Summary
Did Given leave ONLY for the money?
No.
Was the money ONE of the factors in Given leaving?
Yes.
Was there much to hang around at Newcastle for (Kinnear as boss, lost 1-5 to Liverpool despite heroics)?
No.
Was Given leaving the ONE reason for our relegation?
No no no no no no.
Was Given leaving a factor in our relegation?
Yes.
There is no doubt in my mind that Shay had every right to want to leave - despite all the calamities he's put up with throughout his time at the club (Roeder, Souness, Bramble, Ramage, Boumsong, Babayaro, Onyewu) - there really was nothing left for him. However, he wasn't the only one and if the little Irish twat really did care for this club one iota, he would have waited till the end of the season before moving to City.