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This is actually a very good point, think of all the wrong decisions in football. Should have been offside, was a clear handball etc. 
If this was to go ahead it would open the doors to suing every wrong decision in football.

This is actually a very good point, think of all the wrong decisions in football. Should have been offside, was a clear handball etc. 
If this was to go ahead it would open the doors to suing every wrong decision in football.

Just goes to show the calibre of local news, they should be pushing hard for answers, news that people want.
Yet they seem to be content on recycling the major papers rumours and/or making a whole article out of a couple sentences on Twitter:
How many times have we woke up to a post on our social feed with "Major Update" the first 3 out of 4 paragraphs are padding talking about the same stuff we've known for months, the point deduction, Kirchner pull out etc. Then at the very end of the article the "new" information on what Wayne Rooney tweeted about his dinner.
Local media is basically a glorified Press Gang now.

From what I gather these were Newcastle's biggest gripes with Ashley:
Sports Direct everywhere (I'd rather visit the Sports Direct Stadium that we own, rather a stadium we don't) No ambition (Got close in the 90's now a mid-table Premier League, my heart bleeds...) Didn't spend big on players (They were record holders with Shearer and I think it went to their head, let's be honest even at Derby's peak for anyone under 40 we hardly splashed the cash. Stimac, Poom, Wanchope, Baiano, Eranio etc hardly broke transfer records but what excellent signings they were) Bottom line is Ashley or no Derby County, I'd take Ashley.
Besides people wanted a billionaire takeover well...

BUT THAT'S NOT THE BILLIONAIRE I WANTED!! please... at least he's visited Derby, I'd imagine the Sheik thought we had something to do with either The Kentucky Derby or Demolition Derby on the ps1. 

are you really comparing zero hour contracts and/or minimum wages to the abuse of human rights?

are you really comparing zero hour contracts and/or minimum wages to the abuse of human rights?

The glass half empty is he offers millions of zero hour contracts and minimum wages to his staff.
The glass half full is he offer millions of jobs to people across the country.
 
Thing is working for Sports Direct is nobodies dream but it's a job at the end of the day and I think people will be hard pushed to find any owner / CEO of the any chain on the high street that is any different.
Does it make it right? Nope but being a chain on the high street is not what it was in the 70s, 80s and 90s, ironically same can be said about Derby haha ;)

From what I gather these were Newcastle's biggest gripes with Ashley:
Sports Direct everywhere (I'd rather visit the Sports Direct Stadium that we own, rather a stadium we don't) No ambition (Got close in the 90's now a mid-table Premier League, my heart bleeds...) Didn't spend big on players (They were record holders with Shearer and I think it went to their head, let's be honest even at Derby's peak for anyone under 40 we hardly splashed the cash. Stimac, Poom, Wanchope, Baiano, Eranio etc hardly broke transfer records but what excellent signings they were) Bottom line is Ashley or no Derby County, I'd take Ashley.
Besides people wanted a billionaire takeover well...

BUT THAT'S NOT THE BILLIONAIRE I WANTED!! please... at least he's visited Derby, I'd imagine the Sheik thought we had something to do with either The Kentucky Derby or Demolition Derby on the ps1. 

are you really comparing zero hour contracts and/or minimum wages to the abuse of human rights?

From Sky Sport regarding Mike Ashley.
On Christmas Eve, Quantuma announced that a preferred bidder was "imminent". Sky Sports News has been told this announcement could happen in the next 48 hours.
48 HOURS??!!

Also, nobody is forcing these people to work there. They would have known the contract & pay when they got the job, as you say, its better than no job at all.

The glass half empty is he offers millions of zero hour contracts and minimum wages to his staff.
The glass half full is he offer millions of jobs to people across the country.
 
Thing is working for Sports Direct is nobodies dream but it's a job at the end of the day and I think people will be hard pushed to find any owner / CEO of the any chain on the high street that is any different.
Does it make it right? Nope but being a chain on the high street is not what it was in the 70s, 80s and 90s, ironically same can be said about Derby haha ;)

From what I gather these were Newcastle's biggest gripes with Ashley:
Sports Direct everywhere (I'd rather visit the Sports Direct Stadium that we own, rather a stadium we don't) No ambition (Got close in the 90's now a mid-table Premier League, my heart bleeds...) Didn't spend big on players (They were record holders with Shearer and I think it went to their head, let's be honest even at Derby's peak for anyone under 40 we hardly splashed the cash. Stimac, Poom, Wanchope, Baiano, Eranio etc hardly broke transfer records but what excellent signings they were) Bottom line is Ashley or no Derby County, I'd take Ashley.
Besides people wanted a billionaire takeover well...

BUT THAT'S NOT THE BILLIONAIRE I WANTED!! please... at least he's visited Derby, I'd imagine the Sheik thought we had something to do with either The Kentucky Derby or Demolition Derby on the ps1. 

