Dan Ashworth (now working for The FA)

[TRon]

5 hours ago, Tsunami said:

No brainer for Ashworth to go tbh. They’re one of the biggest clubs in the world and he has no affinity with us.

 

Here’s hoping we take Man U to the cleaners over Compen and, he makes not a jot of difference to them. If he’s as good as we believed then it’s a huge appointment for them.

 

While I can understand why he might go, I'd hardly call it a no brainer. Man U are one of the biggest clubs in the world, but so are we now. If he goes you could understand why, if he decided he'd rather see out this very exciting project at Newcastle, that wouldn't have been a huge surprise either. I think his close ties with some of the people at Man U is playing a bigger part than the reputation of Man U.

[BeloEmre]

2 hours ago, morpeth mag said:

I wonder if the failure of the Tonali and Hall signings; and to an extent Livramento, have made Ashworth feel it is time to start again elsewhere.

Livramento?

[Stottie]

If Ashworth is going to be playing with Man U money, I wonder if he'll try to buy Anthony Gordon.

He's known him since England youth and Man U could pay the wages Sancho got. He would probably also magically appear in the England team.

Realistically its 100M, so that's our FFP sorted, at the cost of our player of the season. 

[Swissmag]

5 hours ago, mighty__mag said:

Time to poach whomever Leverkusen use, they seem to have sound recruitment. 

 

Simon Rolfes

[The College Dropout]

36 minutes ago, Stottie said:

If Ashworth is going to be playing with Man U money, I wonder if he'll try to buy Anthony Gordon.

He's known him since England youth and Man U could pay the wages Sancho got. He would probably also magically appear in the England team.

Realistically its 100M, so that's our FFP sorted, at the cost of our player of the season. 

I'd take it tbf

[FloydianMag]

Just now, Swissmag said:

 

Simon Rolfes

Fuck that I’m not having twins both with the same name!

[morpeth mag]

1 hour ago, BeloEmre said:

Livramento?

In the sense that Howe isn't picking him

[SUPERTOON]

 

[80]

That's fine. Make them wait.

[mouldy_uk]

If he goes, then I hope we screw Man U hard for compensation and that he fails miserably 

[Chapo]

Wouldn’t trust him or them not to be in communication while on gardening leave. Take the money and let him on his way. 

[STM]

33 minutes ago, Chapo said:

Wouldn’t trust him or them not to be in communication while on gardening leave. Take the money and let him on his way. 

 

Do both. They still have to compensate us if he's on gardening leave.

[The Prophet]

5 hours ago, morpeth mag said:

I wonder if the failure of the Tonali and Hall signings; and to an extent Livramento, have made Ashworth feel it is time to start again elsewhere.

 

Recruitment is one part of a pretty wide job spec.

 

Even then, it's way too early to be calling any of those players a failure. The absence of two of them in the short term has been a huge blow, but Tino and Hall have been signed with the long term in mind.

[Froggy]

48 minutes ago, Chapo said:

Wouldn’t trust him or them not to be in communication while on gardening leave. Take the money and let him on his way. 

 

I was going to say this. He's apparently mates with our new part owners. He's still going to be involved and you won't get compensation. 

 

I'd take the money now. Better for everyone involved. 

[GEFAFWISP]

Eddie will be licking his lips at having the summer transfer window to himself and his family members when they can't hire a replacement in time. Prepare for more English meat in that midfield.

[The Prophet]

2 minutes ago, GEFAFWISP said:

Eddie will be licking his lips at having the summer transfer window to himself and his family members when they can't hire a replacement in time. Prepare for more English meat in that midfield.

 

Like Bruno?

[Nobody]

5 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

I was going to say this. He's apparently mates with our new part owners. He's still going to be involved and you won't get compensation. 

 

I'd take the money now. Better for everyone involved. 

That would be illegal as shit though.

[GEFAFWISP]

Just now, The Prophet said:

 

Like Bruno?

Nah mate we already have a Bruno. England's own Phil Billing.

[FloydianMag]

6 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

I was going to say this. He's apparently mates with our new part owners. He's still going to be involved and you won't get compensation. 

 

I'd take the money now. Better for everyone involved. 

We’ll take the money and gardening leave.

[sushimonster85]

7 minutes ago, GEFAFWISP said:

Nah mate we already have a Bruno. England's own Phil Billing.

 

Ah yes, from that small English town on the coast known as Denmark.

[Chapo]

12 minutes ago, Nobody said:

That would be illegal as shit though.

Look at Spurs and the bent fella from Juve. He’s banned from football activities and yet still acting as a consultant for them. There’s no way to police it. 

[toontownman]

Manure won't he held to ransom. Cheeky gits after the lingard debacle and us helping them with Dubs.

[bobbydazzla]

19 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

I was going to say this. He's apparently mates with our new part owners. He's still going to be involved and you won't get compensation. 

 

I'd take the money now. Better for everyone involved. 

Restrictive covenants / gardening leave are legal agreements. Not just a nod and a wink that they won’t be in contact with their new employer 

 

Any commercially sensitive dialogue at all between him and Man U people in relation to his new role will see him banged to rights by the lawyers

 

But you probably already know that and are just on the wind up, you pesky little scamp 

 

 

[et tu brute]

31 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

I was going to say this. He's apparently mates with our new part owners. He's still going to be involved and you won't get compensation. 

 

I'd take the money now. Better for everyone involved. 

Typical Man U fan. Fuck him and fuck your club. Your club can pay the compensation and he can sit watching Netflix for a good few months. If you are so desperate and want him now, then you can negotiate to pay a much higher increased value for him. 

 

 

Edited February 15, 2024 by et tu brute

[OverThere]

2 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

Typical Man I fan. Fuck him and fuck your club. Your club can pay the compensation and he can sit watching Netflix for a good few months. If you are so desperate and want him now, then you can negotiate to pay a much higher increased value for him. 

 

The knowledge he has and our transfer blue-print is worth way more than a few million in compo.

 

Put him on gardening leave for the maximum allowable under his contract.