Dan Ashworth leaves Manchester United after five months as sporting director.
What a fucking circus!!!
Ashworth was held up as an example of the new INEOS leadership getting best in class operators, so to concede it as a mistake less than half a year into the relationship strikes as embarrassing for all concerned.
The sudden departure is one thing, but then there are the lengths United went to secure him. Ashworth has ended up working as many months at United (July to December) as the club waited to get him through the door (February to July).
The compensation fee to Newcastle stood at between £2m to £3m, a figure that is notable when set against the reported £1.5m in raised revenues from United hiking ticket prices for the rest of this season.