Thumbheed Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Can't knock him tbf. Loyalty is a rare commodity in football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Not too disappointed in this. Not knocking Freedman but wanted someone who had more pedigree in a top job. Respect his loyalty to Palace. He could teach a certain poisonous dwarf a thing or two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Worth remembering that anybody will be an improvement on the current incumbent. If he was our top choice, not getting him doesn't mean we can't make a significant improvement. Football is full of stories of such things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 From the Athletic: Johannes Spors, global sporting director of would-be Everton owners 777 Partners Football Group, is the other favoured candidate and he is still awaiting an answer. The 41-year-old German is open to the role and has still featured in discussions among Newcastle’s hierarchy in recent days, even if they were set to opt for Freedman. I'll be surprised if it isn't Spors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 On 06/05/2024 at 15:19, LFEE said: Would be a little surprised if he leaves Palace. Has a very strong bond there. Maybe after a pay rise. Sorry to be that guy… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Do we want to sign a load of Sporsy players though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5511665/2024/05/23/freedman-spors-newcastle-sporting-director/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Weren’t there some rumours on here that Nickson was off this summer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I was looking forward to being taught how to Dougie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Wonder if Palace recent form swayed his decision, if they can keep hold of Olise and Eze they will have a good season next year Last time our first choice rejected us things turned out more than fine so hopefully this goes the same way Ideally we can have someone in place soon, don't want this dragging on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 47 minutes ago, Jack27 said: Weren’t there some rumours on here that Nickson was off this summer? I may be imagining it but not long after the takeover I could've sworn there was talk of Nickson being in the Charnley bracket of only sticking around for transitional reasons. I guess if I'm not imagining it he's just proven his worth to them since then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 4 minutes ago, wormy said: I may be imagining it but not long after the takeover I could've sworn there was talk of Nickson being in the Charnley bracket of only sticking around for transitional reasons. I guess if I'm not imagining it he's just proven his worth to them since then. No he’s definitely proven his worth. Thought very highly of by all who are currently at the club, whether he can step up to a Sporting Director role remains to be seen. Moving capable employees into roles to suit a businesses interest doesn’t always work out in the long term and if it doesn’t, almost always impossible to step back into the previous role without taking reputations damage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Palace seemingly lucked out in getting Glasner, like. They were utterly listless prior to him coming in with no hint of a long term plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, Jack27 said: Weren’t there some rumours on here that Nickson was off this summer? Was all from some know out pretend ITK Twitter account. If it is Spors, the last time we picked our second choice things didn’t work out bad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 8 minutes ago, Danh1 said: Was all from some know out pretend ITK Twitter account. If it is Spors, the last time we picked our second choice things didn’t work out bad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 41 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said: No he’s definitely proven his worth. Thought very highly of by all who are currently at the club, whether he can step up to a Sporting Director role remains to be seen. Moving capable employees into roles to suit a businesses interest doesn’t always work out in the long term and if it doesn’t, almost always impossible to step back into the previous role without taking reputations damage. True, but if we don't offer an avenue for his ambitions we might just lose him anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 The Palace fan on here did tell us it was likely he would stay - Not sure how many times I need to say this, but always listen to fans when they tell you about thei.. On 21/06/2023 at 01:00, Milanista said: Let me cut to the chase: you're not getting Tonali. ...oh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 4 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: The Palace fan on here did tell us it was likely he would stay - Not sure how many times I need to say this, but always listen to fans when they tell you about thei.. ...oh Love that post. Will never tire of reading it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAK Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 21 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: The Palace fan on here did tell us it was likely he would stay - Not sure how many times I need to say this, but always listen to fans when they tell you about thei.. ...oh ?That guys never living that down (on this forum anyway). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Pinto has agreed to join Bournemouth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 17 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Pinto has agreed to join Bournemouth Thank goodness he’s not an option for us anymore. He was fairly useless from what I heard from Roma fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Just now, McCormick said: Thank goodness he’s not an option for us anymore. He was fairly useless from what I heard from Roma fans. I didn’t want him simply because of his relationship with Mourinho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 From Hope's latest article: We understand some of the references for Spors - the global sporting director of the 777 Group - have suggested he may not be the best fit for Newcastle, and it is far from a given they will now revert to the 41-year-old. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Interesting... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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