Unsure. I don’t know the specifics of his contract but it’s pretty standard to have such a clause when you sign your contract. I certainly had such a clause at a few banks. It banned the hiring of colleagues for six months after my subsequent departure.
Good post. Without job creation there would be no jobs. It is a multi layered system that needs innovation and risk taking as much as it needs workers. The penny tends to drop about this as people get older.
Dale Stephens, Lewis Dunk ? Maybe Ben White 18 months ago. Lots of Leeds fans on here claiming he was agitating for a move but it didn’t happen, did it. I would imagine lots of others that don’t reach the press once a shiny new deal is negotiated. Clubs hold the contract and the registration. If...
I seem to remember reading somewhere at the time that he didn’t want to move too far from family. I’m not an insider like your good self though so rely on spivvy journalists for that sort of information.
What would constitute the right money ? It would be a potentially career ending move with half a season in the PL, a season in the Championship, then being replaced by a £200m Spanish or Brazilian player. Not to mention the upheaval of a move to the north east of England for a player that...
The ‘Newcastle project’ bares no resemblance to the ‘Brighton project.’ The timescales, budget and ambitions are entirely different. For example they don’t need an academy. What’s the point if money is limitless ? Ashworth brings connections to young English players. Why would Newcastle want any...