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Toonpack

Toonpack

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16 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said:

Someone speaking in cliches and dripping with cheese is rarely going to land well on Tyneside, no matter what their profession  

 

If a happy American brimming with positivity tells me to “have a nice day” my natural inclination is to reply “fuck off man, I’m quite happy having a cynical scowling day thanks”

 

And I think I speak for everyone on Tyneside 

 

 

 

And that's probably why we're seen as a backwater tbh. Needs to change. "have a nice day Bobby" (I will now fuck off). 

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Keegans Export

Keegans Export

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tbf the people we need him to influence - inside and outside of the club - lap all that corporate shit up, as proven by his success elsewhere.

 

I'm sure we'd all love him to crack on like the lovechild of Brian Johnson and sober Gazza but that isn't necessarily conducive to making multimillion pound deals.

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bobbydazzla

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Aye, Sid The Sexist might be representative of most of the blokes on Tyneside and he makes us chortle but he’s not signing massive global sponsorship deals for millions of billions of quids is he 

 

 

 

 

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HayDen Traces

HayDen Traces

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He sounds a calming presence, motivated and up for the job. He's been pushing for this role for years so you know he's desperate to do well.

We're in growth mode as a club so we need a strong, ambitious CEO to steer the ship through this period. He feels the right appointment for the next chapter of the club.

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clintdempsey

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Must say I'm pretty impressed by this appointment tbh. We do take an awful lot of time hiring people but he really seems super qualified with the proper experience for the role.
Think the interview in itself is a bit full of cliches (as these things tend to be) but I like him already. He seems really excited and like a warm person although with a certain edge to him as well.

Having met people at the upper echelons of both sports and huge multinationals over my career most of them sound a bit like this. What I like about Hopkinson though is that there doesn't seem to be a psychotic bone in his body. He seems like a "normal" guy that has had a fantastic career in some fantastic places. I think he's going to do well. I think he's going to represent the club and our interests at a whole different level then the people who've been before him.


Was talking to a former NHL VP and AHL/IHL franchise owner about Hopkinson last week. He had nothing but praise for him as a person and he's supposedly a well respected leader with some HUGE connections around the world. I've a feeling this is going to be great.

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Crimson Cardigan

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These interviews are kind of a hiding to nothing. He’s not going to come across as a “man of the people” because he’s a super successful Canadian businessman. If he says a lot of specific things and they don’t happen instantly he’ll get loads of grief. If he keeps it high level and general he’s spouting cliches.

 

he seems well qualified with good contacts, just hope he sticks around long enough to make some real progress.

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HayDen Traces

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8 minutes ago, Elliottman said:

Some interesting snippets in that article which we didn’t get in the interview. Hard negotiator, getting the best prices/deals, going to ‘win’. 

Brilliant. We need tough nosed, ruthless business people at the top with everything pointed at "winning".

 

Fuck the cartel, fuck psr, fuck Liverpool and the rest of them.

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I just watched his interview and I have to say I am impressed.  By his own admission he is very new to the role but he sounds like he has bags of enthusiasm and a determination to bring success to the club.  You cannot ask more than that.

 

:notbad: 

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