O/T - JJB on it's knees : Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:00 pm  

Not looking good for the Wigan based firm: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7838400.stm

Not looking good for the Wigan based firm: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7838400.stm

: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:32 pm  

No it'll go. Be interesting to see what happens with the stadium name.

: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:35 pm  

I think of more concern is the poor blighters employed there

: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:37 pm  

Charlie Seeling wrote:

I think of more concern is the poor blighters employed there

True.

: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:41 pm  

"Rats are always the first to leave a sinking ship"

: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:51 pm  

I'm glad our contract with JJB Sports has come to an end before this has come to light.

At the same time, it's not nice for those people who are employed by the company and the fact that it is a Wigan based business which is in the news for struggling. I certainly hope it doesn't crumble to its foundations.

: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:03 am  

They expanded quickly in a declining market, no coincidence that Whelan jumped ship.

It's going to be a tough couple of years economically, unemployment is rising every day, not far off 3mil with the potential for race riots.

: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:13 am  

NickNJ wrote:

They expanded quickly in a declining market, no coincidence that Whelan jumped ship.

It's going to be a tough couple of years economically, unemployment is rising every day, not far off 3mil with the potential for race riots.

I'd blame a lot of it on Whelan's miss management. You only need to look at how many shops he opened in such a close proximity to each other e.g. at one time JJB had a store at the soccer dome, one at Robin Park and two in the town centre! I just can't see how that would make financial success.

Not to mention his stores became a breeding ground for Chav clothes. They should have stuck more to the specialist sports wear & equipment instead of selling the latest Chav fashions

: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:15 am  

thepriestman85 wrote:

Not to mention his stores became a breeding ground for Chav clothes. They should have stuck more to the specialist sports wear & equipment instead of selling the latest Chav fashions

Very true, as well as Chav clothes it sells a lot of cheap tat imo.

Sadly as ever the people who made all the decisions that sent JJB on a downwards spiral will walk away with a nice pay off while those who will lose there job through no fault of there own will get peanuts.

: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:29 am  

I dont think it helped with the cheap poop they sell to like LA Gear and all the dodgy other stuff that Whelan no doubt signed stupid deals with before he jumped. JD Sports profits have risen so it shows how JJB has gone wrong somewhere.