I attended the Magpie Group meeting tonight

[ghostrider]

Or by letting the manager spend every penny the club generates

As promised

That's open to debate, as always.
A case of no budging by both sides.
Ashley telling Rafa to commit and Rafa telling Ashley to commit.

No right or wrong about it unless it's put down to interpretation by each individual.
The consensus is plain to see what a group mindset on it is... but that does not tell the entire story, if everyone is honest.

[AP69]

Ashley said the manager could have every penny generated

Didn't happen

No interpretation required

[ghostrider]

Ashley said the manager could have every penny generated

Didn't happen

No interpretation required

Take it any way you feel. It's your choice as you know.

[AP69]

So you're saying you believe rafa was given every penny?

[ghostrider]

So you're saying you believe rafa was given every penny?

Nope. I'm saying that possibly he wasn't given more to spend due to his refusal to commit. Had he commited he may have got every penny the club generated in playing side profit.
All I can do at this point is speculate just like everyone else.

[AP69]

So to the detriment of the club he owns he made another £22m on top of the money earned last season (Not this money generated in playing side nonesense) because he couldn't make Rafa commit to a plan he knows will change as soon as the ink is dry

Ashley does have previous in these matters

Every penny the club generates