sammynb 3506 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Guy I work with supports West Brom, poor bastard I warned him about the Cabbage and it only took 6 weeks for him to believe me, I digress, he sent me this link for a Baggies fans podcast and they interview Dan Ashworth. I haven't listen to it yet but he claims it's a decent listen, so I thought I'd pass it on for those interested. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20702 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 That's a very good listen. Honest and very open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31192 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 Has left Man United. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 9449 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 bring him home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17639 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 https://archive.is/CpDMl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11537 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 £20m for 5 months 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3506 Posted December 8 Author Share Posted December 8 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Craig said: £20m for 5 months Athletic claims we let him go for £3-4m which I think is what Ratcliffe wants the world to believe. Edited December 8 by sammynb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 Yeah I’m calling bullshit on that figure. Definitely a lot higher 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4377 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 Lol, lmao even 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35566 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 It’ll be interesting to see their published accounts. It’s being reported as £2-3m in some places. I mean if they’re saying that in articles it’s not an exact number so it just sounds like something they’ve been fed from the club. I doubt it was £20m but if it was as low as Radcliffe would like us to think then I think the owners would have just as soon took the hit and kept him on gardening leave. He’ll have received a decent settlement too presumably. Wouldn’t be surprised if the whole thing’s cost more than £10m. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeAdmirer 1282 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11542 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 (edited) Reckon he spent more time on gardening leave than he did working there? Edited December 8 by Sonatine 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamTaylor5 944 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 I was worried that Man U might be able to be turned around, like Chelsea seems to have done. This shows an immense level of toxicity at the club. I will continue to enjoy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 3103 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 There's zero chance the figure leaked to the press by ManU is accurate. They had massive motivation to try and save face after Ratcliffe went off like an unhinged loon complaining about having to pay for Ashworth at all. Ashworth has gone from looking unloyal, to idiotic, to incompetent in the space of a year. And all from a starting position where it seemed many were willing to accept that the glint of incoming silverware shone directly out of his arsehole. What a catastrophically delicious fall from grace. This rivals that Kone 2012 cunt. And he had a masturbate at an intersection in broad daylight to achieve his downfall. Having this kind of sense for self-destruction without a penchant for sexual depravity is virtually unheard of. Bravo! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 Remember Ratcliffe getting all shitty because we weren’t allowing him to just work? Fuck me, I think he spent longer on gardening leave than he did in role 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43048 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 1 hour ago, ewerk said: Has left Man United. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33810 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 I don't know who comes out of this the worst, Man U/Ratcliffe or Ashworth? What do you reckon la chica Mexicana? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 Being objective, he IS good at what he does, but it only succeeds if he has absolute autonomy. It’s clear Amanda and Mehrdad weren’t giving him that at NUFC and I bet it was ten times worse at OT!! It worked at Brighton and West Brom but they’re both smaller entities without too many cooks. Evidences to me that the model doesn’t work at bigger clubs which is more about the idea, than the person. Can see him heading back to the FA tbh - he’ll certainly not get another big club. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31192 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 8 minutes ago, Craig said: Being objective, he IS good at what he does, but it only succeeds if he has absolute autonomy. It’s clear Amanda and Mehrdad weren’t giving him that at NUFC and I bet it was ten times worse at OT!! It worked at Brighton and West Brom but they’re both smaller entities without too many cooks. Evidences to me that the model doesn’t work at bigger clubs which is more about the idea, than the person. Can see him heading back to the FA tbh - he’ll certainly not get another big club. It seems very odd to sack him though after five months. It looks to me like it’s more to do with personalities rather than the results of his work. Ratcliffe was talking recently about the need for data led recruitment. Well if that’s the plan then Ashworth pretty much pioneered it in England. Regarding his next role, are Arsenal still looking a replacement for Edu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7166 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 Some reports that the relationship broke down because Ashworth wanted Southgate as manager rather than Amorim 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35566 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 Seen a fair bit of speculation that the Brighton success doesn’t have that much to do with him. He wasn’t there that long. As I’ve mentioned before, considering his sort of role is about the medium and long term as much as the present, he doesn’t seem to hang around places long enough for that to come to be properly assessed. Also, wasn’t he behind Allardyce getting the England job? The more I hear about him the more I think he talks a good game 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45987 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 I heard it's cos his "Amorim...? Am a hub!" joke went down like a shit sarnie with the new man. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4377 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 He’s David Brent man, middle management corporate speak bullshit and does nowt of substance. With nicer suits. Fair play for him to keeping the con going so long. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 9449 Posted December 8 Share Posted December 8 3 hours ago, Alex said: It’ll be interesting to see their published accounts. It’s being reported as £2-3m in some places. I mean if they’re saying that in articles it’s not an exact number so it just sounds like something they’ve been fed from the club. I doubt it was £20m but if it was as low as Radcliffe would like us to think then I think the owners would have just as soon took the hit and kept him on gardening leave. He’ll have received a decent settlement too presumably. Wouldn’t be surprised if the whole thing’s cost more than £10m. I suppose you'd want the cost as high as possible from a psr perspective, but you just know man utd will claim it was unexpected horticultural costs due to covid, and richard masters will say aye ok. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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