ian1964 10,372 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,329 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 We're being stalked! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,226 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Sh*te tends to stick so in a way he looks as if he will still be in our background in a way,dissapointed with this. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,539 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 This announcement certainly raises eyebrows. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannochsidebear 2,306 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Castore clearly, despite claims to the contrary, have no idea how Rangers fans feel about kit deals and the shadow of Ashley. This will make a lot of Bears sit up and think whether we have been getting the whole truth or not. Given what we’ve went through, it’s hard not to get a bit edgy where kit deals and Ashley are mentioned in the same sentence. Im not saying we have anything to worry about and that there is anything other than a smelly coincidence but if Castore wanted to reassure Rangers fans that they are nothing to do with Ashley, they have just made that a whole lot more difficult. I fear for the 2 owners of Castore, they have signed a deal with the devil, and will almost certainly come to regret it. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebluedevil 1,167 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tannochsidebear said: I fear for the 2 owners of Castore, they have signed a deal with the devil, and will almost certainly come to regret it. Question is....when did they sign a deal with the devil? Too much of a coincidence for me personally, I smell a rat. Edited October 30, 2020 by weebluedevil 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,226 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Tannochsidebear said: Castore clearly, despite claims to the contrary, have no idea how Rangers fans feel about kit deals and the shadow of Ashley. See my post of 3 hours ago regards this. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedan 93 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Of all the fucking clubs on the planet... Newcastle? This stinks! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueflag 378 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 No doubht we will see a wee fan appease video soon from the Castore lads. I was criticised highly for being critical earlier in season, but what a terrible misjudgement i fear this is 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnMc 2,463 Posted October 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) It's almost impossible to be involved in sport's manufacturing or retail in the UK and not come into contact with Mike Ashley or his associated companies. That's not an exaggeration. Ashley is also pretty bright and quite vindictive. Ashley put Puma into Newcastle (and Rangers) simply as a 'get-it-up-you' to Adidas with who he was involved in a spat. He knows the historical animosity between the two brands and so wanted to show Adidas he'd muscles to flex too. That spat is largely over now so he no longer needs to use Puma, leaving the door open for another manufacturer to move in. Ashley has a stake in Umbro so it's perhaps surprising they've not got the contract, but whoever won it needs to work with Ashley's companies, that's not negotiable. In my opinion Castore will, at least, be doing a joint venture with Ashley on retail, there's no way they'll be allowed to control that. Newcastle is a decent coup for Castore. In reality they're not big enough to sign with any of the big 6 English sides, all of who are already signed into long term kit deals anyway. Newcastle makes sense in many ways as they can tap into Ashley's retail allowing Castore to concentrate on manufacturing and design. I don't think Ashley owns Castore, or they're run as a proxy of his. But it wouldn't be a big surprise if he does take a stake sometime soon, he clearly sees them as viable and capable. The delight that greeted Castore among some in our support was over the top in my opinion. They're just a company making our strips, it'll be another company in a few years time so I wouldn't get too emotionally invested in them. That they seemed to herald a clean break from Ashley was probably behind the outpouring of joy that greeted them. Now they run the risk of our wrath, in my opinion again an over the top reaction. But football supporting is an emotional activity, not a rational one, so perhaps emotional reactions can be excused. What's important, I think, is that Ashley is out of our club, he isn't on the board and has no say in the running of the club. If we signed a kit deal with Adidas or Nike they'd deal with Ashley, if you want to sell football tops to neutrals or supporters of other clubs in this country you have too. If you just want to sell them to our own supporters then you bring it in house and control the retail. Ultimately it's in Castore and Rangers interests we sell more strips, so a deal with Ashley, however unpalatable that is, is inevitable. As long as he's not involved in running Rangers or the decisions our board makes I can live with that. Edited October 31, 2020 by JohnMc typos 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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