0 2 , ▁it ▁had ▁also ▁opened ▁a ▁new ▁branch ▁in ▁Amsterdam . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Dun can ▁Sh ar pe , ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁J JB ▁Sports , ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁Mr ▁Sh ar pe ▁had ▁been ▁with ▁the ▁company ▁for ▁nin ete en ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁in ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁chairman , ▁Dave ▁Wh el an . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁J JB ▁had ▁expanded ▁to ▁stores ▁over ▁ 4 3 0 ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Mr ▁Wh el an ▁sold ▁his ▁resid ual ▁ 2 9 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁firm ▁for ▁£ 1 9 0   mill ion ▁to ▁I cel and ic ▁financial ▁group ▁Ex ista ▁and ▁Chris ▁Ron nie , ▁a ▁sports ▁ret ail er ▁who ▁previously ▁worked ▁at ▁Um bro ▁and ▁Sports ▁Direct . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁J JB ▁bought ▁a ▁st ake ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 1 % ▁in ▁Um bro , ▁in ▁an ▁move ▁to ▁protect ▁its ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁for ▁sh ir ts ▁of ▁England ▁Football . ▁This ▁st ake ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁to ▁N ike ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁J JB ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁purchased ▁the ▁Original ▁Sho e ▁Company ▁for ▁£ 5   mill ion