If Ashley sticks to his way of buying then Rafa's a gonna, end of next season at the latest imo. Rafa wants to buy players to win things no matter their age, along with paying sometimes over the odds and a bit more in wages. Their age/price/wages aren't as important as winning trophies and building the club to compete with the best in the league for Rafa. (And i don't mean going in with ridiculous prices/wages on older players, just sensible stuff)
If Ashley sticks to the buy to sell on model then we're fucked, too far away from the manager wants to achieve. Ashley as we've all said before isn't interested in winning, just making more and more money off the back of Newcastle United, he's the leech that has never drained enough blood.
While the fat idiot is here nothing will change and we'll just look on in frustration and anger and what could be.