Why would we give him £2.5m of the £7m? We're paying him £2.5m to leave us? Ashley has been pretty good with transfer in his time here, I really would be surprised if this was all true.
Flawless comparison there
My point is why would you chose to play the better side? Surely you would take the weaker team every day? Cup upsets happen, yes, but not as much as people make out.