Sports Direct force Rangers to ‘launch’ new kit early
The Rangers & Sports Direct
saga took another twist today when Mike Ashley’s company forced Rangers to ‘launch’
their 2015/2016 kit significantly earlier than the Club would normally do so.
saga took another twist today when Mike Ashley’s company forced Rangers to ‘launch’
their 2015/2016 kit significantly earlier than the Club would normally do so.
The Newcastle United tycoon and
major Rangers shareholder’s website this morning put out next season’s Puma kit
as a pre-order, forcing Rangers to similarly launch it on the Club’s official
Twitter account, but it can only be pre-ordered through Sports Direct’s own
site, rather than the Rangers Megastore.
major Rangers shareholder’s website this morning put out next season’s Puma kit
as a pre-order, forcing Rangers to similarly launch it on the Club’s official
Twitter account, but it can only be pre-ordered through Sports Direct’s own
site, rather than the Rangers Megastore.
The latter has been well and
truly ‘trumped’ by this sneaky move, with links on the official site pertaining
to the new kit, but only linking to the current season’s gear.
truly ‘trumped’ by this sneaky move, with links on the official site pertaining
to the new kit, but only linking to the current season’s gear.
Sports Direct have caught Rangers
cold.
cold.
The only place to pre-order,
ridiculously, is Ashley’s outlet.
ridiculously, is Ashley’s outlet.
Interim chairman Paul Murray has
been on record as saying Rangers are happy to work with Ashley, but this move
is yet another twist which suggests a partnership between the two bodies is
astoundingly remote, not including the fact Ashley refuses to meet with the
board on any level.
been on record as saying Rangers are happy to work with Ashley, but this move
is yet another twist which suggests a partnership between the two bodies is
astoundingly remote, not including the fact Ashley refuses to meet with the
board on any level.