Asprilla 96 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 He's living in an Ashley wonderland, a world where NUFC are top-4 contenders, mid-range furniture delivers itself, and the coin-rich soil is made of microwavable gravy powder. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38556 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 He's living in an Ashley wonderland, a world where NUFC are top-4 contenders, mid-range furniture delivers itself, and the coin-rich soil is made of microwavable gravy powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSam 0 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Sometimes you need to go backwards to go forwards. Ashley has the first step of that process nailed down. Ashley is a giver not a taker. He won't like Rafa trying to stick his fafa in him, pants down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19735 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 He's living in an Ashley wonderland, a world where NUFC are top-4 contenders, mid-range furniture delivers itself, and the coin-rich soil is made of microwavable gravy powder. post of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26605 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Mmmmmmmnnnnn..........microwavable gravy soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6432 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Our glorious leader is due on in a few minutes. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/06/07/live-mike-ashley-appears-in-front-of-mps-for-sports-direct-grill/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonMarshy 2 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Slight tangent, but did anyone catch the radio 4 bit on this at about half 7 this morning? some economics professor defending mike ashley saying that "there needs to be places were employees are treated sub human because otherwise there'd be no entry level jobs - and dignity isnt a right everyone is entitled to"Boiled my piss i tell ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon 13 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Video feed if you want to watch him in action. He's already admitted to paying less than minimum wage.http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/watch-mike-ashley-give-evidence-mps-regarding-working-conditions-sports-direct-live-1564061? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3960 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Read the bit about forcing foreign workers to be paid via a pre-paid debit card with a £10 a month charge only £2 of which is the real service charge. Tremendous level of cuntishness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26605 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Slight tangent, but did anyone catch the radio 4 bit on this at about half 7 this morning? some economics professor defending mike ashley saying that "there needs to be places were employees are treated sub human because otherwise there'd be no entry level jobs - and dignity isnt a right everyone is entitled to" Boiled my piss i tell ya! Who is this professor? Catch his name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Wasn't it an agency who took the rest though,not Sports Direct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonMarshy 2 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Who is this professor? Catch his name? Jeremy Baker I believe it was. Had a brief gander on the radio 4 site and pulled up the segment Ashley bit begins about an hour and a half in - gobshite begins his class war at about 1 hour 34. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07dlww2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26605 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Jeremy Baker I believe it was. Had a brief gander on the radio 4 site and pulled up the segment Ashley bit begins about an hour and a half in - gobshite begins his class war at about 1 hour 34. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07dlww2 Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3181 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Cheers! You can give him a ring on 07901 894 436 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26168 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Seems like Keith Bishop has been worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 84 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 anybody think it was really weird hearing him actually talk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Really funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 From the edited 5 vminutes the Mirro0r picked out I don't think he came across too bad. Then again, he had his PR man Bishop alongside him rather than a solicitor or any of the SD executives, so you can assume the mea culpa was all PR bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 The Mirror have a vested interest in making him look alright. He came across like an utterly stupid cunt and someone at times bordering on insanity. It was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 There was no mea culpa btw. He said that things had been done wrong, but only after he (thought he) had established that there was no way he could be held responsible cos the company was too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4949 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 There was no mea culpa btw. He said that things had been done wrong, but only after he (thought he) had established that there was no way he could be held responsible cos the company was too big. That point on its own is absolutely laughable As if any CEO can reasonably argue that point and not expect to be sacked the next day. If I went into work and claimed that the departments I was responsible for hadn't been performing, but that it wasn't my fault because there were too many to keep on top of, I'd be sacked and replaced with someone who could keep on top of them. Ashley is immune to this of course, given his stake in the company, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 The Mirror have a vested interest in making him look alright. He came across like an utterly stupid cunt and someone at times bordering on insanity. It was brilliant. Absolutely spot on. In my previous business life I have never come across anyone in middle management, never mind director level, who displayed such bumbling stupidity. Putting aside Ashley, I don't think Sports Direct is operating that much worse than a lot of other companies. These shitty contracts with a few strikes are all too common place, particularly in manufacturing. I think the bigger story here, that will get no attention, is how clueless our lawmakers appeared about a lot of this stuff. It's been going on for many years and both Labour and Conservatives how allowed it to continue. Some of these 6 strikes and out etc actually seemed news to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 That point on its own is absolutely laughable As if any CEO can reasonably argue that point and not expect to be sacked the next day. If I went into work and claimed that the departments I was responsible for hadn't been performing, but that it wasn't my fault because there were too many to keep on top of, I'd be sacked and replaced with someone who could keep on top of them. Ashley is immune to this of course, given his stake in the company, but still. To be fair, some of the points he was making were as you would expect from a CEO, about Buck stopping with him put not being able to control some day to day events in a giant company, he just didn't seem to have the intelligence to explain himself. A proper CEO would have batted most of the questions away quite easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38556 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 A proper CEO would have batted most of the questions away quite easily.Then offered a 4 year, interest free deal on a corner set with storage pouffe..... ...... WITH NOTHING TO PAY FOR THE FIRST 12 MONTHS!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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