Paul Mitchell

[Dr Venkman]

2 minutes ago, HayDen Traces said:

Its not felt the same since Amanda left. It's such a shame she left. She felt like the glue behind the scenes

 

Since she left we've won a trophy, qualified for the champions league again, and held on to our most important players. The facts don't match your feelings.

[jack j]

16 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said:

 

Since she left we've won a trophy, qualified for the champions league again, and held on to our most important players. The facts don't match your feelings.

I get what hes saying though

On the pitch we still feel together, that's cos of Eddie and the players 

But off the pitch it does feel different since she has gone.

[HayDen Traces]

3 hours ago, Dr Venkman said:

 

Since she left we've won a trophy, qualified for the champions league again, and held on to our most important players. The facts don't match your feelings.

I did say its not felt the same behind the scenes. Everything you've said above is testament to the time she was here, the players, the manager that made those achievements were recruited on her watch.

[rgk_lfc]

On 18/06/2025 at 05:24, TRon said:

 

 

We might not like it but clubs like Man U and Liverpool have more pull than us because they are considered one of the biggest clubs in the world. Doesn't help that they can offer double the wages we can to players on top of that. 

 

The equation is pretty simple, especially for non-European players who don't have any emotional attachment to any place in England. I don't blame them. I would do the same. VVD and Salah re-signed because we offered the best wages and the chances of winning trophies in the next two years but mainly because we offered the best wages. 

[Kanj]

7 minutes ago, HayDen Traces said:

I did say its not felt the same behind the scenes. Everything you've said above is testament to the time she was here, the players, the manager that made those achievements were recruited on her watch.

 

Yep. 

 

Yet again, I am truly baffled by some of our fans and their inability to understand the build-up phase (it was practically a start-up) when Amanda came in literally every major decision they made paid off to what has happened on the pitch. Everyone who continues to jab at the PSR issue are ignoring that RB, PIF, a CFO and Eales were also all here and well aware of what was going on. Further, what has always been our strongest asset was tieing into the emotion of the fans and rowing in 1 direction and Amanda 100% got that and knew how important the happiness of the fans was to the overall plan. 

 

No Amanda, none of this. Languishing in some shit lower division with Baconator still managing the club. 

[HayDen Traces]

15 minutes ago, Kanj said:

 

Yep. 

 

Yet again, I am truly baffled by some of our fans and their inability to understand the build-up phase (it was practically a start-up) when Amanda came in literally every major decision they made paid off to what has happened on the pitch. Everyone who continues to jab at the PSR issue are ignoring that RB, PIF, a CFO and Eales were also all here and well aware of what was going on. Further, what has always been our strongest asset was tieing into the emotion of the fans and rowing in 1 direction and Amanda 100% got that and knew how important the happiness of the fans was to the overall plan. 

 

No Amanda, none of this. Languishing in some shit lower division with Baconator still managing the club. 

You said it far better than me mate. 👏

[80]

She's my top transfer target for this summer...

[BennyBlanco]

What she seemed to do in terms of player acquisition was leave her ego out of it. She wasn’t a director of football or a transfer “specialist” like supposedly Mitchell and Ashworth were - she had absolutely nothing to gain or lose by simply going out and getting the players that Howe said he needed. And fuck me, for the most part, it worked.

[Miggys First Goal]

Bring her home. 

[Boey_Jarton]

20 hours ago, Dr Venkman said:

 

Since she left we've won a trophy, qualified for the champions league again, and held on to our most important players. The facts don't match your feelings.

Whilst those facts are true, the feelings he talks about have some merit.

 

Stavely and Mehdrad leaving has left a vacuum at boardroom level communication and it has been difficult for Eales to fill that void given his pending departure.

 

You then add on the Ashworth and Mitchell issues, combined with the pantomime of last summer's transfer window, and things do 'feel' off. 

 

As an institutional investor, PIF understandably is distanced from the day to day, but it is on them to fill that void and I think it's fair to say that the leadership and vision of the club does not 'feel' as inspiring since Stavely's departure, despite out best season in decades. 

