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2. Match of the Day from Northern Ireland - Wikipedia

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   The JJB Sports Cup has been shown live since 2000 and Co-Operative Insurance Cup since 2006 and the Milk Cup finals night has been shown since 2005. For the 2009/2010 the coverage will again increase because of the collapse of Setanta Sports. So, the remaining Northern Ireland away games against Poland and the Czech Republic were shown live on ...

3. JJB Sports - Wikipedia

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   The original JJB sportshop was founded in the beginning of the 1900s. It was expanded and incorporated in 1971, [4] [5] when ex footballer and supermarket chain operator Dave Whelan acquired a single sports shop in Wigan, and immediately opened a second sports goods outlet in his supermarket in Sutton, St Helens.

4. Brick Community Stadium - Wikipedia

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   Built and opened in 1999, [2] it was initially the JJB Stadium after its main sponsor. [5] In UEFA matches, it was called Wigan Athletic Stadium due to UEFA regulations on sponsorship. [ 6 ] From 2009 to 2024, it was renamed the DW Stadium , and from 13 May 2024, it was again renamed, this time as The Brick Community Stadium , reflecting a ...

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6. Dave Whelan - Wikipedia

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   By 1980, JJB had seven stores, and continued to expand throughout the 80s and 90s, to become the UK's second biggest sports retailer, focused mainly on sports clothing. In 2005, JJB Sports was fined £5.5 million by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for fixing the price of the English National Team and Manchester United shirts in 2000 and 2001. [8]

7. Wigan Athletic F.C. - Wikipedia

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   Plans for the JJB Stadium were first published in 1997. Contracts for the new stadium were signed in late 1997 and work began immediately. Originally the ground was to be built for both Wigan Athletic and Orrell R.U.F.C., as grants were only available for multi-use stadia at that time. Wigan Warriors did not figure in the equation until Whelan ...

8. English rugby league sponsorship - Wikipedia

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   JJB Sports signed a two-year deal to sponsor the Super League in 1998. The league became known as the JJB Super League. It was the first Super League season to have a playoff and Grand Final which was also named the JJB Super League Grand Final. JJB also sponsor Wigan Warriors and had the naming rights to their stadium.

9. Tom Hunter - Wikipedia

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   In March 2001, Hunter was a founding partner of West Coast Capital, the private equity arm of the Hunter Family. Through this firm he has become a major shareholder in a number of retailers – including USC, Office, D2, Qube; and 8% of British Home Stores (BHS), with the bulk owned by Sir Philip Green, subsequently disposing of them all.