These compensation numbers are stupid. How can you possibly ask for £20m for a non playing staff member when his contract isn’t worth that? There’s nothing in it at all.
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It is. But if there is seriously a 24 month notice period then that is unlike anything I’ve never known and clearly a very unique case.
Its up to United to find a way or an agreement
The suggestion that we wait 2 years is stupid.
They're tight on ffp so it does affect them because a key position is being paid for but with fruits coming from it.
It’s complete bullshit. Newcastle have no leverage. He wants to leave. You can’t keep a DOF who wants to leave and isn’t committed. They can either take some cash for him, keep paying him for doing nothing (how can they trust him?) or sack him. Obviously number 1 is what will happen at a much lower fee and maybe 3 months of gardening leave.
20 million, ridiculous, he can sit on his arse and we zoom call him for the next year.
Pay it and take their targets because feck Newcastle
Exactly. Even Woodward was 'only' paid £2.9m. Newcastle highest director was £1m in their latest accounts.
DoF appointments doesn't affect FFP does it?
That's what I want clarification on
I’m hoping someone with more knowledge than me can elaborate, but having worked for some global companies where, for example a head of r&d at a pharma company where a blockbuster drug is worth multiple billions can move without the other company paying any compensation, why do we have to pay compensation for Dan?
He has a gardening leave period written into his contract, we'd be paying to circumvent it.
This could end up like when George wanted to quit in Seinfeld. Unfortunately Newcastle don't have a trophy that can be tied to the back of a car and be dragged around a car park.
Probably get done for like ~£10 Million
Exactly. Newcastle can try to play hardball, but their leverage goes down every day this goes on. He was attending scouting meetings last week after telling Newcastle an approach had been made, and the whole story being in the media - how much longer can they keep a DOF working for them who wants to go to another club? We're doing the smart thing by waiting to make an official approach.
Pretty sure it's included. Why wouldn't it be?
Why would it aha!
Honestly I have no clue, just throwing it out there. If it does then I see the value in holding out because Newcastle's FFP situation sucks
Always thought it was around the playing squad. Where does it stop? Do we need to account for Kaths wages?
He'd 100% be working for us as soon as his gardening leave begins, even if he could only officially take his position in 2026.
It has begun. Ornstein said.
Ornstein reporting he has already been put on gardening leave.
Position is now untenable, Newcastle won’t want him working there anymore. Will be a lot of back and forth now about compensation.
If that figure is accurate and Newcastle don't budge surely we'd be better off taking it to a tribunal. I don't see how anyone could justifiably ask that much money for an exec.
No it's everything. You couldnt include the revenue from tickets sales without the cost the staff running the stadium.
Just get on the t’phone for a couple of years. Work from home y’know.
Will be done soon
Jim negotiating with Newcastle
Been put on 'gardening leave' for a while sounds great.
What a coup this is.
Assembling such a high powered team.
Assembling such a high powered team.
Battle of the briefings going on 
This was inevitable after Howe's tetchy interview. His position had become untenable.
Im sure the geordies are taking this well. Any recommendations of where I can bask in their saltiness?
I think Newcastle have to get quite a good compensation for their owners to save face. The fans will lose trust if they see their new powerful rich owners lose a key executive to a more popular club for pennies.
People always seem to forget that “saving face” is an important part of any negotiation - the money is nothing to Newcastle, however they can’t just let anyone go for free when they are in the middle of a massive rebuild without their fans kicking off. I agree with this tweet that we’ll probably settle on something like 10 mil.
Everyone kinda wins, Newcastle owners save face, Newcastle fans gain confidence in the board for being good firm negotiators and we get a world class sporting director that’s going to help reshape the entire club for the price it costs to pay Martial 6 months wages
Heads will roll cos of this
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