13 Steps To Salvation For Mike Ashley At Newcastle
8. Be More Ethical With The Club's Employees
And those of Sports Direct for that matter... The treatment of certain players during Ashley's time at Newcastle has been utterly shocking at times. After being diagnosed with testicular cancer, Jonas Gutierrez was told to find a new club by Alan Pardew and the Newcastle board. He was forced out on loan to Norwich before he had to take time away from the game in order to go through all sorts of chemotherapy and rest himself back to full health. Less than four months after announcing he had been given the all clear from cancer he had fought his way back into the Newcastle first team and proved himself to be one of the clubs top performers. Putting many of the current squad, and their lengthy contracts to shame Talk about knocking a man when he's down... Last week, another member of the Newcastle first team squad was in a Chinese near his home when a few fans spotted him looking upset at his table. When the fans approached this player he told of how the club hadn't contacted him over where his future lays. Instead leaving him in the lurch and allowing his contract to run down despite serving the club for many years. The devastated player, a popular one in the current Newcastle squad, explained how he had already packed up his things and expected to leave Tyneside next month. More evidence of shocking treatment of one of the loyalest players in the dressing room.
