No cash for Chris.
Posted on October 14th, 2009 | 32 Comments |
Following Keegan’s tribunal and the £2m it awarded him, it was speculated that Ashley would give Hughton some of the £8m he had set aside to pay Keegan off. However, Lee Ryder thinks otherwise. Having read the article I’m not clear why he thinks that though.
Ryder himself speculates that:
“… with the current regime at United still counting the cost of relegation and smaller crowds at St James’s this season, Ashley will continue to exercise caution when the window re-opens for business on January 1.”
Later in the article he quotes a ‘United source’ who said:
“There have been several players, both established stars and up-and-coming prospects, who have been offered to Newcastle by clubs around Europe.
“That’s a common theme at this time of year in the build-up to the January window.
“But so far they have been told that Newcastle aren’t about to spend big amounts this winter.”
I must admit I’m not fully convinced by The Chronicle’s story, although that doesn’t mean it isn’t true of course. I guess we could also speculate what is meant by the ‘big amounts’ mentioned above. £5m wouldn’t for example strike me as a ‘big amount’ (although I’m unlikely to find it down the back of the sofa myself), but I guess we do have to consider that we’re talking relative to the Championship now rather than the Premier League.
I think if Ashley stays and he feels that we need players to ensure we get promoted then he’ll bring some in. He would be an idiot not to, although given the short-termism that arises from Ashley’s desire to sell the club, those players might only be taken on loan rather than as actual transfers.
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