Former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and his company Sports Direct are taking the club, JD Sports and Adidas to court over the selling of replica shirts.
Earlier his year, Newcastle agreed a deal with JD Sports to sell our new Adidas merchandise exclusively, meaning Sports Direct was left out in the cold with nothing to sell.
The 60-year-old businessman will now attempt to take them on in court with the date having been set for 26 February 2026 as court papers were made public on Wednesday.
It seems Ashley still has unfinished business with Newcastle and is still not willing to go down without a fight after his previous legal battles against the club and Amanda Staveley.
Whether this one sticks remains to be seen, but Thomas de la Mare KC, representing Newcastle, appears to be confident in his case having previously said that Sports Direct did not produce a “scintilla of evidence” that this deal would damage competition.
This leach needs to leave NUFC alone, he’s milked us out of enjoyment, destroyed legends, tarnished this club forever, and, still behaves like he owns the joint!!
How much money does this parasite need?
He got his bit when PIF bought the club, he doesn’t own us anymore, lost his right to interfere in NUFC, it’s none of his business anymore!!
He fell out with Adidas in 2008, they owe him nothing, and, so do NUFC !!
The clubs business is not his, whatever or whoever we do business with has nothing to do with him!!
Keep selling your Donway and other **** to any fool who wants it, we dumped the dubious deal with Castore for quality and to make money, which, is our business and none of his!!
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Can’t wait till this hideous thing drops down dead
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He’s like a turd that won’t flush away.
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