TOON FACE CASH CRISIS IF THEY GO DOWN
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TOON FACE CASH CRISIS
Wage bill could cripple Toon if they go down
OBAFEMI MARTINS - contractNEWCASTLE face financial meltdown if they drop into the Championship — because they have made NO provision for relegation in top stars’ contracts.
Rivals Sunderland will slash their wage bill by 40 per cent if they end the season in the bottom three. But Sport of the World has learned that top earners like Oba Martins and Damien Duff have deals that will see their £3million-a-year deals hold firm.
Jose Enrique, Alan Smith and Fabricio Coloccini are also on £2.5m-a-year contracts. Those salaries would cripple the club and could lead to a firesale if the Magpies do get relegated.
Michael Owen, dropped for yesterday’s clash with Arsenal and upset at the decision, will also walk away. City sources believe the club’s value will be halved to around £125m if they crash out of the Premier League.
Meanwhile, owner Mike Ashley has assured staff that Joe Kinnear will be back at the club next month.
04 April Chelsea (H)
11 April Stoke (A)
18 April Tottenham (A)
27 April Portsmouth (H)
02 May Liverpool (A)
09 May Middlesbrough (H)
16 May Fulham (H)
24 May Aston Villa (A)
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i hope newcastle survive.
there are enough little-or-no-inspirations/little-or-no-money-clubs in the premiership.
newcastle are one of the richer ones outside the big 4. if it gets relegated there will be even less to look forward to in the premiership.
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all they nid is win win and win
martin is damn useless sia ....... give him so many chances to score but he keep miss n miss .... pls damn drop him n uses other striker
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Go Newscatle show people that u can get out of R-Zone
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No surprise they didn't include that clause... they've finished in mid table the past couple of seasons and didn't expect to be embroiled in a relegation battle I guess
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ashley should lower his asking price and leave newcastle.
his unwillingness to do so is killing newcastle.
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mike ashley plays a large part of their failure this season