I usually avoid these threads as they always tend to go the same way but this needs said, again. As told to me at the time-
When King paid 3 million to supposedly free us from the 7 yr deal with SD I posted that we should keep the campagne on ice because far from freeing us from his grip, the new contract actually increased his hold on us for longer due to him getting first dibs on matching rights and also having it so he was afforded the rights perpetual-so instead of only having us by the balls for 7 years, he then had us by the balls for as long as he saw fit.
When I posted this^^^ I was called a poet, that I was that loony JJ or Phil & that I was an Ashley lover. Fast forward 15 months & it all came out.
Like everyone else, I'm grateful & thanful to King & the Parks etc for what they've done, but that doesn't let them escape critcism when they make a fcuk up of things which is what they have done here. They have created the current omishambles in agreeing to the terms but heads should be rolling at whatever legal team they use.
@StirlingBear 7p in the £ sounds like a shite deal but is actually quite representative of current margins where we're exposed to zero risk.