I must say it is an interesting rulebook over there... You can take a man hostage strangle them, decapitate them, chop them up onto little pieces and get off with 20 years, but if you get caught with your cock in another mans arse you're history
I don't agree with what happened obviously, but its time to stop seeing this man as a journalist. He was a political operative playing a very dangerous game. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/an-improvised-explosive-device
I wonder if its because we are actually in a better financial position than other clubs that Ashley is now seeing more value in the market? Even if we only have £35 million in our budget, that's money we have in the bank, in cash. Not many clubs are spending much and those that are (outside of the top 6) like Villa and Leeds may very well not - i.e and are loaning that money / paying in installments etc. With the uncertainty and the hit we'd face with relegation, Ashley is willing to part with this cash on Premier League proven players, to keep us here. I know Bruce likes British players but maybe its telling that we're not gambling £30 million on a foreign player, like we did last year.
“I don't work with the (Saudi) Government anymore – I haven't worked with them for two-and-a-half years,” said Prince Abdullah (Sheff Utd owner). "From what I’ve heard, I think the odds are it won't happen. I think there may be a little chance, but I’m not involved, so I’m only speculating."
