Well, this was meant to be the day that Big Mike would finally be gone from the Big House.
Wasn’t it?
Certainly, Sevco’s credulous clientele had bought that one.
Of course, the intrepid chaps in the Stenography Corps had also accepted this narrative at face value.
However, it would appear that General Ashley still has some skin in the game and Shirebrook Guy as in a bullish mood when I spoke to him this morning.
He stated that any Big Mike was receiving a cut from every Castore jersey sold no matter the retail outlet.
Let’s just say that again:
Ashley will financially benefit from any piece of Sevco merchandise regardless of where it is bought from.
That’s what my Shirebrook source told me today.
It is worth noting that throughout the retail shambles that this site has offered a very different narrative from that which was being printed in the mainstream.
It is also a fact that events, in the round, have fully vindicated what was presented here.
The full scéal will not be discernible until the year-end accounts appear probably in November.
Although the accounting year runs to June 30th the deal with Castore was signed before that.
In Sevco’s short life, they have certainly been on a journey when it comes to kit suppliers.
When Charles of Normandy set the club up in 2012 from the body parts of Rangers, he had Puma in the Big House.
Along with Adidas and Nike, they comprise the top tier in the sportswear world.
Then the Sevco High Command did the car boot sale deal with Hummel in 2018, and you know how that ended up.
Of course, this was meant to be the final year of their deal with the Ibrox club.
Now Sevco has Castore.
Any notion that the Merseyside minnows would want to lock horns with Ashley is fanciful.
So, Ashley is not gone from the Sevco shitshow.
Regular readers here will not be surprised at that fact.
Once more, the mainstream media accepted press releases from Ibrox as a trusted source and obediently regurgitated them as hard news.
For the avoidance of doubt, your humble correspondent thinks rather more of his readership.
The very idea that I would copy and paste a press release and pass it off as a verified story is anathema to me.
Churnalism is not journalism.
This site offers the latter.
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It appears that El Buffoon is at number 3 on Lille’s list of transfer targets.
That being the case he might not get much game time.
Still can”t resist a wee niggle can he?
Knocks over a couple of Aberdeen players for fun and he and Hayes exchanged a couple of sly kicks caught by the camera but not the ref.
Notice how El Fatty isn’t on any of the kit promo pics? Because he’s either too fat to fit one (unlike the fans) or he’s off…..which we all know the answer to
It seems that some of the blue side fans have seen through the lie told to them that Sports Direct had left the building.
There is an acceptance based on the narrative that it doesn’t matter who is selling the merchandise but that the club still gets a slice of the money.
Ah well.
Good start by the bhoys today, some excellent football played and a few goals which will see the Celts top the table from day one of the new season.
They rolled it in glitter again 💩🤪
Ashley reigns supreme on SEVCO merch. Always will.
It’s all about milking the gullible.
If Celtic win by more than 1 goal they go top of the league. 😂 hopefully staying there to the end of season.
Surely an invincibles is possible?
No keeping close with SEVCO until Christmas, for the good of the game, just wipe the floor with everyone and run away with it this year.
2nd August and can’t buy a Sevco CASTORE top anywhere. Luvvin this New Beginning pish.
Aberdeen parked the bus yesterday. Sevco still don’t know what they’ve got in an attacking set up and an attacking game.
Your shirebrook man keeping you in the loop Phil , I take it Alex Rae ain’t your source at the govan dump . Love it when the scum like j shaw get upset . Keep up the good work Phil . Oh and always remember they are the peepil 😂🤣🇮🇪🍀
The gullibillies can always go abroad and find their latest tap there at a very discounted price……….oh wait.
As an aside, the person who put those off -white taps into the washing machine shouldn’t have left his denims in. What a state! HH
Oh no, you’ve reminded us all that RIFC year end was June 30th.
So, on top of the usual, on going nonsense around Ibrox – we have the annual debate on just how bad the RIFC financials will appear – and when will they appear.
And these will be the first accounts signed off by Chairman Park.
