Lee Charnley

[Asprilla 96]

It takes a unique skill set to unearth such a well known yet shit manager in this day and age. Kudos.

[trooper 940]

Lee Charnley today

 

“There are still 21 points to play for and lots can, and likely will, happen over the next seven games.

“We, of course, acknowledge the seriousness of our situation.

“However we must remain positive and retain the belief that we can secure our Premier League status and we are doing everything we can to support Rafa and the team.”

[ewerk 30615]

Lee Charnley today

 

Dah dah dah dah dah! I'm not listening!.

[trooper 940]

 

Lee Charnley today

Dah dah dah dah dah! I'm not listening!.

wish 50,000 match goers would do the same

[Howay 12496]

This is what gets my back up most about Charnley, you know for a fact he hasn't bothered starting any sort of planning for relegation and he's saying it's because he wants to be positive. You can make a contingency plan in case of relegation without effecting any 'positivity' you are sending, whatever the fuck that does.

He should have a list of potential managers drawn up and already have scouts looking at potential buys depending on which league we will be in so we are ready to go either way.

[Howmanheyman 33224]

This is what gets my back up most about Charnley, you know for a fact he hasn't bothered starting any sort of planning for relegation and he's saying it's because he wants to be positive. You can make a contingency plan in case of relegation without effecting any 'positivity' you are sending, whatever the fuck that does.

He should have a list of potential managers drawn up and already have scouts looking at potential buys depending on which league we will be in so we are ready to go either way.

I reckon he strides into his office, closes the door, sits down, twiddles with his pen, gets up, looks at his reflection, pretends he's having a high level conversation with someone from Arsenal, sits back down, purses his lips then wonders what he can actually do that morning before searching for somewhere to go for his dinner.

[Howay 12496]

I genuinely don't think that is far from the truth.

[trooper 940]

I'll bet all his pencils are sharpened & he sits at his desk reading the Beano

[The Fish 10857]

From Luke Edwards in the Telegraph

 

 

Newcastle review at end of season

 

Mike Ashley will hold a review even if they stay in Premier League

Luke Edwards

7 APRIL 2016 • 5:00PM

 

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley will launch a full management review at the end of the season, regardless of what division the club are in, as he seeks an explanation for another dreadful campaign.

 

Ashley sanctioned spending of around £80m on new players this season, the second highest net-spend in the Premier League behind Manchester City, but the team have rarely been out of the bottom three and are currently second from bottom, six points adrift of safety with seven games left to play.

 

 

Although manager Rafa Benitez will be safe if he keeps the Magpies in the top flight, everyone else in a position of power will be asked to offer their reasons for this season’s failures and to justify their positions.

 

Every aspect of the way the club is currently run, from Academy upwards, will be assessed as Ashley accepts things have gone badly wrong.

 

The performance of managing director Lee Charnley, chief scout Graham Carr, board member Bob Moncur and Reserve team and Development manager Peter Beardsley will all be assessed by Ashley, before he decides whether to make any changes.

 

None of the main powerbrokers at St James’ Park have escaped criticism from supporters and Ashley is said to be incensed by how badly things have gone this season.

 

However, the review will be conducted with an open mind and no decisions have yet been made as to who will be held accountable for plunging Newcastle into yet another relegation battle.

 

Carr, who has effectively been the club’s head of recruitment for the last seven years, is understood to have offered his resignation earlier this season, but it was rejected.

 

Although his record in the transfer market is mixed, Telegraph Sport understands the club have not managed to sign any of his first choice recommendations in the last 12 months.

 

At Academy level, answers are also needed to explain why so none of the players emerging from the youth set up have developed into first team regulars.

 

It is also understood that the club’s controversial transfer policy – which has focused too heavily on the signing of players aged 25 or under – is also going to be reviewed.

 

One of the main complaints from former head coach Steve McClaren is that the club did not have enough players with Premier League experience and he had argued it was imperative they brought in older players to help the younger ones get through tough periods.

 

The review process will be complicated by the fact that Newcastle do not know who their manager will be beyond the end of the season.

 

Benitez will leave St James’ Park if he fails to keep them in the Premier League, which will mean the club have to search for third new manager in the space of just 12 months, while also dealing with the financial ramifications of relegation.

