Castore and Newcastle.

[TW1988]

Just being in Sports Direct instantly cheapens any brand. Nobody that shops there is buying a £180 hoodie.

House of Fraser however...

Now that is intriguing !
I would definitely buy it from Debenhams, at a push Evans Cycles.

 

[Valley Bluenose]

Now that is intriguing !
I would definitely buy it from Debenhams, at a push Evans Cycles.

He got 'burned' by Debenhams mate. Don't think he's involved any more since his shares turned to toast.

 

[Raumdeuter]

Why would Castore get involved with Ashley knowing it would result in us boycotting their products, they would have to pay production costs and our premium each year with no income, it’s business suicide.

Our support is full of manchildren if a Castore/Newcastle partnership results in a boycott.

 

[Neilston Unionist]

Absolutely reeking. Rangers must think we all zip up the back.

Pretty much.

 

[GourockBlue50]

As long as the fat man doesn't buy them out then I'm fine with that.

 

[Georgesky01]

Could it be that to sell the club the buyers dont want any connections to Fat Mikes companies?
Fact is we are making money from Castore and that is fine by me

correct mate

 

[Georgesky01]

Think about it logically.

Ashley had a matching clause.

Castore put in a bid he couldn't match.

He doesn't have any shares in Castore. His deal with Rangers is beaten.

If he had influence at Castore, why would he outbid himself and basically lose his matching clause which he had forever?

Rangers are free of him. If he buys shares in Castore then that's his business but he has no hold over our retail at all now. We just move onto someone else next time.

to much sense for this thread mate

 

[Laudrups Barnet 55]

Did fat lady's front bottom not put placemen in top positions at Hummel/elite and that is what brought the withholding of monies saga?

just suspicious of this.

 

[ronadamus_prime]

A geordie I know who was very active with a Newcastle fans group against Ashley told me Ashley is in with castore. I know castore denied this and said he has no involvement whatsoever.

I think we need to wake up to the fact, their are very few retailers, products or brands in the UK that he's not got a percentage in. He's a billionaire for a very good reason. He's a contemptible piece of shit but if we want to sell our products within the UK then we are going to come across him at every turn.

As long as I don't have to shop in any of his flagship stores and so long as Rangers are getting a fair cut from any retail deal with Castore then I'm happy.

I would imagine this was a price of exorcising him from the club. 'We'll let you out but here are our list of demands.' so long as he doesn't buy out Castore, then I'm fine with it.

 

[Eddie Doc]

to much sense for this thread mate

Too.

 

[Earl of Leven]

It's simple:

Until Castore pay the first tranche of cash we will remain suspicious.

 

[clash city rocker]

If our kits were Nike and then Nike did a deal to do NUFC’s kits would folk be greeting about that?

 

[KGR98]

It's simple:

Until Castore pay the first tranche of cash we will remain suspicious.

I was under the impression that £3 million had already been paid upfront anyway after what I've heard on H&H I'm more at ease with what would have been concerning news

 

[Balogun1]

They might not be, but they are probably on more TV's across the world than us thanks to Sky.

No probably about it.

 

[AC_55]

It's simple:

Until Castore pay the first tranche of cash we will remain suspicious.

Have they not already?

 

[Mview83]

It's simple:

Until Castore pay the first tranche of cash we will remain suspicious.

They paid us an amount up front at the start of the deal.

 

[david1982]

Why would Castore get involved with Ashley knowing it would result in us boycotting their products, they would have to pay production costs and our premium each year with no income, it’s business suicide.

Hence the reason they have been on to fan media to get that across today within 2 hours of this breaking

 

[Earl of Leven]

I was under the impression that £3 million had already been paid upfront anyway after what I've heard on H&H I'm more at ease with what would have been concerning news

That's okay. Elite offered same deal except....we never got paid. It's all about the Benjamin's and if we are getting paid then we can relax.

 

[Balogun1]

Absolutely reeking. Rangers must think we all zip up the back.

Why would you think Rangers would be engaging in an act to deliberately hurt the club and fans?

King et al have fought to get rid of Ashley, why would they knowingly jump back into bed with him?

 

[Muddy Boots]

Hope we got a fat sweaty, lying cheating b'stard get out clause in case he buys it over to stick two fingers up at us

 

[JeffreySpauIding]

Why would you think Rangers would be engaging in an act to deliberately hurt the club and fans?

King et al have fought to get rid of Ashley, why would they knowingly jump back into bed with him?

We've been told we were rid of him a few times when it was not the case.

 

[Balogun1]

We've been told we were rid of him a few times when it was not the case.

Given how much King and the owners hate Ashley after all we have been through, do you honestly think they would be complicit in signing a deal at this stage, knowing that Ashley was behind them?

 

[mountloyal]

2 and 2 makes 4.
We appear to have employees and directors at our club who think it wise to treat us like idiots. Anyone who truly thinks MA is not heavily involved in Castore is unbelievably naive or in denial.

 

[Brian Laudrup]

2 and 2 makes 4.
We appear to have employees and directors at our club who think it wise to treat us like idiots. Anyone who truly thinks MA is not heavily involved in Castore is unbelievably naive or in denial.

