Ashley may have to pay ￡10m in player bonuses
Jun 18 2009
by Lee Ryder, Evening Chronicle
Bewildered Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley will have to stump up
around ￡10m in players' bonuses – if he is still in control of the Magpies
on June 30.
Ashley's cash is hardly burning a hole in his pocket at the moment – a
fact underlined by his reluctance to appoint Alan Shearer at St James's Park,
with the club's uncertain future cited as the reason by managing director
Derek Llambias.
The decision to leave the black-and-whites managerless has handed the
rest of Newcastle's Championship counterparts a head start and significant
advantage in the race for promotion next term.
But with Ashley desperate to sell up, the purse strings have been
tightened, culminating in his decision not to hand Big Al the job and axe 120
administrative staff at St James's.
死胖子阿屎力在球隊降級，然後決定出售球隊後
一切開支盡砍，包括任命 Shearer 為領隊及簽約一事一拖再拖
裁掉球隊內 120 名行政人員
還有球員們一共 ￡10m 的年終獎金！
However, with end-of-season player bonuses due to be paid out at the end
of this month, billionaire Ashley will have no choice but to part with a
chunk of his fortune.
（反正就是要拖到 6/30 前要順利賣盤再付清。）
It is also understood that United have to pay the latest instalments on
Damien Duff's transfer dating back from his arrival in 2006 and Obafemi
Martins' ￡10m move from Inter Milan.
還有還有，砲德當年添置的杜夫和馬丁斯，轉會費分期付款的時間到了。
Another instalment on the Martins deal is due in 2010.
Those bonuses are all part of the current squad of players' contracts,
and that includes departing stars such as Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and
Brazilian failure Cacapa.
That list also features stars who have a bleak future at St James's as
well, with the likes of Joey Barton and Geremi still on lucrative contracts.
大牌、維杜熊、巴頓、Cacapa 和 Geremi 被點名......
The Chronicle understands that stars like Owen and Viduka have delayed
announcements on their future and that the usual transfer scramble won't get
under way until July 1, when players become free agents and spark off the
knock-on effect in world football.
另外大牌繼續裝死，維杜熊繼續崩潰，不過 7/1 以後就另一回事了 (‵皿′╬)
A United insider told the Chronicle: "The majority of the Toon players
are on holiday at the moment.
"They aren't due to return back for pre-season training until July 1, but
it's a well-known fact they are due to pick up end-of-season bonuses at the
end of the month.”
Meanwhile, Barton was spotted at the Royal Enclosure at Ascot yesterday.
Donning a top hat and tails, the Scouser steered clear of the bar and
stayed out of trouble.
Owen was also spotted in the Betfair sponsors lounge. The out-of-favour
England star has yet to find a club.
最後，報道有八卦說看到巴頓及大牌，一個在賽馬場，一個在賭場。
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