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Man Utd financial results: Revenues down 12%, cost of sacking Erik ten Hag and Dan Ashworth affect profits
19 February 2025 Off

Man Utd financial results: Revenues down 12%, cost of sacking Erik ten Hag and Dan Ashworth affect profits

By Total Football News

The main driver of United’s decrease in revenues was the drop in broadcast revenues.

The club said this was down to United’s men’s first team playing in the Europa League compared to the Champions League in the 2023-24 season.

Now led by Ruben Amorim, United sit a lowly 15th in the Premier League table but are through to the Europa League knockout stages, as well as the fifth round of

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Dan Ashworth: Did Man Utd sporting director pay price for club’s mediocrity?
8 December 2024 Off

Dan Ashworth: Did Man Utd sporting director pay price for club’s mediocrity?

By Total Football News

When Ashworth walked through the Old Trafford press conference room after Saturday’s 3-2 defeat by Nottingham Forest, accompanied by United’s chief operating officer Collette Roche, it was felt he was merely leaving the stadium via a different exit than usual.

In actuality, the seal was being put on his exit.

Some figures at Old Trafford are speculating that this may be an assertion of authority by Berrada, who did not

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Dan Ashworth leaves Manchester United sporting director role after just five months
8 December 2024 Off

Dan Ashworth leaves Manchester United sporting director role after just five months

By Total Football News

The news is an embarrassment for United.

As recently as February, Ratcliffe expressed his frustration at being made to wait to bring Ashworth to Old Trafford as Newcastle held out for compensation.

In the end, United paid £3m for Ashworth, who ended up on gardening leave for the same amount of time he was actually in post at United.

The precise reasons for Ashworth’s exit have not been explained.

Club

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Dan Ashworth to take Newcastle to arbitration over Manchester United move
25 April 2024 0

Dan Ashworth to take Newcastle to arbitration over Manchester United move

By Total Football News

Dan Ashworth is set to take Newcastle to arbitration in an effort to resolve the impasse over his intended move to Manchester United.

Ashworth has been on gardening leave since 19 February after informing Newcastle he wanted to join the revamped set-up under Ineos at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils’ intention is for the 53-year-old to become their new sporting director.

However, there has been no agreement over compensation.

Manchester

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