Compo to us was reported as £5m, I believe.
The crying from NUFC fans online, about Ashworth's 'lack of loyalty' shows a hilarious and predictable lack of self-awareness.
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[Albion] Dan Ashworth joins Newcastle
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The crying from NUFC fans online, about Ashworth's 'lack of loyalty' shows a hilarious and predictable lack of self-awareness.
- Jul 10, 2003
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METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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Indeed. Smug Eddie has stated :
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe called for a swift resolution to the situation at his press conference on Friday, and agreed that it was a concern that Ashworth, privy to sensitive recruitment information, was being approached by a Premier League rival.
Twat!
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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If I was Ashworth, I'd be tempted to get the hell out of there ASAP – and employ some decent security before he gets a request to pop along to the local Embassy... 
If I was Ashworth, I'd be tempted to get the hell out of there ASAP – and employ some decent security before he gets a request to pop along to the local Embassy...
Insel affe
HellBilly
I would expect nothing less, the same fans who before Saudi money poured into their club, moaned about Manchester City and Chelsea foreign money from dubious backgrounds to gain an advantage.
I know some folks think Newcastle fans are ok, I have always though of them of having delusions of grandeur...
- Nov 11, 2009
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Yep summer move (after window shuts?) and something nearer the middle and 10m I'd guess.
He'll still know Newcastles primary targets and could easily share that anyway.
sydney
tinky ****in winky
what do you expect from people who marry their cousins and make a profession out of impersonating elvis ffs.
Nobby Cybergoat
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And this weekend, you won't be able to buy a saw or any plastic sheeting near the Saudi embassy for love nor money!If I was Ashworth, I'd be tempted to get the hell out of there ASAP – and employ some decent security before he gets a request to pop along to the local Embassy...
Worried Man Blues
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Cashworth and Dashworth
- Oct 17, 2008
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Dan’s a fantastic man, he really is
A mex eyecan
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- Nov 3, 2011
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They’re moaning now. You just wait until he’s at MU and then comes in with a cheeky offer for Big Dan Burn 
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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- Oct 4, 2003
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He could but legally he’d be on very dodgy ground. He’s not meant to have any contact with his new employer while on gardening leave and if he did share anything he could leave both himself and United open to legal action by Newcastle (if it could be proven).
- Jul 7, 2003
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No thanks, I don't want to be part of your sex festival.
Cowfold Seagull
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Odds on that this thread tiktle will need to be changed to Dan Ashwolrth Joins Manchester United any day now.
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Newcastle fans can moan and dig their heels in all they like. But the fact is, if Ashworth has already told NUFC he wants the United job (and I doubt he'd have burned his bridges like that if he didn't have assurances that they'd wait as long as it reasonably takes for him), then his position at SJP is untenable. Hence they've already sent him home to tidy up his herbaceous borders. Now they're reportedly demanding £20 million, £15 million or whatever to release him from his contract.
Ultimately, Dan Ashworth earns a lot of money- potentially up to £1.5 million per year depending on who you believe. If they want to pay him that much money to sit on his arse for the next two years, AND have to pay a new technical director a similar salary in the meantime to fill the role, plus potential compensation if the new candidate is already employed elsewhere, then they can, but it's a fair bit of money to waste for a club already keeping a close eye on their budget. They'll end up doing what we did, and agree a fee that's more acceptable to United, make him sit six months notice out by the pool, and then let him go. And they won't announce the fee but it won't be anywhere near £20 million.
Have they still got "Christian Ronaldo, cleanin' the boots", I wonder?
Ultimately, Dan Ashworth earns a lot of money- potentially up to £1.5 million per year depending on who you believe. If they want to pay him that much money to sit on his arse for the next two years, AND have to pay a new technical director a similar salary in the meantime to fill the role, plus potential compensation if the new candidate is already employed elsewhere, then they can, but it's a fair bit of money to waste for a club already keeping a close eye on their budget. They'll end up doing what we did, and agree a fee that's more acceptable to United, make him sit six months notice out by the pool, and then let him go. And they won't announce the fee but it won't be anywhere near £20 million.
Have they still got "Christian Ronaldo, cleanin' the boots", I wonder?
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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Mancgull
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Keep him on garden leave till the start of September so he can’t scupper Newcastle’s transfer business and then get a few million compo
Meanwhile, back in the real world......
This seems like the likely outcome.
Manure are in direct competition with Newcastle (and us) in terms of the race for European places. Part of their thinking must be to sabotage the Geordie’s set-up. Screwing their summer recruitment process is a good move (for them and probably us).