I'm not going to get all hypocritical about porn, I like it. To me the most reprehensible things they've done are the detailed reporting of rape court cases for titillation, and the build up they have of girls approaching the birthday when they can legally get their kit off in the paper.And running small heath of course.
Dean Ashton has confirmed financially-troubled West Ham are liable for the remainder of his lucrative contract as his insurance was void.Ashton retired from the game aged just 26 after failing to fully recover from the ankle injury he sustained during his first England call up in August 2006.The former Norwich and Crewe man, who cost West Ham £7.25million in 2006, last played against West Brom in August of the 2008/09 season.Ashton was a regular for the Hammers the season before and the club's then owners handed him a lucrative five-year deal that summer.Just 18 months later Ashton was forced to call time on his career and he has now confirmed the insurance on his troublesome ankle is void.As Ashton was injured when West Ham renewed the insurance the company excluded that particular injury from the cover.The striker, who was capped once by England, believes new owners David Sullivan and David Gold will be furious at having to pay out."In hindsight I'm sure they're ripping their hair out," explained Ashton."At the time I felt I was not going to have any more problems and that I'd got back to somewhere near my best and obviously (the previous owners) felt that as well."At the time West Ham didn't want to lose a striker. At the time five years seemed a lot."I had got back and played really well and was in the team every week, and I felt like I deserved a new contract."My insurance is void," he continued."There are a lot of things in your insurance where they don't have to pay you out. If you are injured when you renew it, they can obviously exclude your ankle (from cover)."But I'm not going to harp on about insurance companies trying to fleece people."If they were insuring a house and the roof was knackered then obviously they wouldn't insure your roof."
Its just that for such a seedy background Sullivan portrays the typical porn baron with his cuban heals, annoying voice and atrocious dress sense. He epitomises Chav Chic - loads of money and very little class or anything else
This I find very strange. But then again, Sullivan and Gold are nothing more than Barrow boys made good. I think they're constant babbling to the media shows a level of insecurity and is covering up any real business acumen.
Quote from: "sendō WHU"Quote from: "Herman"Gold and Sullivan are simply media whores. Love the sound of their own voices. What a pair of twats.It certainly seems that way. Sullivan is like rent-a-quote at the moment. Every five minutes he's blathering on about something in the media. It says a lot about what an idiot he's being that Zola of all people slated him publicly.If he wants to bang on about the state of the clubs finances and start trying to reduce players contracts it might be wise for him to wait until the summer when we know we've managed to avoid relegation.I've not followed all the postings on this Sendo but i guess you are beginning to see what everyone here was banging on about.We had Ellis for years and I guess we know one when we see one. Sadly for West Ham-you get three of them.
Quote from: "Herman"Gold and Sullivan are simply media whores. Love the sound of their own voices. What a pair of twats.It certainly seems that way. Sullivan is like rent-a-quote at the moment. Every five minutes he's blathering on about something in the media. It says a lot about what an idiot he's being that Zola of all people slated him publicly.If he wants to bang on about the state of the clubs finances and start trying to reduce players contracts it might be wise for him to wait until the summer when we know we've managed to avoid relegation.
Gold and Sullivan are simply media whores. Love the sound of their own voices. What a pair of twats.
According to reports, Ashton was on £65k a week and WHU have to pay up the remaining 4 years of his 5 year contract. It's only £13.250m. I'm not sure if they have to pay taxes and NI on top of that.
Sendo, have the pornsters cashed in on substitute and added time yet? Soon you'll hear a sub or added time announced at Upton Park followed by, "this substitute is sponsored by 'we'll-do-anything-for-money.com etc. And, (honestly) they do the same when the stretcher comes on for an injured player.Trust me, you've got years of this desperate sh#t to put up with. God help you. ;-)
I'm going to have to stop ready this thread. Some of that is utterly cringeworthy. I bloody hope they don't try that at West Ham.They won't stay popular for very long if they do.
Quote from: "sendō WHU"I'm going to have to stop ready this thread. Some of that is utterly cringeworthy. I bloody hope they don't try that at West Ham.They won't stay popular for very long if they do.There was a BBC documentary out about them soon after they took over at B-lose, dig it out if you can. Forewarned is forearmed. I think at one stage they even had a sponsor for Karren Brady's boots tucked away in the match programme. Utterly bizarre.They were such a perfect fit for the B-lose, a porn merchants rabble and a load of tits.Feel a tad sorry for the Hammers though, you lot have suffered enough.