 

Ashley, though, does not intend to put the club up for sale if they are relegated, even though he tried to sell the club in 2009 when they last dropped into the Championship.

 

 

Curtains for Charnley?

[Dr Gloom 21924]

Sack the lot of them, regardless of whether we go down or not, with the possible exception of Carr - only given it looks like none of his first choice targets were signed.

 

But someone has to take responsibility for sanctioning moves for the likes of Saviet, Doumbia and Thauvin when we were crying out for strikers and defenders with premiership experience. Penfold?

Edited April 8, 2016 by Dr Gloom

[Alex 35083]

To give Ashley his due, he's only had nine years to put things right.

[Gemmill 44887]

Will this be like the personal review he's done of Sports Direct's treatment of its employees?

 

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[trophyshy 7083]

How is your A0001 Gemmill?

[Gemmill 44887]

Honestly I don't know why the fuck it's started doing that. I'm gonna address it now. Let me assure you of that. Tough on unwanted signatures. Tough on the causes of unwanted signatures.

 

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[Gemmill 44887]

Bossed it.

[The Fish 10857]

Still showing mate.

 

 

Bossed it.

 

 

[Gemmill 44887]

No David.

[The Fish 10857]

Seriously

No David.

 

[Alex 35083]

[Dr Gloom 21924]

How is your A0001 Gemmill?

 

[Howmanheyman 33224]

Bossed it.

Sent from his A0001 on tapatalk.

 

[Rayvin 5223]

[The Fish 10857]

https://t.co/Ssg14lzRGy

 

 

Newcastle United’s official accounts have been published at Companies House, giving us a chance to see details of the club’s financial state.

 

The accounts cover the 12-month period up to June 30, 2015, so essentially reflect last season and do not include the two transfer windows where the club has spent more than £80m on players.

 

Also read: Newcastle United MD Lee Charnley saw pay package go up 40%, accounts show

 

Much of the headline figures were released by the club last week when it revealed a £32.4m profit after tax, up from £18.7m from the year before.

 

But the accounts add a layer of detail that will interest supporters as the club battles relegation for a second season.

 

A good year for the boss?

Managing director Lee Charnley saw his pay package go up 40% to reach £150,000, despite the club’s battle with relegation.

 

It is worth pointing out, however, that that pay rate is not outlandish for a company of Newcastle United’s size, with a turnover of £128m. It is less than a lot of the men running other Premier League clubs and less than the £266,000 paid to the club’s highest paid director, thought to be Derek Llambias , in 2013.

 

But wages went down?

The club’s wage bill went down from £78.3m to £65.1m, mainly due to not having to pay bonuses to players. That mean the wages to ratio went down to 50.5%, which is low for a top football club.

 

A note on the accounts said that the ratio is likely to have risen after the acquisition of a number of players after the end of the accounting period.

 

Where did NUFC make its money?

Mostly from TV rights. Media revenue fell 1% to £77.2m due to a reduction in the club’s merit payments for finishing 15th in the league.

 

But that still accounted for nearly 60% of the income, with matchday revenue rising slightly to £26.8m and commercial income decreasingly slightly to £24.9m (partly due to the club not having an equivalent of the Kings of Leon concert from the year before).

 

So the club is in a good financial state?

Hard to say. It certainly was in this financial year, but the accounts period come before the £80m outlay on players in the summer and January.

 

We will have to wait another year before we see how the current campaign has hit revenue and the big unknown is relegation. What is certain is that this is the worst possible time to leave the Premier League, with next season’s TV deal bringing in massively increased revenues.

 

Where’s the good news?

Though Mr Charnley admitted the timing of the accounts was bad with performances on the pitch so poor, it is better for the club to be making a profit than a loss.

 

We don’t know how this year and next will affect finances, but from a purely business point of view, Newcastle United seems to have a well-run company for a number of years.

[David Kelly 1245]

We have a well run club purely on the basis that the premier league negotiated a massive TV deal and we did poorly in the league so we didn't have to pay out bonuses so our wages have been reduced.

 

Nothing the people running has done has contributed to the profit we've made.

[Craig 6682]

We have a well run club purely on the basis that the premier league negotiated a massive TV deal and we did poorly in the league so we didn't have to pay out bonuses so our wages have been reduced.

 

Nothing the people running has done has contributed to the profit we've made.

 

Amen.