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Mike Ashley sparks burger wars
A BITTER burger war has broken out on the steps of St James’ Park.
In a week where he provoked fury by changing the name of the historic ground, Mike Ashley has now stoked further controversy by threatening another Toon fixture.
Ignoring more than 30 years of tradition, Ashley has brought in his own fast food vans right across the street from a family-run business.
The Little Chef burger vans owned by Harry and Susan Orange have been serving up fare across the street from St James’ Park for longer than many of the younger United fans can remember.
But now their business is threatened after the club brought in a Glaswegian firm to serve food from two expensive rival vans.
There is also a question mark over whether the club are allowed to open up another van within two miles of the existing business.
Owners of the Little Chef vans claim that they were given no warning about the move and are waiting to speak to Newcastle City Council to see if it is even allowed.
Employees turned up for work ahead of the Magpies’ match with Peterborough United yesterday to find the Glaswegian firm had pitched up across the road.
One of the Little Chef workers told the Sunday Sun: “It seems to be an excuse for Ashley to make money. Why would he bring in people from outside Newcastle to do it?
“They are selling exactly the same stuff as us, but it’s more expensive.
“They turned up without warning – we saw them for the first time when we came to work.
“This is a family business which has been here for more than 30 years. Now we will just have to wait and see what happens.
“It just looks like they are trying to put us out of business.”
A spokesman for Newcastle United said: “The club has stationed two concession vans on its premises in order to increase match day revenue.
“They are an extension of the catering that the club already provides to its supporters within the stadium on matchdays.”
Ashley is already under fire after rebranding the 117-year-old ground sportsdirect.com@St James’ Park - provoking a furious fan reaction.
A BITTER burger war has broken out on the steps of St James’ Park.
In a week where he provoked fury by changing the name of the historic ground, Mike Ashley has now stoked further controversy by threatening another Toon fixture.
Ignoring more than 30 years of tradition, Ashley has brought in his own fast food vans right across the street from a family-run business.
The Little Chef burger vans owned by Harry and Susan Orange have been serving up fare across the street from St James’ Park for longer than many of the younger United fans can remember.
But now their business is threatened after the club brought in a Glaswegian firm to serve food from two expensive rival vans.
There is also a question mark over whether the club are allowed to open up another van within two miles of the existing business.
Owners of the Little Chef vans claim that they were given no warning about the move and are waiting to speak to Newcastle City Council to see if it is even allowed.
Employees turned up for work ahead of the Magpies’ match with Peterborough United yesterday to find the Glaswegian firm had pitched up across the road.
One of the Little Chef workers told the Sunday Sun: “It seems to be an excuse for Ashley to make money. Why would he bring in people from outside Newcastle to do it?
“They are selling exactly the same stuff as us, but it’s more expensive.
“They turned up without warning – we saw them for the first time when we came to work.
“This is a family business which has been here for more than 30 years. Now we will just have to wait and see what happens.
“It just looks like they are trying to put us out of business.”
A spokesman for Newcastle United said: “The club has stationed two concession vans on its premises in order to increase match day revenue.
“They are an extension of the catering that the club already provides to its supporters within the stadium on matchdays.”
Ashley is already under fire after rebranding the 117-year-old ground sportsdirect.com@St James’ Park - provoking a furious fan reaction.
If they are more expensive, people won't use them. The existing vans might find their income goes up as a result of a greater smell of hot grease in the air.
He really is trying to annoy people isn't he :)...
He really is trying to annoy people isn't he :)...
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