Ashley said he wanted us to be like Arsenal. Then after a while he realised that meant spending money and building stadiums and stuff so sacked that off, then said he wanted us to be like Aston Villa. They've then spunked millions through Martin O'Neill and the owner decided he had enough and sodded off back to America.
Strangely, not that dissimilar to us in some ways
They've lied from the begining...From the moment they arrived they/he had a set plan.
They just been seeing how long they can get away with it; partially for kicks I'm sure.