislike you more and more each day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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