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Mike Ashley Sends Journalist Off The Deep End

11 years ago
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The eight year contract awarded to Alan Pardew has created a lot of interest in the media but for one journalist in particular it has struck home particularly sharply.

Respected Daily Telegraph sports writer, Henry Winter, had previously gone on record at some length to doubt whether Mike Ashley had any intention of backing Alan Pardew long-term.

He even made the fatal mistake of saying  that if Newcastle’s owner made any kind of commitment showing he was committed to Alan Pardew, he would…swim the Tyne.

Winter has used his Twitter account to say the following;

“I honour my bets. I promised to swim the Tyne if Ashley showed long-term loyalty to Pardew. He has, fair play, so time for dip in Tyne.

Thanks for tips on best spot for Tyne dip for SBR Foundation. I know it’s a dangerous tidal river. I’m getting expert advice. It will happen”.

The ‘swim’ (wouldn’t mind seeing the other chap in the image above taking a dip in the Tyne..) is scheduled to take place this Sunday before Winter covers the Manchester United match, fair play to him!

There are only a handful of single seats left at the ticket office for the Manchester United match this Sunday but you can still get some of the best seats in the house thanks to VIAGOGO which allows season ticket holders to put up tickets for sale that they cannot use and other fans can then buy them, click here for more details. If you can’t use your season ticket on October 7th for the visit of Manchester United  get it sold (or if you want to buy some of the best tickets in the ground even when the box office is sold out), go to VIAGOGO.

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