. ▁J JB ▁considered ▁converting ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁smaller ▁J JB ▁High ▁Street ▁stores ▁into ▁OS C ▁stores , ▁keeping ▁OS C ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁J JB ▁group ▁which ▁would ▁share ▁J JB ' s ▁bu ying , ▁finan cing ▁and ▁market ing ▁functions . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁J JB ▁released ▁a ▁less ▁than ▁impress ive ▁set ▁of ▁inter im ▁results , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁warning ▁from ▁the ▁aud itors ▁raising ▁doub ts ▁over ▁J JB ' s ▁future ▁as ▁a ▁going ▁concern . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁J JB ▁shares ▁fell ▁to ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁value , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Dave ▁Wh el an ' s ▁share ▁sale ▁to ▁Chris ▁Ron nie ▁and ▁Ex ista . ▁This ▁was ▁partly ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁inter im ▁financial ▁report , ▁and ▁also ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁C of ace ▁removing ▁credit ▁ins urance . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁from ▁deb ts ▁ow ed ▁by ▁J JB ▁to ▁their ▁supp liers . ▁Three ▁weeks ▁later , ▁a ▁ 3 4 % ▁share ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Sports ▁Direct . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁J JB ▁put ▁their ▁Q ube ▁and ▁Original ▁Sho e ▁Company ▁subs idi aries ▁into ▁administration , ▁after ▁failing ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁bu yer . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁week , ▁the ▁group ▁secured ▁a ▁repr ieve ▁from ▁its ▁bank ers ▁to ▁avoid