The Bonk Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 27 minutes ago, TRon said: That's what I'm talking about, some recognisable names on there. Iv'e been critical myself with how they have let things drift with the Eales illness situation, but even so it does seem like we are still trying to recruit best in class when it comes to CEO, DOF or other positions. We might not be doing it very efficiently, but the intent is there. Last week it was mentioned we're close on David Hopkinson, who I worked (helped build some digital products for teams with the agency I was at) with when he was at MLSE. He has some serious pedigree and is currently President & COO of MSG (Knicks, Rangers, etc.), IMO, he's a tough get and above Eales in terms of experience. What everyone here is seemingly over looking is the difficulty in hiring an individual at his level. Has it taken longer than most expected? Maybe, but if this is the type of individual we're after, it's going to take time and convincing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 8 minutes ago, The Bonk said: Last week it was mentioned we're close on David Hopkinson, who I worked (helped build some digital products for teams with the agency I was at) with when he was at MLSE. He has some serious pedigree and is currently President & COO of MSG (Knicks, Rangers, etc.), IMO, he's a tough get and above Eales in terms of experience. What everyone here is seemingly over looking is the difficulty in hiring an individual at his level. Has it taken longer than most expected? Maybe, but if this is the type of individual we're after, it's going to take time and convincing. I don't really blame fans for getting antsy, from their POV it all looks like it's drifting and no one is at the helm. I'm a bit disappointed at the local journalists who feed into this though, although Geordie Journos podcast might be a bit of a stretch, even if one of them was bemoaning the fact other twitter commentators don't have his hard earned journalist credentials. PIF are slow for sure. But if it's slow and steady it's still better than on the cheap like we had with Ashley and Charnley. We are trying to hire best in class. I think with the pace of the build being slow, due in no small terms to PSR, we are going to lose players who have a short career span. This is something we will have to accept unfortunately unless something changes with the City case re APT sponsorships. Frustrating but I'd rather have owners who can at least pump money into the club if needed than owners who will saddle the club with debt and look to cream off the dividends. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabster Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 We've had 2 x DoF's and a CEO that has had to quit. If they are taking their time to get it right, then I've no problem with that. Hopefully, these new guys will be very "creative". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 From Craig Hope: "The club got the appointment of Paul Mitchell badly wrong. Internally (and externally) they’re still picking up the pieces of his tenure. For example, I’m told that his dealings with Burnley were a large part of the reason why the James Trafford move did not happen sooner. Sources close to the Clarets say that owner Alan Pace was left livid by some of his interactions with Mitchell. Mending such relationships will be one of Wilson’s key tasks." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 Again, feels a lot like club spin does that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24 Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 1 hour ago, The Bonk said: Last week it was mentioned we're close on David Hopkinson, who I worked (helped build some digital products for teams with the agency I was at) with when he was at MLSE. He has some serious pedigree and is currently President & COO of MSG (Knicks, Rangers, etc.), IMO, he's a tough get and above Eales in terms of experience. What everyone here is seemingly over looking is the difficulty in hiring an individual at his level. Has it taken longer than most expected? Maybe, but if this is the type of individual we're after, it's going to take time and convincing. I think he left MSG in April last year, by the looks of his LinkedIn anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 2 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Again, feels a lot like club spin does that. It does, but it sounds like it's coming from the Burnley side. He must have left some impression on them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 3 hours ago, Famous Nick said: all stems from CEO issues. Eales is ill, he doesnt care about Newcastle, rightly so. so whoever the CEO reports to (owners) is at fault sadly. a CEO with serious responsibility would have not let Mitchell do fuck all then resign right when most help was needed from him. What do you mean rightly so? Another RAWK shill, piss off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 The more I read, the more he seems an absolute wanker who has really set us back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordJake Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 (edited) 16 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Again, feels a lot like club spin does that. My mate is a family relative of one of our main sponsors and has been invited to the chairman’s suite and Crown Plaza (clubs preferred hotel) on numerous occasions. Reckons all of the executive group he’s met (Eales, Silverstone, Ashworth, Staveley, Rueben) were great company and conversation. The exception was Mitchell, spoke to him a few times and said he was a cocky gobby know it all, slagging off players, other staff members. Thought he was a complete gobshite and totally unprofessional Edited July 31, 2025 by LordJake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 2 minutes ago, LordJake said: My mate is a family relative of one of our main sponsors and has been invited to the chairman’s suite and Crown Plaza (clubs preferred hotel) on