I don’t know what IT systems they use at Ibrox, but presumably they are relatively up to date (?) so they could/should have closed off the accounts by now, (assuming there are no covid related delays?)
The Blue Room could soon be having the annual “let’s put lipstick on a pig” discussions with the external auditors, Campbell Dallas.
And off the top of my head, RIFC accounts last year had c.£16M showing for ‘Brand’ value. The fact that their kits are now produced by a small, new outfit Castore – and no longer attractive to either Hummel or Puma – this would indicate impairment: i.e. that value should be reduced on the Balance Sheet – with a corresponding hit to the Profit & Loss Account – to increase losses for the year even more. (They should write down but guess they’ll probably fudge it.)
The auditors signed off 31st October last year, so plenty of time for RIFC to come up with some original b#llox, and/or to secure those required financial guarantees – from someone…somehow… 🙂
Lipstick on a pig, still a pig.
Glitter on a shite, still a shite.
Liquidate a football club, still the same footb…………….Oh! No! Wait a minute. They’re gone!! Forever!!
They’ve been replaced by a NEW pig wearing lipstick and shiting glitter covered turds.
THAT’S where the old club/new club confusion lies! They still look and act the same.
All that actually matters to those that run the 🎪Glitter Pig Shit Show🎪is that THEY the pee pul believe that it is the same Kkklub.
I was most impressed today with the dubbed crowd noise when watching the English FA Cup Final. It fair added to the match day experience.
Do you think when they broadcast the Ran*ers v St Mirren game this week that they’ll be able to dub in the sound of the home crowd booing when their side “Take The Knee” before kick-off ?
Asking for a friend.
Hail and Hail again !
I’ll tell you right now. Given that each and every song sung at the Crumbledome could be described at best as antisocial, the soundtrack guys are going to have their work cut out replicating the match day experience there.
Thanks Phil for all you do and for keeping us tims thoroughly entertained!
Pure utter crap obsessed with rangers WATP
Please tell us what you mean when you say ‘We are the people’.
What people?
Are you claiming to be the only legitimate denizens of the country called Scotland?
Would you not think that this is just a little bit racist and xenophobic?
Does the slogan ‘One people, many cultures’ mean anything to you?
Or shall I recommend a dictionary for you for all those big words I’ve used?
Ever heard of the Bible?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Brilliant,dazzle us wae yir 🌎ly knowledge
I’d wager you’ve never opened one,far less read it,it’s useless to you coz there’s nae pictures in it,therefor your interest would wane almost instantaneously
Please return you are quite literally HYSTERICAL in sooo many ways
And if you lot are mentioned in the Bible,it’d be a misprint.😂
Thank God I’m an atheist‼️🤔
Have you?
And yet here you are on an independent journalist’s blob…obsessed much?
Yes,many times but,I’m an atheist and I found it slow,dreary and the ending is terrible,they,quite literally,crucify the guy🤔
“Plus ça change”, as Charles of Normandy would say !
I wonder how many Rankers supporters will buy their top from SD because of the free printing or name and number on it for free. It’s all so funny.
How much would it cost for “DUFFALO SODJER”
Presumably given that Sports Direct have been claiming exclusivity they must have given Castore permission to sell shirts directly to those People who pre-ordered (and who haven’t yet received) their shirts?
Clumps it is the only thing that makes sense, Castore have designed the shirt, got it produced and delivered to big Mike. He gets at a heavily discounted and allows Castore to purchase some back so they can make a little on top. Can go two ways Either castore have had their quota and only place left is SDI or big Mike knowing the klan will avoid his stores uses the other online outlet to purchase which is even more profit as online purchase is cheaper than shop floor space. either way big Mike is in profit.
I like your line of thinking on this JB! This approach would be in Castore’s interests assuming they haven’t crossed His Big Mikeness and aren’t frantically playing catch up! Assuming smoke and mirrors don’t piss off the fans they potentially get out of this with a small profit and (later) being able to boast of doing a kit deal with Rangers* and working with the giant Sports Direct empire.