Well, the rumours were that Lassana Diarra asked for £90k a week, Fat Sam said "Yes", and Ashley said, "On yer bike, Allardyce, we're already paying £50k a week to Smith, Geremi & Butt. Why do we even need another C/DM? And who needs a manager? Get lost. I'm bringing in the Messiah!"
The City hates Ashley because his accounting is very, um, creative. Or perhaps incompetent. He didn't bother properly auditing the Newcastle books when he took over which is why he had to cough up that extra £75 million.
The City hates Ashley because his accounting is very, um, creative. Or perhaps incompetent. He didn't bother properly auditing the Newcastle books when he took over which is why he had to cough up that extra £75 million.