Mike Ashley and Rangers will face charges of failing “the best interests of football” next month January 28, 2015 The Scottish FA have set a date of March 2 for the hearing into charges against Mike Ashley and Rangers. Ashley will face two charges relating to his possible breach of the Scottish FA’s dual club ownership rules. The Sports Direct founder owns Newcastle United and also has an 8.96 per cent stake [...]
Job hunter back at Waterloo and now he’s hiring January 27, 2015 BACK in August, new graduate Alfred Ajani was struggling to find a job. Having finished a sports marketing degree at Coventry University three months earlier, Ajani says he had submitted 300 job applications, but had yet to receive an offer he was interested in. So en route to a job interview, he took 45 minutes [...]
Sports Direct boss strengthens hold on Rangers with loan deal January 27, 2015 GLASGOW Rangers yesterday accepted a long-term credit facility of £10m from Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley. The football club admitted its financial condition has been made worse by poor match attendance. The facility is structured in two interest free tranches with £5m available immediately for working capital purposes and the repayment of previous debt, with [...]
Getting hired is all about communication: This guy did it by holding up a sign at Waterloo Station. Now he’s back – and hiring January 27, 2015 Back in August, new graduate Alfred Ajani was struggling to find a job. Having finished a sports marketing degree at Coventry University three months earlier, Ajani says he had submitted 300 job applications, but had yet to receive an offer he was interested in. So en route to a job interview, he [...]
Mike Ashley loans Rangers £10m which will be used to pay back loans from… Mike Ashley January 27, 2015 Rangers have agreed to take a £10m loan from Mike Ashley, which has been secured against the club's Murray Park training ground and registered trademarks. Ashley, who also owns Newcastle United, will take control of 26 per cent of the club's retail business as a result. The founder of Sports Direct has a 8.9 per [...]
Mike Ashley weighs up bid for Evans Cycles January 26, 2015 SPORTS Direct founder Mike Ashley is looking to expand his retail empire after joining several suitors in considering a bid for Evans Cycles. Private equity group Active Capital hired Canaccord Genuity last year to find a buyer for the cycling specialist, which has 56 stores and employs around 1,200 people. Sports Direct is understood to [...]
Sport Comment: Van Gaal system is nothing new but needs refinement January 22, 2015 THERE are lies, damned lies and statistics, so the saying goes. And while British sport is not as consumed by stats as our Stateside cousins, the numbers game is catching on fast. Football formations are not stats in themselves, but are becoming an important part of the game’s currency. This season, more than ever, there [...]
Newcastle named the 19th richest club in the world – but how much of Mike Ashley’s money goes on transfers? January 22, 2015 Newcastle United are the 19th richest football club on the planet. In an era in which St. James’ Park has become synonymous with fan discontent, that seems tough to believe. Yet according to Deloitte’s Football Money League for the 2013/14 season, the north east club made more cash than European giants such as Roma, [...]
Hope of euro stimulus plan boosts shares – London Report January 21, 2015 DETAILS of the European Central Bank’s move to begin quantitative easing pushed the FTSE to a six-week high yesterday. It was also helped by a rally in energy stocks on the back of stronger oil prices. A programme by the European Central Bank for a year from March would amount to some €600bn, based on [...]
What to watch, see and listen to in 2015: From Avengers and Shaun the Sheep to an exhibition about beards January 21, 2015 Our pick of the upcoming films, music art and theatre. FILM SELMA David Oyelowo in Selma 6 February This movie chronicles Martin Luther King’s epic march from Selma to Montgomery as part of the civil rights movement, which culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights act of 1965. English actor David Oyelowo [...]