Where’s your proof he is involved??

 

[BrooklynBlue]

Where’s your proof he is involved??

It doesn't matter. Some will not be happy until Ashley's involvement is confirmed. It's bizarre.

 

[Brian Laudrup]

It doesn't matter. Some will not be happy until Ashley's involvement is confirmed. It's bizarre.

Scrambles my brain mate

 

[CaptainWallace]

For me, it’s a separate contract. Providing they honour their Rangers agreement, that’s the main thing for us.

However, I’m not sure it does much in building the trust of the Beahon brothers inside the Rangers support. Rightly, people will ask questions on the background works of any deal.

We’ll wait and see.

Some will be too cynical, some will be too naive.

 

[Prestwick_ Bear]

2 and 2 makes 4.
We appear to have employees and directors at our club who think it wise to treat us like idiots. Anyone who truly thinks MA is not heavily involved in Castore is unbelievably naive or in denial.

Just listened to H&H daily update so where are you getting this info from?

 

[vinnie]

Is it coincidence that this news comes out the day before a new Rangers (Castore) shop opens in Glasgow? An attempt to turn people away?

 

[Main Stand]

2 and 2 makes 4.
We appear to have employees and directors at our club who think it wise to treat us like idiots. Anyone who truly thinks MA is not heavily involved in Castore is unbelievably naive or in denial.

Alternatively, anyone who believes he is the head of a master conspiracy with the two lads from Liverpool being his lip-men is unbelievably mental.

 

[Leif Erikson]

2 and 2 makes 4.
We appear to have employees and directors at our club who think it wise to treat us like idiots. Anyone who truly thinks MA is not heavily involved in Castore is unbelievably naive or in denial.

Ashley has probably arranged the deal with Castore in order to make paranoid folk like yourself jump to unsubstantiated conclusions. He's a cunt that way and can't accept King has beaten him.

 

[Scrubs UK]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1322230524342083584

 

[SuperGers07]

Wonder if he will give the brothers an offer they can’t refuse. Back to square one.






I jest.

 

[IbroxForever]

Is it coincidence that this news comes out the day before a new Rangers (Castore) shop opens in Glasgow? An attempt to turn people away?

Funny enough mate i was going to post this, would not surprise me at all.

 

[Shota]

I didn’t realise we could dictate who our kit supplier makes strips for?

Probs need to take a step back and give it a rest with the conspiracy theories.

 

[High Society]

So we get out the sports direct retail deal one minute and now the next season the Scouse Trotter brothers are in bed with newcastle...

And your point is?

 

[vinnie]

Funny enough mate i was going to post this, would not surprise me at all.

Especially when you hear that Castore are talking to multiple clubs and have told Rangers they appreciate the situation between us and the fat slug.

 

[Teddy bear]

Today’s heart and hand daily update debunks any of the lunatic conspiracy theories posted on here.

I’m not posting the content, give the lads the hits it’s only a couple of quid per month.

Because they're saying what they've been told?
How do they know anything about castore or Ashley?

 

[dougieb]

2 and 2 makes 4.
We appear to have employees and directors at our club who think it wise to treat us like idiots. Anyone who truly thinks MA is not heavily involved in Castore is unbelievably naive or in denial.

Why don’t you just give up, if you don’t want to buy anything fine, no need to pollute your unfounded thoughts on others - have you actually considered how much time, money and personal sacrifice our directors have given against Ashley?

As others have said, why has this story dropped conveniently the day before we open a store in the city centre? Just like the story about SD having exclusive access to our new strips, when did it drop into social media to create an unfounded shit storm?

 

[BlueSevenTwo]

Whole thing smells of Mike Ashley , just who are Castore’s benefactors?

 

[SuperGers07]

Whole thing smells of Mike Ashley , just who are Castore’s benefactors?

Not Mike Ashley anyway.

 

[KopGer]

This thread’s gone just about as expected.

Doomsdayers, obvious interlopers, tin foil chewing mentalists and a few sane individuals pointing out who the fück cares about Newcastle?

I’m leaving.

 

[Brian Laudrup]

Whole thing smells of Mike Ashley , just who are Castore’s benefactors?

Does it f**k

 

[KopGer]

Whole thing smells of Mike Ashley , just who are Castore’s benefactors?

Companies House will answer that.

Clue: not Fat Mike.

 

[BlueSevenTwo]

Companies House will answer that.

Clue: not Fat Mike.

Ever heard of sleeping partners?

 

[BlueSevenTwo]

Not Mike Ashley anyway.

You know this for fact?

 

[chosen few]

As long as Rangers get paid what we are due and when we are due it, who Castore choose to do business with is there perogative.

 

[Robocop1960]

Im sure after the SD debacle our board will have something in the contract if they don't fulfil their side of the contract we will be able to get out.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

If true sounds,like all those Castore interviews with fan media were lip service.

Funny the timing of the new retro top with this news breaking. Also JFK was killed from a shot from the grassy knoll

Was he though?

 

[KopGer]

You know this for fact?

I know that to be invested as the loonies are suggesting he’d have to be registered as such at companies house and isn’t.

I also know that given the help Castore have had from the city of London, registered, they don’t need Fatty’s aid.