numerous occasions. Reckons all of the executive group he’s met (Eales, Silverstone, Ashworth, Staveley, Rueben) were great company and conversation. The exception was Mitchell, spoke to him a few times and said he was a cocky gobby no it all, slagging off players, other staff members. Thought he was a complete gobshite and totally unprofessional Fair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 24 minutes ago, JT24 said: I think he left MSG in April last year, by the looks of his LinkedIn anyway. Hadn't realized! I didn't glance at his profile even though I linked it : https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/04/02/david-hopkinson-departing-msg-sports/ Looks like he did well revenue wise during his tenure at MSG. Lord knows we could use it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24 Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 9 minutes ago, The Bonk said: Hadn't realized! I didn't glance at his profile even though I linked it : https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/04/02/david-hopkinson-departing-msg-sports/ Looks like he did well revenue wise during his tenure at MSG. Lord knows we could use it! I think he’d be a really smart hire. Hope the reports are correct and it is actually is imminent. Part of me thinks he’s already been doing some work because Jack Ross got promoted to Head of Football Strategy and that’s one (similar) position he mentioned he advocated for when at Real Madrid (was mentioned in a podcast I linked somewhere, was an interesting listen) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Nick Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 1 hour ago, Ronson333 said: What do you mean rightly so? Another RAWK shill, piss off isnt he ill with cancer? least of his worries will be what goes on at Newcastle. bloody hell... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 1 minute ago, Famous Nick said: isnt he ill with cancer? least of his worries will be what goes on at Newcastle. bloody hell... You said ‘Eales doesn’t care’, show some respect, just imagine him and his family reading your comment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 @JT24 he's also very good at Operations, which we're seeing a need for currently. I'd be really happy with him leading us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 1 hour ago, The Prophet said: Again, feels a lot like club spin does that. It does and it doesn’t. We know he’s arrogant and we know he can be a very poor communicator. We’ve seen it ourselves and we’ve heard it at length from Monaco fans. Think there’s a good chance he rubs a lot of people up the wrong way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 1 hour ago, Bunk Moreland said: From Craig Hope: "The club got the appointment of Paul Mitchell badly wrong. Internally (and externally) they’re still picking up the pieces of his tenure. For example, I’m told that his dealings with Burnley were a large part of the reason why the James Trafford move did not happen sooner. Sources close to the Clarets say that owner Alan Pace was left livid by some of his interactions with Mitchell. Mending such relationships will be one of Wilson’s key tasks." Could you post the full Hope article please, the archive link I saw earlier isn't working for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 15 minutes ago, 80 said: Could you post the full Hope article please, the archive link I saw earlier isn't working for me. This is the link I was using https://archive.is/DvqZT Not sure if it's the same one you're having issues with but it still works for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24 Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 34 minutes ago, The Bonk said: @JT24 he's also very good at Operations, which we're seeing a need for currently. I'd be really happy with him leading us. First email should be to his contacts at Scotiabank for another mega stadium sponsorship Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 2 hours ago, Bunk Moreland said: This is the link I was using https://archive.is/DvqZT Not sure if it's the same one you're having issues with but it still works for me That one's working thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 8 hours ago, Famous Nick said: all stems from CEO issues. Eales is ill, he doesnt care about Newcastle, rightly so. so whoever the CEO reports to (owners) is at fault sadly. a CEO with serious responsibility would have not let Mitchell do fuck all then resign right when most help was needed from him. Has he been staying on to see the stadium project through? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24 Posted July 31, 2025 Share Posted July 31, 2025 1 minute ago, Optimistic Nut said: Has he been staying on to see the stadium project through? Eales has left already it seems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandamninator Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 8 hours ago, LordJake said: My mate is a family relative of one of our main sponsors and has been invited to the chairman’s suite and Crown Plaza (clubs preferred hotel) on numerous occasions. Reckons all of the executive group he’s met (Eales, Silverstone, Ashworth, Staveley, Rueben) were great company and conversation. The exception was Mitchell, spoke to him a few times and said he was a cocky gobby know it all, slagging off players, other staff members. Thought he was a complete gobshite and totally unprofessional I'm shocked that a former Levy acolyte might be a bit of a tosser. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 Eales has a reason, no matter what, and we don’t know it’s him who chose not to leave after discovering the cancer or its PIF who ask him to stay till the end of the season despite fighting with cancer. He got a free pass and I don’t want to put more blame on him re the loss of direction from the management. However the hiring of Mitchell is inexcusable. It’s on Eales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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