PauloGeordio Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 Go for it Davey lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 EXCLUSIVE: Newcastle Utd CEO, David Hopkinson, placed on gardening leave ahead of his much anticipated move to Manchester Utd. More at 18:00 @Craig_HopeDM, 13 Feb 2026 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 34 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Actions speak louder than words Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 8 hours ago, Ben said: Actions speak louder than words Act out this post, then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 I mean actions do speak louder than words but sometimes words have to happen before the actions. He hasn't even been in post for a transfer window yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 We need more communication! "Newcastle want to be 'top club in world' by 2030" Shut up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 15 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said: Act out this post, then. With Concrete ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 14 minutes ago, Yorkie said: I mean actions do speak louder than words but sometimes words have to happen before the actions. He hasn't even been in post for a transfer window yet. I was going to say, it's weird to criticise him for things that happened before he probably knew anything about the club. If he fails to meet his remit fair enough, but for now what happened before he took charge is completely irrelevant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 10 minutes ago, TBG said: We need more communication! "Newcastle want to be 'top club in world' by 2030" Shut up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 1 hour ago, Ben said: With Concrete ? I think he meant an interpretive dance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted December 23, 2025 Share Posted December 23, 2025 Mail Manchester United are set to appoint Newcastle’s head of youth recruitment Paul Midgley to fill the same role at their academy, Confidential understands. United might face resistance from Newcastle, who put up a fight when United made an approach for sporting director Dan Ashworth last year. Ashworth spent more than four months on gardening leave while United thrashed out a compensation deal with Newcastle, and ended up costing the club a total of £4.1million when he was sacked by Sir Jim Ratcliffe after just 159 days in the job, or £25,000 a day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted December 23, 2025 Share Posted December 23, 2025 Seems like he’s done a good job, so will be a loss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted December 23, 2025 Share Posted December 23, 2025 It's like roulette with staff these days. I feel like there's potentially a lot of other Paul Midgeley's out there and it's far too simplistic to attribute the positives / negatives to just one person. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo_11 Posted December 23, 2025 Share Posted December 23, 2025 Have we reached the end of Hopkinson's 100 day review yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 23, 2025 Share Posted December 23, 2025 A bit shit this but hopefully he has set up a system that works and we appoint someone just as good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 "Manchester United have been dealt a blow in their attempts to appoint a new head of academy recruitment. Daily Mail Sport can reveal that Newcastle’s Paul Midgley has turned down their offer and will be staying on Tyneside. The 38-year-old held talks with Manchester United last month and, having worked with director of football Jason Wilcox at Manchester City, there was an expectation he would become the club’s new recruitment chief below first-team level. But Midgley has told staff inside St James’ Park that he will remain as head of youth recruitment, meaning Manchester United must pick up their extensive search, which had involved 10 serious candidates before Midgley emerged as the frontrunner following a series of interviews. United have been looking to replace Luke Fedorenko, who is on gardening leave as he prepares to depart Carrington to take up a new job with an agency. Midgley joined Newcastle from Manchester City three years ago, where he worked as UK scouting manager alongside Wilcox and Manchester United’s new academy chief Stephen Torpey. News of him turning down United comes on the back of a difficult 48 hours for the club’s hierarchy, after head coach Ruben Amorim was sacked amid tensions with Wilcox." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 4 minutes ago, The Prophet said: "Manchester United have been dealt a blow in their attempts to appoint a new head of academy recruitment. Daily Mail Sport can reveal that Newcastle’s Paul Midgley has turned down their offer and will be staying on Tyneside. The 38-year-old held talks with Manchester United last month and, having worked with director of football Jason Wilcox at Manchester City, there was an expectation he would become the club’s new recruitment chief below first-team level. But Midgley has told staff inside St James’ Park that he will remain as head of youth recruitment, meaning Manchester United must pick up their extensive search, which had involved 10 serious candidates before Midgley emerged as the frontrunner following a series of interviews. United have been looking to replace Luke Fedorenko, who is on gardening leave as he prepares to depart Carrington to take up a new job with an agency. Midgley joined Newcastle from Manchester City three years ago, where he worked as UK scouting manager alongside Wilcox and Manchester United’s new academy chief Stephen Torpey. News of him turning down United comes on the back of a difficult 48 hours for the club’s hierarchy, after head coach Ruben Amorim was sacked amid tensions with Wilcox." also says it’s after talks with Wilson he didn’t want to leave a project ‘of such potential’. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Midgley turned ya down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Fucking get that up ya you red scum manc cunts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) 19 minutes ago, lovejoy said: also says it’s after talks with Wilson he didn’t want to leave a project ‘of such potential’. Yeah my bad, cut this part off. Probably the most positive paragraph: "Midgley’s decision to stay came after positive talks with Newcastle sporting director Ross Wilson, academy director Steve Harper and head of recruitment Steve Nickson. It is understood he did not think the time was right to leave a project of such potential, with Newcastle’s Saudi-led owners set to invest in academy infrastructure in 2026. Nickson was a key factor in Midgley joining the club and he wants to continue to work with and learn from a recruitment expert who he rates as one of the best operators in the game." Edited January 6 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Just now, The Prophet said: Yeah my bad, cut this part off. Probsbly the most positive paragraph: "Midgley’s decision to stay came after positive talks with Newcastle sporting director Ross Wilson, academy director Steve Harper and head of recruitment Steve Nickson. It is understood he did not think the time was right to leave a project of such potential, with Newcastle’s Saudi-led owners set to invest in academy infrastructure in 2026. Nickson was a key factor in Midgley joining the club and he wants to continue to work with and learn from a recruitment expert who he rates as one of the best operators in the game." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAK Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) Interesting bit about PIF investing in the academy this year, let’s see. Edited January 6 by SAK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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