From what I gather these were Newcastle's biggest gripes with Ashley:
Sports Direct everywhere (I'd rather visit the Sports Direct Stadium that we own, rather a stadium we don't) No ambition (Got close in the 90's now a mid-table Premier League, my heart bleeds...) Didn't spend big on players (They were record holders with Shearer and I think it went to their head, let's be honest even at Derby's peak for anyone under 40 we hardly splashed the cash. Stimac, Poom, Wanchope, Baiano, Eranio etc hardly broke transfer records but what excellent signings they were) Bottom line is Ashley or no Derby County, I'd take Ashley.
Besides people wanted a billionaire takeover well...

BUT THAT'S NOT THE BILLIONAIRE I WANTED!! please... at least he's visited Derby, I'd imagine the Sheik thought we had something to do with either The Kentucky Derby or Demolition Derby on the ps1. 

From what I gather these were Newcastle's biggest gripes with Ashley:
Sports Direct everywhere (I'd rather visit the Sports Direct Stadium that we own, rather a stadium we don't) No ambition (Got close in the 90's now a mid-table Premier League, my heart bleeds...) Didn't spend big on players (They were record holders with Shearer and I think it went to their head, let's be honest even at Derby's peak for anyone under 40 we hardly splashed the cash. Stimac, Poom, Wanchope, Baiano, Eranio etc hardly broke transfer records but what excellent signings they were) Bottom line is Ashley or no Derby County, I'd take Ashley.
Besides people wanted a billionaire takeover well...

BUT THAT'S NOT THE BILLIONAIRE I WANTED!! please... at least he's visited Derby, I'd imagine the Sheik thought we had something to do with either The Kentucky Derby or Demolition Derby on the ps1. 

I applaud your morals @IslandExile, but football doesn’t have any moral standards, would you see players gobbing and verbally assaulting the umpire in Cricket, or any other sport. We need an owner with the financial means to rebuild the club, that’s the bottom line.

I think I know how Ashley would deal with Gibson.
Invite him for a meeting in a country pub. Threaten to have him thrown in to a canal. Vomit in a fireplace after sinking a load of beer. Leave without elaborating any further. Problem solved.

From what I gather these were Newcastle's biggest gripes with Ashley:
Sports Direct everywhere (I'd rather visit the Sports Direct Stadium that we own, rather a stadium we don't) No ambition (Got close in the 90's now a mid-table Premier League, my heart bleeds...) Didn't spend big on players (They were record holders with Shearer and I think it went to their head, let's be honest even at Derby's peak for anyone under 40 we hardly splashed the cash. Stimac, Poom, Wanchope, Baiano, Eranio etc hardly broke transfer records but what excellent signings they were) Bottom line is Ashley or no Derby County, I'd take Ashley.
Besides people wanted a billionaire takeover well...

BUT THAT'S NOT THE BILLIONAIRE I WANTED!! please... at least he's visited Derby, I'd imagine the Sheik thought we had something to do with either The Kentucky Derby or Demolition Derby on the ps1. 

"On Twitter, One Director singer and Derby fan Niall Horan reacted to the possibility of Ashley taking over, writing: "Please no!"
You ducking buy us then!

That’s a really important hyphen, can it be added to the thread title so I don’t have a heart attack thinking Wayne’s thrown the towel in. 

Just goes to show the calibre of local news, they should be pushing hard for answers, news that people want.
Yet they seem to be content on recycling the major papers rumours and/or making a whole article out of a couple sentences on Twitter:
How many times have we woke up to a post on our social feed with "Major Update" the first 3 out of 4 paragraphs are padding talking about the same stuff we've known for months, the point deduction, Kirchner pull out etc. Then at the very end of the article the "new" information on what Wayne Rooney tweeted about his dinner.
Local media is basically a glorified Press Gang now.

Just goes to show the calibre of local news, they should be pushing hard for answers, news that people want.
Yet they seem to be content on recycling the major papers rumours and/or making a whole article out of a couple sentences on Twitter:
How many times have we woke up to a post on our social feed with "Major Update" the first 3 out of 4 paragraphs are padding talking about the same stuff we've known for months, the point deduction, Kirchner pull out etc. Then at the very end of the article the "new" information on what Wayne Rooney tweeted about his dinner.
Local media is basically a glorified Press Gang now.

I would say this is like a rollercoaster with many ups and downs but that would indicate some excitement is involved. It's more like queuing for the rollercoaster, you get near the front only to be told it's closed, try again tomorrow.

I would say this is like a rollercoaster with many ups and downs but that would indicate some excitement is involved. It's more like queuing for the rollercoaster, you get near the front only to be told it's closed, try again tomorrow.

I wouldn't be too concerned about the quietness of remaining parties as well as the admin team regarding the preferred bidder, it's called professionalism (however I as well would like to see some movement very soon).
Let's be honest we wouldn't even know about the Chris "Like, Share & Subscribe" Kirchner bid and his withdrawal had it not plastered it all over Twitter.
The admins came out ASAP and nipped in the bud any media sensationalism who probably would have alluded to that we're finished as a football club and/or the admin team are farting around based just on Kirchner withdrawal tweet, when the reality is he got out bid, took his toys and went home.