Horse shit, I'd take a defeat tomorrow if it started something that ended in Ashley and his poodles leaving. As it is, we'll probably get the worst of both, lose and the twats remain.
How is it wasted money if it means we get a player that we need and improves us? Paying slightly more for a player can be better than sticking to our principles and getting nobody.
He was also impersonating a 10 year old when the ball hit his arm, he could do nothing about it but still reacted the way he always does when he tries to hide something.