EPL side Newcastle United Owner Mike Ashley "launched a legal move" to have Scottish Championship side Rangers Chair Dave King "thrown in jail," according to Keith Jackson of the Scotland DAILY RECORD. Ashley has gone to court accusing King of "breaching a gagging order forced on the Ibrox board by his firm Sports Direct." Ashley’s lawyers "insist King breached that injunction in July when he filmed a TV interview with Sky Sports’ Jim White." During "the chat at his home in Johannesburg, South Africa, King confirmed he was in talks with Sports Direct over contracts signed over by the previous Rangers regime." Ashley’s lawyers have also asked London’s High Court to "fine Rangers for allowing King to go in front of the cameras." Legal papers "have been served on King’s co-directors Paul Murray and John Gilligan." The "bitter feud between the Ibrox club and Ashley had raged behind the scenes" for six months until last week. It "exploded into the public eye" when King released a statement "insisting the legal fight against Sports Direct will continue" despite spiraling costs (DAILY RECORD, 11/3).
