Reply to: Wonga Wonga Wonga - No Longer?

[darmstadt]

Wonga Wanka

Ooops: Muslim footballer Papiss Cisse, who refuses to wear Newcastle Wonga shirt is pictured GAMBLING in a casino | Mail Online

[Old Hack]

Yes. At least you could argue that Northern Rock was a savings establishment and provided carefully checked loans.

I reckon one is about 3286% better...

[TheFaQQer]

Yes. At least you could argue that Northern Rock was a savings establishment and provided carefully checked loans.

I'm not convinced that 100% self-certified mortgages counts as carefully checked.

[Bunk]

But assuming Northern Rock paid interest, that's not allowed under Islam either. That's why you get Sharia-compliant accounts which pull some fancy trickery and call the interest something else.

[vetran]

one was incompetent the other is immoral.

if you have seen the fear in people's eyes when they really don't have enough cash to make it to the end of the month you would see the difference. And don't be silly most of us are well off and have no problem with not having enough money.

[eek]

Are Wonga any worse than previous shirt sponsor Northern Rock?

Yes. At least you could argue that Northern Rock was a savings establishment and provided carefully checked loans.

[TheFaQQer]

Are Wonga any worse than previous shirt sponsor Northern Rock?

[Bunk]

I don't blame him. Apparently now when you pull on a Newcastle shirt you have to give 1600%

[BrilloPad]

I wonder how much extra publicity wonga has got from this and if they are pleased?

[northernladuk]

Initial fine of £5,000, rising to £47,987,654,334 if he hasn't paid by Friday.

Very good!!!

[Ketchup]

Initial fine of £5,000, rising to £47,987,654,334 if he hasn't paid by Friday.

[darmstadt]

I'm quite surprised that other players from 'oop North' have not refused seeing as Wonga are a major financial contributor to the Conservatives :-)

[minestrone]

They seem to have loads of different completely unrelated marketing schemes, seems quite disorganised really. There is a brutal one that runs on local radio to the tune of lovely day by bill withers...

"when I wake up and I'm needing cash"

[vetran]

I am upset they got rid of the puppets.

outsourcing - innit

Thought first time I saw that, bet that is cheaper.

[minestrone]

I am upset they got rid of the puppets.