This is not good news for the Sevco High Command.
The case will now go all the way.
It might be worth recalling that there was a lot of breathless stenography about doors being kicked in at Shirebrook etc.
For the avoidance of doubt, General Ashley had an entirely rational campaign plan since the reverses of March 2015.
The idea that he would accept defeat and Do Walking Away was risible.
Like all successful commanders, he knows that time spent in reconnaissance is never wasted.
Consequently, he asked his staff to bring him the information he needed to formulate a plan.
After all, a bad plan is better than no plan and his one was all about the numbers.
Ashley was subsequently provided with actionable intelligence on the net worth of the main players in the Off Licence Putsch.
His strategy he then formulated was one of attrition.
Quite simply everything he has implemented since then has been to bleed Sevco of money.
This court case is part of that overall plan.
He knows that Sevco is a loss-making business without a credit line from a bank.
Their failure to secure external finance means that they can only limp on with director loans.
Overall, anything that negatively impacts of the Sevco High Command is good news for Ashley.
That is why Big Mike is no disinterested observer on events at Celtic either.
My Shirebrook guy says that General Ashley was incensed at the incompetence of Ronny Deila’s men at the Scottish Cup semi-final in April of last year.
Big Mike had expected that Celtic would batter Sevco with a bit to spare.
However, another appearance at Hampden with the possibility of European revenue for the Holding Company Vehicle was not what General Ashley wanted.
That was then, and now all is changed, changed utterly.
I would think that he has two reasons to be smiling today.
Brendan Rodgers in Glasgow until 2021 does not bode well for Sevco.
Of course, the other bit of good news for General Ashley tonight is that he is a step closer to hitting Sevco with a bill for £5m.
Have a great weekend.
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My dad no longer buys papers.he just loves reading yourself and jj.He is now 84 years old and a
lifelong Celtic fan .I have sent a £50 donation from him with more to come.he has not
enjoyed himself so much in years. HH.
My regards to your dad.
Many thanks
Will court permission for Rangers Retail to continue suing RIFC over breach of contract slow down or speed up the imminent new deal Dave King expects between RIFC and Rangers Retail that will be “largely in favour of the Club”, Mar 24, 2017.
Neither; King will claim Zeddy’s argument that he’s already worked it ‘in favour of the club’ by getting 7p from every 8.5p.
Yet another ‘favourable settlement’ for the shameless glib muncher, and I’m sure the klan will dance around Glasgow in even further misguided glee.
No, wait, Monday’s the day they’ll be sacking Pedro after Aberdeen, the SDI ‘result’ will have to wait til Thursday.
The dynamics of the situation can be summarized by the best line in the whole of Hilary Mantel’s exquisite Wolf Hall trilogy:
Delivered with slow, calm, cryogenic malice by Henry VIII’s fixer, Thomas Cromwell (played by Mike Ashsley) to courtier Sir Will Brereton (played by David King); “You made a mistake, [pause] threatening me, sir.”
I suspect that Ashley will get his hands on scotlands most successful and best supported club eventually . You never know he may even throw his loose change at it around thirty or forty million should do it . GSTQ rule brittania and all that
Here is why Ashley is going to win in court.
Sports Direct Turnover £ 2.8 Billion
Sports Direct Profit. £ 240 Million
That’s roughly roughly 8.5% profit
For the numerically challenged that’s 8.5p for every pound spent
For the Klan of that 8.5p profit in every pound spent Ashley was giving you 7p and keeping 1.5p
That seems a very fair deal to me.
In a nutshell their club is runs by fudds !!!!!
Great news about the General.
Question – why has Pedro not been issued with the dignified blazer and brogues?
Answer – Ibrox waiting on a one-size-fits-all outfit as a future cost saving investment
Not ‘waiting’, Crosshaven, ‘actively seeking’, as Dave King has been spotted doing the rounds of all the McDonalds in London asking if they’re throwing away any of Ronald’s old costumes.
One-size-fits-all who dare attempt to fill it.
I’m looking forward to having a wee punt on the National. There’s a runner by the name of drop out Joe.
After all of today’s news, I’m looking forward to ” a great weekend” and I’m sure that you are too.
There’s 3 fine fillies running around the Ibrox area too, Joe, who would love some money to be thrown at them.
Their names are Ped Man Walking, The Abdicating King & Sevco Admin Bish Bash Bosh.
Everyone’s a winner, baby!
It isn’t just Sevco who suffer here. It is the whole of Scottish football but then you don’t actually care about that. Even the Celtic wre bleeding.
Explain that comment. How exactly are Celtic suffering?
Except for the Klan destroying the toilets PretendyGers have had no effect at all so far this season.
They could cheat another Club out of a Euro place, if that happens, then of course we must support that Club… IF they have the gumption to complain and make it Official..
Scottish Football suffering? If it is then the cause of the suffering is twofold… allowing Rangers(IL) to cheat for years and lie in Liquidation owing millions and then allowing Sevco to Morph into a PretendyGers with all the CHEATING that involved.
BOTH of these sores are still open and rancid, neither are going away… A proper clean out at Hampden and Ibrox is required.
Phil: safe to say that today was not a very good one for newco if the above is about to go down. However, I think it is going to get worse.
Is early next week not the deadline for King to have met the requirements of TAB ruling. Also, and this one I think will get some attention, shouldn’t we be hearing about Warburton and other 2 hitting them with court action?
The reason I say it will get attention is because it will be picked up on by English press and they are not quite as easily fed succulent lamb.
Cheers!
Could this trifling distraction further delay the promised overinvestment and/or the appointment of a Director of Fantasy?
Marvellous. Just marvellous.
Pedro on the Beeb-
‘”I came here for the challenge and I want the players to have that feeling as well, because representing Rangers is about being challenged, all day long, day by day, your entire life.’
He must mean intellectually, as that’s the only challenge they ever seem to have.
They’re challenged alright!
Boom! Loving it
king has managed to take Ashley up on his £ 5 Million loan offer without actually receiving the 5 mil ?