Loyal72 13,561 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Elite are seeking to recover 9.5m from Rangers, STV article below: £9.5m court action against Rangers over football kit sales to 'kick-off' Elite Sports Group Ltd lawyers claim the Ibrox club breached a contract which allowed it to supply the strips A multi-million pound court action brought against Rangers over football kit sales will begin next week. It follows the final procedural hearing in the case brought against the club by sportswear brand Elite Sports Group Ltd. Elite’s lawyers are pursuing an action against Rangers and are trying to recover £9.5m from the Club. Elite was the exclusive brand partner to Danish sportswear firm Hummel and it instructed lawyers to go to the Court of Session in Edinburgh last November. Lawyers claim Rangers breached a contract which allowed the firm to provide the Glasgow team with Hummel kits. Lawyers for Elite claim the breach occurred when Rangers signed a deal with Castore, a Manchester based brand which counts tennis ace Sir Andy Murray as one of its investors. However, Elite went into administration shortly after the case called in Scotland’s highest civil court. The administrators for the firm are pursuing the action at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. On Thursday, Elite’s advocate David Thomson KC told Lord Braid that he and fellow advocates were fully prepared. Lord Braid then allowed the case to proceed. He said: “The case will proceed to Tuesday when we will kick off.” The case being brought by Elite arises from a separate legal dispute involving Sports Direct, which was then owned by Mike Ashley. Lawyer for Ashley’s firm went to the High Court in London seeking an injunction to stop the deal between Elite and Rangers from going ahead. The deal, which was signed in October 2018, was supposed to allow Hummel to supply Rangers with kits and to sell replicas to fans. However, Judge Lionel Persey QC found that the deal with Hummel, to be a three-year contract worth £10m, was undertaken without giving Sports Direct a chance to match it. Judge Persey ordered that Rangers couldn’t “wear any Official Rangers Technical Products designed by, supplied by, gifted by or manufactured by Elite or Hummel, or bearing the Hummel brand”. Castore is the official technical kit partner of a number of leading teams and athletes including Rangers, McLaren Racing, Newcastle United, England Cricket, US Open Champion Matt Fitzpatrick and Andy Murray. The brand sells into more than 90 countries globally and was valued as being worth £750m in September 2022. The court has previously heard how Rangers signed a deal with Castore in May 2020 and that this deal breached the terms of the Hummel one. The agreement was reported to be worth £20m and covered five-seasons. Mr Thomson told the court that this new deal caused Elite to sustain losses which it needed to be compensated for. Rangers are contesting the action. The case is expected to take eight days. It will begin on Tuesday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanVeenRangers 2,705 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Given our court record we will likely lose this hence the cautious approach to spend money in the transfer window. If we get into the CL groups then it will be very welcoming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 69,421 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Great Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 32,013 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 I think it's likely we will be found to be in breach of contract. I think we'll be looking to argue down the actual damages. starofdavid 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Loyal72 13,561 Posted August 1 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 1 4 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said: I think it's likely we will be found to be in breach of contract. I think we'll be looking to argue down the actual damages. Fling in the Ibrox mess, and this nonsense it's obvious as fuck why we're not spending money. It's also interesting Bennett knew this was coming and made no mention to other factors that would be impacting our transfers. plymouthranger, The Archer, BookWorm and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 69,421 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Just now, Loyal72 said: Fling in the Ibrox mess, and this nonsense it's obvious as fuck why we're not spending money. It's also interesting Bennett knew this was coming and made no mention to other factors that would be impacting our transfers. Everyone knew this was coming, it's not breaking news. AGM_72 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ger4life_1872 30,472 Posted August 1 Popular Post Share Posted August 1 1-1 then get them back to hampden Lovenkraaands, voltago, 16BlueSherbert90 and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal72 13,561 Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 Just now, The Specky Forum Organiser said: Everyone knew this was coming, it's not breaking news. Okay? Does that change my opinion Bennett could've still been more honest and mentioned it in his drivel interview? Not really. The Specky Forum Organiser 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 31,318 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 I had forgot all about this clusterfuck. HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amato 3,094 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Wasn't provision made in the accounts for this at least, or was that for some other legal fuck up? I've lost track Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 32,013 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 2 minutes ago, Amato said: Wasn't provision made in the accounts for this at least, or was that for some other legal fuck up? I've lost track I think that was the SD settlement. I don't believe we made a provision for this one due to the uncertainty of when it would be concluded (ie. beyond the upcoming FY) and the uncertainty around our prospects. Amato 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Archer 1,409 Posted August 1 Popular Post Share Posted August 1 The only club in world football that has this shite every season eating up money and damaging the clubs reputation. Scunnered to fuck with this Albion, Carnbroe Bear, HG5 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueboyG 5,481 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Need to get this board to fuck out our club, one fuck up after another. Hadron Collider and HG5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue 9,995 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Club run like a hobby for directors with zero business acumen costing the club millions of pounds every 1/2/3 seasons. Time will tell on the outcome but our record in courts of late is the same as games against the mhanks. Hadron Collider and HG5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 45,103 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Wasn't this a Robertson and Blair decision? Interesting to see how we are able to defend this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB72 1,561 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 We are we constantly on the end of shite like this Does any other club have this much court drama? Hadron Collider 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Godfather 75,647 Posted August 1 Popular Post Share Posted August 1 10 minutes ago, RWB72 said: We are we constantly on the end of shite like this Does any other club have this much court drama? Better than being dragged through the courts for ruining young children's lives. AGM_72, Albion, 10pshortof17pound and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10pshortof17pound 2,627 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Just now, The Godfather said: Better than being dragged through the courts for ruining young children's lives. Commercial shit before criminal shit any day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 25,563 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Have we ever won in court, our record there is like at the piggery the last 8 years Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darth Bear 15,707 Posted August 1 Popular Post Share Posted August 1 We must be the only club in the world to lose money selling t-shirts. HG5, AlbertzLoyalRSC, OrangeRab and 6 others 3 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco 1,775 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 13 minutes ago, Jimfanciesthedude said: Have we ever won in court, our record there is like at the piggery the last 8 years We won the cinch case (or was that settled before court?). Board found the one entity more legally incompetent than they are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theiconicman 3,121 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 We've spent more in legal fees and losing them than in the squad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 32,013 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, Marco said: We won the cinch case (or was that settled before court?). Board found the one entity more legally incompetent than they are. Was it not Parks of Hamilton rather than Rangers that won that one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco 1,775 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 11 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said: Was it not Parks of Hamilton rather than Rangers that won that one? Fuck, you're probably right. The club got an apology though so still claiming it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofCoop 18,073 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Elite are/were in receivership iirc. This will be about getting their penny in the pound through a CVA. I think that £9m figure was always pie in the sky. HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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