Newcastle’s former chief scout Graham Carr has opened up on Mike Ashley’s transfer strategy at St James’ Park - admitting it hasn’t worked out for the Toon chief.Ashley is a deeply unpopular figure on Tyneside, with Magpies fans regularly calling for him to leave the club in recent years.The British tycoon looked to be on his way out earlier this summer, only for a consortium backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth to pull out of their proposed £300million takeover.As a result, Ashley remains the man in charge at Newcastle despite his frosty relationship with supporters.One of the main issues Magpies fans take up with their owner is his reluctance to splash the cash, and this summer he has only spent £34million on two new recruits in.
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