'Stabbed in the Back': Newcastle United Owner Mike Ashley Drops Public Statement

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has released a statement claiming that investors in his company have 'stabbed him in the back' over the dismissal of Keith Hellawell, the firm's chairman. Ashley said that the shareholders had been "hounding" Hellawell, who quit unexpectedly ahead of the company's annual general meeting (AGM) earlier this week. We promise to keep the pressure on Mike Ashley in better and more hard hitting ways than this, but we could resist... Those jeans!! ... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/