Odin - 2/1/2015 18:26
They'll be signed already, it really is a move that makes no sense. If Ashley was going to stay another few years, we all know his job would be safe for that time.
So something shitty is definitely happening soon, in the short term probably no investment and one or two valuables being sold. They'll try and get away with this by 1) delaying the Pardew announcement as long as possible. 2) Take as long as possible in naming a successor.
Then when It's all done they have their excuses ready made. "Oh we couldn't attract any players without a manager" "oh we couldn't keep our best players with all the uncertainty"
I'm prepared to put up with this if it means Ashley will be gone in the summer, which I suspect he will.