Guest HTT II Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Exciting… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Doing his damndest in that video to highlight that he's had absolutely no involvement or close awareness of the club until very recently Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 “I just started yesterday but I’ve already had several conversations with Eddie” ? suuuuure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Speaks very well and appears incredibly confident and competent. It's night and days to the morons who were in such positions previously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 17 minutes ago, 80 said: Doing his damndest in that video to highlight that he's had absolutely no involvement or close awareness of the club until very recently He watched the women’s team…from afar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 15 minutes ago, 80 said: Doing his damndest in that video to highlight that he's had absolutely no involvement or close awareness of the club until very recently Was going to post similar. 'from afar, from afar..... FROM AFAR!'.... Aye aye Dan, you're fooling nobody you little tinker. Really fucking excited by this. Listening to his and Eddies articulate speaking is class. What a change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 22 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said: “I just started yesterday but I’ve already had several conversations with Eddie” ? suuuuure TBF, he said he had to wait until "The two clubs said I could talk" so it's possible that occurred after they reached agreement and before the PL approved it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 some of the interviews on NUFCTV man. "Describe your role." [2 minute answer about joining things up and how being cohesive is so important] Next question: "you mentioned the word cohesive. Is it important to be cohesive?" Yes, man. That's what he just said. But enough being a miserable twat because this is the latest "pinch yourself" moment. I used to look on with such envy at clubs like Brighton who would employ the likes of Ashworth, with the goal of being the best they could be. We felt like the only ones not trying and fuck that was shit. And terminal, too, in terms of me ever being as emotionally invested as I was aged 5-23ish. But now we've got a great manager, a squad with a few really quality players, money to burn in the transfer market, the prospect of enhancing key infrastructure, and now a bloke who's one of the best in the business at a role I could only dream of us even having at the club over the last decade. Finally we're behaving in a way we've been aching for for years. It really feels great; everything we wished for and, in time, probably more. As for Ashworth himself, I thought he came across predictably well and in keeping with every other interview I've seen him do. I bet we won't know the half of what he does but I'd put me house on him being a huge success here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Feels weird that we have nicked a highly regarded Executive from another football club. Got a lot of faith in him to take us forward. Whilst it was weird employing a head coach before a Sporting Director, I think him and Eddie will work perfectly together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuy_O Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Music to my ears that interview. Actually having someone in who knows what he's doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 This was posted before in the Executives thread, but in case anyone missed it: https://trainingground.guru/articles/dan-ashworth-inside-the-mind-of-a-technical-director Really cool in-depth interview with Ashworth on his role at Brighton etc. Goes into a lot of detail, and a very engaging listen for such a dry subject. That podcast in general is pretty great actually, it's a really nice reprieve from the usual over the top podcast-y antics you get most places, just in depth long form interviews with industry professionals about their jobs. It's kind of sad but that format's pretty unique these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Top recommendation, cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbthree3 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Wheels are in motion we're looking for data analysts https://www.nufc.co.uk/club/jobs/ An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Data Analyst to join the expanding and developing Football Performance department at Newcastle United Football Club. The role will involve working closely with key stakeholders in the senior football hierarchy, the Analysis Department and the Recruitment team and will be primarily responsible for the collection, and analysis of Individual and Team Performance related data analytics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 2 hours ago, 80 said: Doing his damndest in that video to highlight that he's had absolutely no involvement or close awareness of the club until very recently “I mean, FROM AFAR it certainly looks as though the club are doing well, I mean, how could an outsider like me, who would have had no involvement obviously, I couldn’t tell you anything at all about even the slightest inside information, as an outside person, a layman, if you will, certainly someone not at all in the loop, why I didn’t even know Eddie Howe was the manager until you asked me about him.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Gardening leave is more to stop you learning current secrets from your previous employer anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 I'm fucking owa the moon about this bloke being DoF (or Sporting Director), this is the first time in all these decades where it feels like the club is actually trying to appoint competent people at all levels of the club (not just as managers). The club has been blighted throughout most of its history by a general lack of professionalism at all levels - we'd sometimes have good managers, but it always felt like they'd be undermined by other parts of the club. Sub-par medical depts, training facilities, academies, boards etc. Badly run football clubs don't tend to win anything - and NUFC has never been particularly well run. I can't see this club being anything but well-run going forwards - and that's more exciting than any superstar centre forward signing to me - we've seen plenty of those; far more great no 9s than trophies. This guy - and the appointments to come - will make us a proper, professional football club. Geed up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Just feels unreal to finally have competent people running our club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/phil-foden-brighton-manchester-united-7137304 One of his moves? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 6 hours ago, Yorkie said: some of the interviews on NUFCTV man. "Describe your role." [2 minute answer about joining things up and how being cohesive is so important] Next question: "you mentioned the word cohesive. Is it important to be cohesive?" Yes, man. That's what he just said. But enough being a miserable twat because this is the latest "pinch yourself" moment. I used to look on with such envy at clubs like Brighton who would employ the likes of Ashworth, with the goal of being the best they could be. We felt like the only ones not trying and fuck that was shit. And terminal, too, in terms of me ever being as emotionally invested as I was aged 5-23ish. But now we've got a great manager, a squad with a few really quality players, money to burn in the transfer market, the prospect of enhancing key infrastructure, and now a bloke who's one of the best in the business at a role I could only dream of us even having at the club over the last decade. Finally we're behaving in a way we've been aching for for years. It really feels great; everything we wished for and, in time, probably more. As for Ashworth himself, I thought he came across predictably well and in keeping with every other interview I've seen him do. I bet we won't know the half of what he does but I'd put me house on him being a huge success here. Yeah. He explained how he saw himself as the "centre of the wheel" and the interviewer was like, "I can do a better metaphor than that" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Ashworth came across remarkably laid back for someone with such responsibility. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, MrRaspberryJam said: Ashworth came across remarkably laid back for someone with such responsibility. Seemed like a chilled out entertainer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 7 hours ago, nbthree3 said: Wheels are in motion we're looking for data analysts https://www.nufc.co.uk/club/jobs/ An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Data Analyst to join the expanding and developing Football Performance department at Newcastle United Football Club. The role will involve working closely with key stakeholders in the senior football hierarchy, the Analysis Department and the Recruitment team and will be primarily responsible for the collection, and analysis of Individual and Team Performance related data analytics. Such a short window, probably already have them lined up (but you have to advertise the vacancies, legally speaking) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 10 hours ago, SUPERTOON said: He’s not here for that according to @JonBez comesock Yes he will be involved , as he hasn’t his own team set up yet Regardless , it’s not him that picks the players , but he still has contacts and still knows how to negotiate. He is always involved in discussions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Given his position at England imagine his contact book? I bet he has a good grasp of the best youth players at every age group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon_Geordie Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 The Real Deal. Exciting times Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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