SUPERTOON Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 3 hours ago, PauloGeordio said: Just listening to Eddie talk about how much input he has and requires on recruitment. I wonder if that put Dan’s nose out? Looking forward to whoever we get in taking us onwards and upwards. That was rumoured by Hope I think, around the time Ashworth announced he wanted to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 https://theathletic.com/5479053/2024/05/09/newcastle-sporting-director-johannes-spors-dougie-freedman/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 More I learn about Spors the more I think he’d be a good fit. 777 aside, he’s a great candidate. Hire both Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) Unless they are transfer supremos - I do think it's hard to judge the DoF role. Particularly in regard to hiring and firing managers. Youth teams. Contract value and extensions. FWIW Dan's time here and Brighton - he seemed to have a tight control on wages. He negotiated those. I assume he was involved in the 25% CL bump for Isak and others for example. Now Dan has gone we seem to be happier to increase wages for contract renewals. I liked the hardline approach Dan/Brighton/Spurs take but appreciate that causes other issues. Edited May 9 by The College Dropout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Would we have to pay compensation to release Freedman from Palace? Would be interesting to see how much we are quoted after all the fuss around the fee for Little Dan Ashworth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I'm sure whoever they hire will be the right guy. It's taken a while to get comfortable enough to just let go and trust the club fully after a decade and a half of Fat Mike and his Bebop and Rocksteady cronies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 2 minutes ago, TRon said: Would we have to pay compensation to release Freedman from Palace? Would be interesting to see how much we are quoted after all the fuss around the fee for Little Dan Ashworth. All down to their contracts. We front loaded ours with Ashworth to protect ourselves so shouldn’t be compared really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 2 minutes ago, TRon said: Would we have to pay compensation to release Freedman from Palace? Would be interesting to see how much we are quoted after all the fuss around the fee for Little Dan Ashworth. Whatever they ask, we pretty much have to stump up. We can't be hypocritical. Hopefully we already know his price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 1 minute ago, LFEE said: All down to their contracts. We front loaded ours with Ashworth to protect ourselves so shouldn’t be compared really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 4 minutes ago, STM said: Whatever they ask, we pretty much have to stump up. We can't be hypocritical. Hopefully we already know his price. Hopefully Palace didn't front load his contract like we did with Little Dan. I'll happily be accused of being a hypocrite if it gives us some luscious PSR spending power. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 1 hour ago, TRon said: Would we have to pay compensation to release Freedman from Palace? Would be interesting to see how much we are quoted after all the fuss around the fee for Little Dan Ashworth. The £20 million we supposedly wanted was a figure the media and fans came up with. I don’t remember anything official from the club wanting £20 million. Could be wrong like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Palace fan in our group chat claiming Freedman has taken the gig. Trying to find out if its from their journos or ITK nonsense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Ah from this geezer apparently, no idea who he is so I'll take it with the usual dose of salt. Apparently he's been great at finding Championship talent on the cheap, but anything outside of that has been a bit sketchy. Parish loves him though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 1 minute ago, The Prophet said: Ah from this geezer apparently, no idea who he is so I'll take it with the usual dose of salt. Apparently he's been great at finding Championship talent on the cheap, but anything outside of that has been a bit sketchy. Parish loves him though. That would suit our model atm! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 2 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Ah from this geezer apparently, no idea who he is so I'll take it with the usual dose of salt. Apparently he's been great at finding Championship talent on the cheap, but anything outside of that has been a bit sketchy. Parish loves him though. Doucoure and Andersen are great pickups in fairness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Doucoure and Andersen are great pickups in fairness. Aye agreed, his words not mine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Weezertron Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Eddie and Jason watch the players before we sign them anyway, according to Eddies interview with Gary Neville. So theres a safety net should he be poor at spotting international talent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 1 minute ago, Weezertron said: Eddie and Jason watch the players before we sign them anyway, according to Eddies interview with Gary Neville. So theres a safety net should he be poor at spotting international talent. Eddie basically has final say. Won’t take anyone he doesn’t think he can work with or develop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Oh for the heady days of the Joe Kinnear and Dennis Wise dream team. Specialists in the South America market and spotting full backs that are already on our books 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 1 minute ago, Groundhog63 said: Oh for the heady days of the Joe Kinnear and Dennis Wise dream team. Specialists in the South America market and spotting full backs that are already on our books 😂 Good God we have suffered much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Nickson + Dougie running the ship Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Do that mean we have to pay Palace compensation? Does he have to go on gardeners leave? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JigsawGoesToPieces Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Im a bit underwhelmed by Freedman but dont know why Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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