What's another £400,000 between friends?

Way back in January 2005 we were informed on http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk - when discussing the subject of record transfer fees:

"That particular honour is now held firmly by new striker Dean Ashton, who cost the Canaries £3m when he completed his move from Crewe on Monday. "

Then back in August of this year Neil Doncaster when discussing the Ashton transfer said that regarding the £3m figure "the reality is, as is so often the case, far removed from the perception" and that "we actually paid £4.5m in total for Dean". Which is very odd. Why on earth did a club that "suffers at times from a desire to be as transparent as possible for the benefit of supporters" publish a transfer figure that was so "far removed" from the reality in the first place?

And, of course, it gets odder still, as Doncaster has now revealed that yet another £400,000 is to be paid to Crewe. Will it never end?