Hahaa, yes, we're the horrible club for pushing our generationally talented young striker out for his horrific behaviour. NUFC on the other hand are a bastion of the community, all the way up to the top of their spotless, not at all oil drenched club..Some more completely rational and normal takes:
Yes. But in his absence who would do that? Any of the people involved in the Mount/Anthony/Onana transfers? <shudder>
We already have a massive scouting team so would assume they will still operate as normal. Not sure Onana is a bad transfer and Mount is a bit unknown.
Didn't their owner lure some guy into the Saudi embassy in Turkey and had him cut to pieces there, because he was an inconvenience?
20 signatures so far, bless him.
I think we should help them. They have a minuscule forum just like their club...
Starting petition like that is truely pathetic, I always though Newcastle had a good loyal fanbase but some of the stuff theyve done in recent times like punching Police Horses and filming themselves chanting about the Munich Air Disaster outside St James Park has put them in a whole new light and show just how horrible a lot of them are.
He might, and if that were to be a move upwards for him then fair play to him. At the very least within those two years he will have put the hierarchy in place and have people working around him that know those inner workings, whilst it's a mid to long term project that a DOF tak
Plenty of Q&A's with him online where he describes all aspects of the role. He doesn't specifically go out and pick targets, however he has a veto alongside all those involved in the recruitment process and can suggest other targets or a need to see more of the suggested target. Same with the manager, CEO and head of recruitment.
They’ve always been a bunch of knuckle dragging morons. I don’t know where this narrative came from that they’re a big club with a “great” fan base but it’s utter bollocks.
It's the narrative that comes with being a one club city. You hear the same shit with Leeds.
You never used to hear or see very much from them though other than the odd moan about Mike Ashley but over the last year or so they all seem to have popped up all over social media constantly wittering on arrogantly about being the richest club in the world and posting complete and utter nonsence about Man Utd in a vain attempt to create a rivalry between us and them.
I mean this is the crux of it. The media have massively inflated the story, like they do with most things Man Utd, especially in the media age.
This is goldSome more completely rational and normal takes:
As someone who is personally knowledgeable about such matters, most of my posts on this matter went ignored on here because they aren’t in line with your fan’s expectations of what you want. They may be factually correct and based on law and precedent, but they don’t match the decided narrative.
They don't have internet in the midlands yet do they?
Or electric
Yes but we are the disgusting club because SJR supported Brexit or something.
You know there's more to a DOF than just signing players right?
I have a question. Can Newcastle hire a new DOF while they keep Ashworth on garden leave?
I should imagine so. I would have thought though, that unless they appoint internally, or hire someone currently out of work, they'll have a club demanding money from them in lieu of their chosen one going on gardening leave...
I was only barely exaggerating. This is a situation that happens dozens of times each year among football clubs, these journos have nothing specific to point to that would suggest that United did anything out of line. Yet they are clutching their pearls and playing pretend like they're part of negotiations and their clickbaity headlines actually influence anything.
Yes. Legally once gardening leave commences it triggers a notice period and so the position is deemed vacant and the role can be filled without impacting the notice period. If Newcastle want to replace him with an external candidate they will probably be faced with paying some sort of compensation, significant wages and also potentially have to wait for their target to complete a period of gardening leave. Digging their heels in on their demands would be incredibly self destructive in this scenario.
Pretty much spot on. They absolutely can do this for the reasons given by Gandalf. The role - in UK employment law - is indeed deemed vacant.
So basically, they can but it would be detrimental for their finances to do so without agreeing compensation with us?
If Newcastle appointed a replacement, while continuing to pay Ashworth’s (media reported) salary of £2.5m p.a, Newcastle could also make a legal case under the “principals of fairness” to a court that Manchester United would have to pay some or all of the salary of a replacement employee. Newcastle would have to demonstrate to the court that the new employer (Manchester United) has given them a significant financial burden by having to pay two salaries for the same position.
It mainly comes down to two things:
They probably meant that as an insult but I see it as more of a compliment. On any given day I'd say we're as thick as pig shit, which is much worse.
I love Geordies, most I've met have been pretty decent folk. Granted, they're family so I'll be a bit biased.
Who posted that last comment (mentioning Redcafe)?Some more completely rational and normal takes:
