Makom 0 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 It struck me today that I know next to nothing about the person who is arguably having the biggest detrimental effect on the club's fortunes over the period that has seen us get into this mess, most notably the second half of this season. It's this guy whose job it is to find a new manager in the very rare instance that your existing one chooses to walk away, and it's this guy whose job it is to negotiate contracts, both existing and potential, in the transfer windows. Christ, it's even this guy's job to actually identify which players are surplus to requirements, when you're being directed by your superiors to sell any saleable assets. Ashley is a known quantity, we know what he's all about. Carver is just a turnip in a tracksuit. But this Charnley fucker, who he? Who is this man who is causing me so much pain and misery? (well, who would be if I cared any longer). In theory, it's this guy who should be able to come up with a decent plan to work around the miserly restrictions imposed on him by his boss, and come out of it with a club which does better than the basket cases and prayer-less minnows we now find ourselves amongst, fighting for survival. He's got no Wikipedia page, he gets no mention at all on the club's Wikipedia page, which is kind of strange if you were perhaps naively assuming that a top Premier League club would have a managing director with some background of notable achievement in the world of business or football, or even the football business. I'm honestly scared to Google the guy in case I confirm my suspicions based on his record, that he's got absolutely no right to be anywhere near this job at all..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Much like Carver, Kinnear, Llambias, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42449 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 You didn't look very hard. Charnley Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Aye I agree, it's crackers that a bloke like him is in the position he's in. The most troubling thing is he's only in that position due to being underpaid for his position and that he's fully happy to do it for that pay while feeding the fanbase Ashley's bilge. I think it's getting utterly ridiculous now as even the daftest fans are switched on to the clubs shit enough to see through every statement they make, when they used to lap up the clubs promises. The club is fucking rank and has been thoroughly cheapened out from top to bottom and it's thoroughly depressing. It's always odd just how fucking cheap Ashley is, he could quite easily appoint a Moyes level manager for 2m a year or so and a capable, intelligent Director that actually aids in seeking out talented, young players, we'd wipe out their wages by finishing 2 or so places higher in the table ffs. We could then be confident in survival, have a competitive squad and always buy from a position of strength but no, he'll just be a fat cheap wanker and try to skate by with completely unqualified staff. The biggest question is why even have Charnley? what's the point? The club rarely comes out with statements, unless of course there is some slight against the owners trampy shops, so why not have a secretary do them and then wheel Beardsley/Moncur/Carver or some other bloke that's under Ashley's thumb to put their name to it? Hell he could just get a bloke that works for him at sports direct to call Ryder up and feed him the bullshit, I'm sure Ryder would drag his balls through broken glass to have something like that given to him. In short he's just a fat blob in a suit and It would be no surprise whatsoever if he was made to be the fall guy along with Carver at the end of the season and some other completely unqualified winnet that Ashley knows is wheeled in to completely avoid signing the players we need. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 298 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 He's from maidenhead, well a posh little village nearby anyway. Maidenhead is categorically the worst place I have lived in the entire world, with many people just like him everywhere. cheap rich bastards with a disdain for anything or anyone worth less than a mil, or northern. just felt like sharing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) He's been at the club since the Freddy Shepherd days. Held various roles and moved up through the club. My understanding is he's a very reserved type, refuses to do interviews and refuses to rock the boat. Sounds like perfect fodder for Mike Ashley to be fair, someone who will not question any of his decisions. Someone who is just happy to have a job. Someone who won't ask for anything more than the very minimum expenditure to work with. Someone with no MD experience so does not command the regular MD wage. He literally has no experience in running anything other than a bath, like a fish out of water. Where else in the world could you become a Managing Director with such a CV? Fucking nowhere apart from Mike Ashley's Sports Direct FC. Edited May 13, 2015 by Anorthernsoul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30611 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 He's from maidenhead, well a posh little village nearby anyway. Maidenhead is categorically the worst place I have lived in the entire world, with many people just like him everywhere. cheap rich bastards with a disdain for anything or anyone worth less than a mil, or northern. just felt like sharing that. He's from Lancashire. Only a couple of hundred miles out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 First interview for ages Lee Charnley: “It (failing to get promotion) would have been a catastrophe, a bloodbath, the manager would likely have gone. “It was a one season gamble from his view as well. “Some of the players would have wanted to go…Matt Ritchie for example, he bought into this on the basis of, one year in the Championship then going to the Premier League. “Then we would have had Financial Fair Play, you cannot operate a business continually that has a wage bill higher than its turnover…it is not sustainable. “We would have had no choice but to recruit Championship players and three teams then come down with more money than you. “You end up on a cycle of trying to catch them and you have to reset financially – it would have taken years to get out of the Championship. “We had planned a conversation with the manager after the (final) game (of the season against Tottenham). “Mike (Ashley) said ‘We are going for it’ and we talked through the game….’get the manager to stay, get off to decent start, the fans behind you, build momentum and it can develop a life of its own. “Mike’s priority was to keep Rafa and he said I’m going to support you, and come next year I do not want to be in this league. ‘It’s not like we’re sat on a big pot of cash keeping it for a rainy day,’ said Charnley. ‘Money comes in, money goes out and what’s left is available to spend, it’s that simple.’ “This year was about staying in the Premier League, and now it is about growing and improving year on year, but doing that within our means. “Not to say there is a lack of ambition, because there definitely is ambition, it will just take some time. “There have been a lot of briefings and information out there (about a possible takeover) but we are planning and assuming Mike will be the owner of this football club. “We are moving forward assuming Mike Ashley will be the owner because what’s the alternative?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30611 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Still pushing the line about wages. The lying cunt. How is Charnley going to negotiate and transfer or commercial deal deal when he can’t even negotiate himself a decent wage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob032 38 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 There definitely is ambition There definitely is ambition There definitely is ambition Fuck off you nauseating cunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Our ambition is to live within our means. None of this ‘hopes and dreams’ nonsense, what’s that about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 I bet Charnley still lives with his parents. It would be fiscally irresponsible to get his own house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) The only response to all of that is fuck off. Teams with ambition don’t have a squat ugly bald shrew of a man come out and talk about how it takes time, they just go out and show they have ambition. This fat horrible cunt has owned us for a decade and in that decade he has shown fuck all ambition, why the fuck would this little creep think anyone would believe that load of twaddle he’s been wheeled out to say. It’s also no good going on about living within our means and acting like the fans are unreasonable when you’re fucking manipulating the numbers to show us in a weaker position than we are. Honestly this lot are boring. They can’t keep banging on about sustainability when they’re the ones that take fucking suicidal risks when we are in positions of comfort and strength. They’re going on like keeping Rafa and some players on to try and bounce back up means we should all bow down to them, most clubs that get relegated do similar, it’s a football club you should aim to bounce up. Also, if you had actually stepped up and fired Steve fucking McClaren and his hair island before January (at the latest) rather than cowering under the desk the club wouldn’t have been relegated. I can’t wait for the day Ashley and his little pet rat sling their fucking hooks and the club is rid of them. What a pair of fucking helmets, why even release a statement like that? They can’t honestly believe anyone would lap that shite up. Edited May 24, 2018 by Howay 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 The full transcript if you'vs the stomach for it. He really is an odious little toad https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lee-charnley-interview-full-transcript-14701830 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30611 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Quote Citing a £100m net spend since July 2015, and also a £46m net spend in 2017/18, Charnley is adamant Benitez has received the club’s backing - and will going forward, too. It must be noted though that the net £80m Newcastle spent on transfers in 2015/16 was under Steve McClaren’s watch. The club have spent more than £50m net on transfers since Benitez took charge, though many fans would argue that figure needs to be far greater in the current inflated market - and following on from what certain supporters may feel were years of under-investment in the team. “Often transfer figures which are cited are not accurate. In some cases, they actually bear no resemblance to reality,” Charnley said. “There are agents fees and other fees involved which are not taken into account. Our accounts show we have made a £100m net spend since July 2015.” I'd love to see his working out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, ewerk said: I'd love to see his working out. Shoes & socks off for the big numbers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35083 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 9 hours ago, Howay said: The only response to all of that is fuck off. Teams with ambition don’t have a squat ugly bald shrew of a man come out and talk about how it takes time, they just go out and show they have ambition. This fat horrible cunt has owned us for a decade and in that decade he has shown fuck all ambition, why the fuck would this little creep think anyone would believe that load of twaddle he’s been wheeled out to say. It’s also no good going on about living within our means and acting like the fans are unreasonable when you’re fucking manipulating the numbers to show us in a weaker position than we are. Honestly this lot are boring. They can’t keep banging on about sustainability when they’re the ones that take fucking suicidal risks when we are in positions of comfort and strength. They’re going on like keeping Rafa and some players on to try and bounce back up means we should all bow down to them, most clubs that get relegated do similar, it’s a football club you should aim to bounce up. Also, if you had actually stepped up and fired Steve fucking McClaren and his hair island before January (at the latest) rather than cowering under the desk the club wouldn’t have been relegated. I can’t wait for the day Ashley and his little pet rat sling their fucking hooks and the club is rid of them. What a pair of fucking helmets, why even release a statement like that? They can’t honestly believe anyone would lap that shite up. That and the fact that we're only in this position because Benitez landed in his and Ashley's lap. We're that not the case then who knows where we might've been. Which of course begs the question as to where we'll be in 5 years time (or 4 years after Benitez leaves at the end of his current contract, which seems quite likely). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42449 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 58 minutes ago, ewerk said: I'd love to see his working out. The closest Penfold gets to working out is when he runs and hides from any decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sch00lraider 999997 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 He was instrumental in getting a Championship team back to the Premier League at the first time of asking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30611 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Fuck off, you prick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35083 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, t00nraider said: He was instrumental in getting a Championship team back to the Premier League at the first time of asking! It's been fucking obvious you're a mackem troll for a while now tbh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13869 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Our owners must be the only people who believe words are stronger than actions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sch00lraider 999997 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Alex said: It's been fucking obvious you're a mackem troll for a while now tbh Grow up. No I'm not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35083 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 You would say that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sch00lraider 999997 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I just don't understand how Charnley is causing pain and misery just because he's a Yes man. The previous owners wreckless spending, Ashley and players who like to get sent off and can't hit a barn door are far more blameworthy. Things could have been a lot worse also, just like Sunderland, Leeds etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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