Quote Originally Posted by Zippity View Post
It's not the length of time he's been here though, Ian.

With FFP seemingly devised to stop us (among others) from progressing, Ashowrth leaving would be a kick in the teeth after the importance we placed on getting him. We may not like it but having a club who are inside the FFP fence seemigly click their fingers and take one of our most important employees is not a good look.
I agree Zip, its the optics of it. Sends the wrong message totally about our position and ambition. Not particularly annoyed about losing him but its how that can be perceived as our place in the pecking order.