The former Toon boss walked away with £2m ... which was what Mike Ashley offered him to keep the case out of court.
Gonzalez, the player Dennis Wise brought to the club, was signed as a "favour" to a South American scout ... and the player was "not expected to play".
Newcastle will not lose the ten points predicted by some of the media, and Barry Moat is free to put his money where his mouth is and buy the club.
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