: Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:34 pm  

Abe Frohman wrote:

I'm sure that those with a brian or tried hard enough at school will be okay.
As for the rest, well, the world hates ditch-diggers too.

And which Half do you come into Abe???

Tried hard or those with a BRIAN?????

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:43 pm  

I know we don't like him but all this blame on Whelan for this is daft.

He is a businessman and a very good one at that.

He got out of JJB at the right time and did bloody well out of it.

Even if he is a helpfuler.

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:29 pm  

Panda Antics wrote:

I know we don't like him but all this blame on Whelan for this is daft.

He is a businessman and a very good one at that.

He got out of JJB at the right time and did bloody well out of it.

Even if he is a helpfuler.

Your very right he did get out at the correct time. On the other side tho they are reportedly in £60m pounds worth of debt. Whelan sold up just over a year ago and I’d be very surprised if a large proportion of that debt wasn't already with the company when he sold it. The current owners are in part suffering for Whelan’s miss management. (Same could be said for our club as well)

To simply say Whelan sold at the right time and the blame can’t be pointed at him is very nieve imo.

More fool the people who bought it off him tho.

Although I don’t really want it to go under as I know a few people who work there, I would love nothing more if it did go under for IL to buy the land and build a nice new stadium on part of ‘Whelan’s empire’. There would be some ironic satisfaction in that you must admit.

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:38 pm  

Jukesays wrote:

And which Half do you come into Abe???

Tried hard or those with a BRIAN?????

Brian is the name of his bumchum that he keeps locked under the stairs in a box ala the gimp from pulp fiction

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:52 pm  

i thought we was changing the stadium name anyway for the start of this season hence why it says "Fortress GB" on the back of the new season ticket cards i thought that was something to do with it i thought the GB was the initials for the new name

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:19 pm  

JJB have made some terrible policy decisions over the last few years. They are victims of their own mismanagement, sadly though, the executives will probably leave with payoffs prior to administration and the workers will be left in the dole queue.

JD & SportsDirect will probably pick off a few stores each and save some jobs, however that wont help the head office/warehouse workers etc.

The bluechip companies in this country have really been exposed in the last few months.

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:05 pm  

A company with £60m debt and an asset worth an estimated £100m (Health Clubs) is unlikely to go bust.

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:22 pm  

Orrell Lad wrote:

A company with £60m debt and an asset worth an estimated £100m (Health Clubs) is unlikely to go bust.

I thought they had started to sell off the health clubs?

I know they sold off the soccerdomes to powerleague, but thought the health clubs had started to be broken up as well.

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:26 pm  

AJ wrote:

I thought they had started to sell off the health clubs?

I know they sold off the soccerdomes to powerleague, but thought the health clubs had started to be broken up as well.

No they still own the Health Clubs in their entirety. A memo was sent out on Friday to around 10 interested parties who have shown an interest in buying them. They could be debt-free if they can complete a sale, not many high street retailers can say that at the moment.

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:30 pm  

Orrell Lad wrote:

No they still own the Health Clubs in their entirety. A memo was sent out on Friday to around 10 interested parties who have shown an interest in buying them. They could be debt-free if they can complete a sale, not many high street retailers can say that at the moment.

Fair enough. It would be interesting to see though if any company was willing to buy the clubs outright, but that way, or selling them off in bits wouldn't matter to JJB I dont suppose.