RATCLIFFE'S IS THE FACE THAT DOESN'T FIT

IF you want to give Sir Jim Ratcliffe a sliver of credit, at least he can be described as decisive.

- ANDY DUNN

No one goes from a council estate - in case you had somehow forgotten, Ratcliffe reminded us again the other day to a Monaco bolthole with billions in the bank by being indecisive. Being ruthless goes with the tycoon's territory.

Not only has Ratcliffe (left) culled rank-and-file staff at Manchester United, he has now given one of the big cheeses the boot after two minutes in the gig.

Ratcliffe knows this looks lousy.

Spend all that time and money on prising Dan Ashworth out of Newcastle United and then, at even more expense, fire him five months after he started.