So, Louise Taylor wrote an article in the Guardian called Trouble on Tyne: Benítez and Ashley reach boiling point again at Newcastle. This section caught my eye in particular: Why doesn’t Rafa walk out? For assorted reasons, most notably loyalty. Behind that sharply forensic, ruthlessly analytical mind, lurks a football romantic who relishes the adoration of Newcastle’s fans and is excited by the club’s immense potential. Benítez does not want to let those supporters down – or his staff and players. A confirmed Anglophile, he enjoys the Premier League and wants to remain reasonably close to his Merseyside-based family. Then there is the compensation clause in his contract which is understood to stipulate he, or another club, must pay Newcastle around £6m if he resigns. Is this right? I've not heard this before but if he resigns HE has to pay the club £6m? Doesn't sound like something any sane person would sign up to. This is bollocks, right? Otherwise he is borderline a slave to the club.
Have read the latest stories, really pissing me off now, all the press seem to love dishing these stories out the day before a match. I'm sure they just want to see us fail.
Louise Taylor is meant to be a Mackem and serial Toon basher. Has to be said we are a bit of an easy target at the moment.
I can imagine the journo has mis-quoted the clause and if he goes to another club there is £6m compo to pay, yes. Not how it's been worded though. She is talking about if he resigns.
She is a Mackem and is a serial Toon basher. Stopped reading her poorly written and poorly researched articles years ago.
Seriously there is no way anyone knows what clauses are in his contract other than him and the club. The papers are just talking ****e. I do however wonder why he wouldn't walk out if another club came knocking. We are a bit of a joke under ashley and we will never improve while he is in charge. Is it actually true that SD is not paying anything for Advertisement at the club. That is serious restricting our ability to generate funds. Man I am starting to get sick of it all tbh! I'm going to watch today's game and see if we have any improvement. If we don't then I'm afraid to say my love affair will dwindle even further again.
He wont quit, He never quits. If we get a goalscorer and a number 10 we will turn the corner very quickly. Hopefully we can get these 2 key positions sorted in the coming days. I see Sky are saying we are in for Remy on loan... not sure how I feel about this but when fit the guy certainly knows how to find the net.
100% this been like this for years for some reason they love a pop at us.... Which I find funny as we are constantly told we are not a big club... Strange
Ah Louise Taylor, she was the one putting on her UN peace keeping body armour when theres was the "Mido he's got a bomb you know" chant. She's a tedious drama whore who will write anything just to get some rumours going.
No harm but that is Mitros position. We need someone who can come in to the first team and not just squad.
