Chris Mort's departure confirmed. Derek Llambias is new Managing Director.

[Guest sicko2ndbest]

Chris Mort's future at Newcastle United is in doubt.

The Daily Mail says Newcastle will be hit by more boardroom upheaval during the summer with the expected resignation of chairman Mort.

 

He has alerted owner Mike Ashley that he wants to return full-time to his former employees, top London law firm Freshfields.

 

 

 

Even Mort wants to go back to London!

[Colos Short and Curlies]

He was always meant to be an interim chairman.

 

Part of the reason for the '3 Headed Beast' we have now in terms of J,V&W is due to Mort not being 100% comfortable in some of the chairman activities - particularly in negotiations.

 

No great surprise, and when he does go I think he can hold his head up fo what has largely (although not 100%) a good job well done.

[NG32]

Yep, he has done well.  No doubt the media will turn this in to "OMG CHRIS MORT NOW QUITS TOON, KEEGAN TO FOLLOW?!!!"

[Guest nufc_geordie]

Has done a decent job in stabalising the back room and putting systems in place to take the club forward. He was never meant to be full time chairman and no doubt he will see his time on Tyneside as a great learning curve. Good luck to the man.

[Dave]

Allowing his contract to expire is hardly the same as resigning.

[Guest Gh0StFaC3]

Completely expected.  I can just see the media headlines now though! 

 

Just wondering who'll be put in place afterwards.. another one of Ashley's yes men or someone with experience/exposure in football?

[Guest nufc_geordie]

Completely expected.  I can just see the media headlines now though! 

 

Just wondering who'll be put in place afterwards.. another one of Ashley's yes men or someone with experience/exposure in football?

 

Another Spurs Mole?

[Guest SpinTheBlackCircle]

I saw Fat Fred at SJP yesterday.

[NE5]

Chris Mort's future at Newcastle United is in doubt.

The Daily Mail says Newcastle will be hit by more boardroom upheaval during the summer with the expected resignation of chairman Mort.

 

He has alerted owner Mike Ashley that he wants to return full-time to his former employees, top London law firm Freshfields.

 

 

 

Even Mort wants to go back to London!

 

good riddance

 

 

[Dave]

Why's that?

 

*tempts fate*

[NG32]

Chris Mort's future at Newcastle United is in doubt.

The Daily Mail says Newcastle will be hit by more boardroom upheaval during the summer with the expected resignation of chairman Mort.

 

He has alerted owner Mike Ashley that he wants to return full-time to his former employees, top London law firm Freshfields.

 

 

 

Even Mort wants to go back to London!

 

good riddance

 

 

 

 

Huh, done a canny job from a difficult situation.

[Guest Gh0StFaC3]

good riddance

 

Couldn't have done a whole lot more considering the circumstances to be fair.

[Crumpy Gunt]

Was told he might be on his way

 

It's not losing him thats important but replacing him with someone who has a decent understanding of the workings of the game - transfers etc.

 

We don't need another chairman who might cause us to miss out on transfer targets while he learns the ropes.

[Guest diddimz]

spurs are signing him

[relámpago blanco]

spurs are signing him

He's the mole. 

 

Damn you Mort,  Damn you to hell.

[Mr Logic]

@ Crumpy

 

Everton! Everton?

 

@NE5

 

WUM

[La Parka]

Done a good job, nothing drastic but has set the foundations.

[Guest The Libertine]

bring back Freddy. he's not afraid to back the manager financially. Mort is clearly scared to give Keegan any money.

 

[Guest teepee]

Done a good job, nothing drastic but has set the foundations.

 

agree - i like the way he handles business - hope he stays

[madras]

Chris Mort's future at Newcastle United is in doubt.

The Daily Mail says Newcastle will be hit by more boardroom upheaval during the summer with the expected resignation of chairman Mort.

 

He has alerted owner Mike Ashley that he wants to return full-time to his former employees, top London law firm Freshfields.

 

 

 

Even Mort wants to go back to London!

 

good riddance

 

 

i wont if you wont

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

the unthinkable?  A job for Paul Kemsley...?!?!

[Raconteur]

Can we expect a raft of inside stories permeating the Freshfields chambers, and thus to the media? Because my strongest impression of Mort was that he is niave and inexperienced in the ways of football - it follows that said man might step out of the insane football world and think relating annecdotes over cigars and brandy harmless...?

 

[BONTEMPI]

Get Shearer in as Chairman! Why the fuck didn't we think of this before?   

[ShearMagic]

 

Job well done Mort

 

Hopefully we get an able replacement.

[Minhosa]

I always expected him to move over to be a full time NUFC employee to be honest.

 

Don't know why you'd want to go back into law after having this job.

 

He must be mad.