[bhoywhonder]

18 minutes ago, Boey_Jarton said:

Whilst those facts are true, the feelings he talks about have some merit.

 

Stavely and Mehdrad leaving has left a vacuum at boardroom level communication and it has been difficult for Eales to fill that void given his pending departure.

 

You then add on the Ashworth and Mitchell issues, combined with the pantomime of last summer's transfer window, and things do 'feel' off. 

 

As an institutional investor, PIF understandably is distanced from the day to day, but it is on them to fill that void and I think it's fair to say that the leadership and vision of the club does not 'feel' as inspiring since Stavely's departure, despite out best season in decades. 

 

Exactly this. I could pass any number of board members in the street and not notice. They just never have any presence about them. Even the likes of Llambias and (shudder) Charnley were at least visible and communicative. 

[r0cafella]

1 minute ago, bhoywhonder said:

 

Exactly this. I could pass any number of board members in the street and not notice. They just never have any presence about them. Even the likes of Llambias and (shudder) Charnley were at least visible and communicative. 

To be frank, the amount of time taken to find Eales replacement had been borderline negligent. 

[duo]

1 minute ago, r0cafella said:

To be frank, the amount of time taken to find Eales replacement had been borderline negligent. 

Whose job is it even?  As they don't seem to know

[r0cafella]

Just now, duo said:

Whose job is it even?  As they don't seem to know

The appointment of the CEO is done by the board of directors. 

[duo]

1 minute ago, r0cafella said:

The appointment of the CEO is done by the board of directors. 

 

They must be too busy

[The Prophet]

6 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

To be frank, the amount of time taken to find Eales replacement had been borderline negligent. 

 

Depends when it was his intention to leave really. 

[Miggys First Goal]

Why are we so fucking slow at doing things? If decisions can only be made after a carrier pigeon has flown all the way to Saudi and then has to fly back again with the result then it’s time to have someone permanently based in Newcastle who can actually make a yes/no choice. 

[Keegans Export]

28 minutes ago, bhoywhonder said:

 

Exactly this. I could pass any number of board members in the street and not notice. They just never have any presence about them. Even the likes of Llambias and (shudder) Charnley were at least visible and communicative. 

Must have missed that 

 

I remember the club's representatives being either totally silent, or full of shit for pretty much the entire Ashley reign. 

[Theregulars]

32 minutes ago, bhoywhonder said:

 

Exactly this. I could pass any number of board members in the street and not notice. They just never have any presence about them. Even the likes of Llambias and (shudder) Charnley were at least visible and communicative. 

Charnley communicative? Pull the other one 

[El Prontonise]

35 minutes ago, bhoywhonder said:

 

Exactly this. I could pass any number of board members in the street and not notice. They just never have any presence about them. Even the likes of Llambias and (shudder) Charnley were at least visible and communicative. 

 

[54]

36 minutes ago, bhoywhonder said:

 

Even the likes of Llambias and (shudder) Charnley were at least visible and communicative. 

[Choppy Chop Chop]

59 minutes ago, bhoywhonder said:

 

Exactly this. I could pass any number of board members in the street and not notice. They just never have any presence about them. Even the likes of Llambias and (shudder) Charnley were at least visible and communicative. 

As the saying goes `you're having a Giraffe` 

[r0cafella]

59 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

Depends when it was his intention to leave really. 

He's got cancer, at that stage the decision should be taken out of his hands and a replacement sought asap. 

 

Although 9 months is about par for our ASAP. 

[The Prophet]

18 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

He's got cancer, at that stage the decision should be taken out of his hands and a replacement sought asap. 

 

Although 9 months is about par for our ASAP. 

 

Fair point.

 

I do remember him saying he wouldn't be leaving straight away, but as you say then it's on the board to take that decision out of his hands.

[Andy]

1 hour ago, bhoywhonder said:

 

Exactly this. I could pass any number of board members in the street and not notice. They just never have any presence about them. Even the likes of Llambias and (shudder) Charnley were at least visible and communicative. 

 

I reckon the heat's getting to you with that last sentence like  I can't even remember a single bit of noteworthy communication from Charnley and Llambias.