This meeting with Benitez and the team in ponteland.. Was Ashley sh!tting himself as the reality of no investment has put us in the drop zone .
We finished mid table last season and he gambled on survival this season .
He now realises that money will have to spent in January to give us a hope .. And it will be.
The meeting was designed to get the squad and manager onside to ensure his advertising, Sky money etc keeps rolling in and to avoid him spending the thick end £100m to get out the chimpo, and the price reduction of the club value if he needs to sell.
The blokes a total ar$ewipe but is sweating like a Kernt at the thought of dropping