Looking forward to the “what does Dan Ashworth actually do?” thread.
Dan Ashworth 2024/2025
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Looking forward to the “what does Dan Ashworth actually do?” thread.
Could well be that Ashworth's threat to go to arbitration has made Newcastle fear that any resolution would not be favourable for them and so they've had a quick rethink!
More likely they realised they still had a small PSR hole after their inflated sales of Minteh/Anderson and came to us saying if we pay the amount they'll free him up for an immediate start. I heard it was significantly less than the £20m they wanted so I'd hazard a guess at about £5/6m.
Can he play in midfield?
No one knows.
Why would anybody listen to that gobshite. If he knew what he was on about he'd still own an EPL club.
his son plays left back
Selling Mainoo and Garnacho by the looks of Newcastle's FFP
That does seem the most likely scenario.
Are they going to unveil him in the new kit?
I think the owners and directors were throwing their weight around trying to be Billy big bollocks and eventually the accountants finally made clear how dire the situation is and that they cannot turn down free money on top of paying his contract for another year.
Signing of the summer!
Hardly equivalent to Newcastle are we? Our revenues dwarf theirs and given the worst year has dropped off the accounts we’ll have zero PSR/FFP issues for the most part just as we always have.
Onana is a better keeper than Pope and much more progressive. He also has a higher ceiling.
Spend more than you have and same result
That is an oversimplification. You do understand how it works right, or are you just commenting for the sake of it?
Just commenting for the sake of it.
It's clear that the boards set the budget and the DoFs job is to build the team within those remits. DoFs are not involved in setting the budgets - can they ask for more funds? Sure. But that doesn't mean it will be sanctioned by the Glazers and new board that's been formed which includes execs like Roger Bell.
Whatever Ashworth did at NUFC was under the direct supervision of Steveley, Eagles and the PIF as evidenced by the Amazon Prime documentary. If anybody thinks Ashworth is solely responsible for what's happened at NUFC then I have a bridge to sell you.
"The terms of this agreement remain confidential between the clubs".
Newcastle saving face? Otherwise why would it be confidential?
Could be either club saving face but not worth thinking about, it’s done now and we move on
It’s very rare any fee is disclosed by either club
Great news for both club to have this standoff behind them now.
I can’t remember a football club coming out with details whenever they’ve taken a manager or a backroom staff member from another club.
I love they’ve only referred to them as Newcastle - that’ll take the Geordie piss boiling up a notch.
Dan no longer WFH for us then. Great news.
With Dan Ashworth in does that mean the structure is all in place now? (Not including coaches that are meant to be in place this week)
The figure will eventually be revealed in the next set of published accounts anyway won't it?
Either way glad it's done
Either way glad it's done
best signing since Cristiano (first time not second stint)
Seems like some people struggle to understand the difference between a DoF and an accountant.
Im fairly sure they think PSR are just round whole numbers added and subtracted, and not the incredibly complex mixtures of wages, fees, time, and amortisation they actually are.
If nothing else, it means that we can now have a more settled back room. Let’s hope that we see good effect from that on the pitch.
Berrada, Blanc, Brailsford, Ashworth, Wilcox and ETH with RVN and Hake are all now in place so outside of maybe scouts and the medical department I’d say that everything is now in place in regards to the footballing structure although I do think it’ll be summer of 2025 before we really see it bear fruit properly.
Straight down to business
”Communicator of Juventus, Manchester United. Football transfers expert: ”Locked and Loaded!””
With 9k followers.
Kia Joorabchian...not heard that name for a while!
You'd think that we would have blacklisted that snake after the whole Tevez saga.
”Communicator of Juventus, Manchester United. Football transfers expert: ”Locked and Loaded!””
With 9k followers.
every summer people believe such spoofers.
Yeap, amazing.
He was at Newcastle almost as long as Brighton. How much you can glean from those spells is anyone’s guess.
The 6 years at the FA is the most telling period. England were revolutionised between when he started in 2012 and the last Euros. How much of that was him vs Southgate is anyone’s guess. I suspect both, and that being a huge factor in the Southgate rumours.
The same info was tweeted by a couple of sources as well