Freddy Shepherd Is History
It's ten seasons under the Chairmanship of Freddy Shepherd, what happened in this time? Let's have a look.
At last, Shepherd Has Gone
We are delighted to be able to announce that we can safely say that we've seen the last of Shepherd, the spectre of this man will no longer be seen walking through the corridors of power within St James' Park.
Shepherd took over what was at the time, the 2nd best team in the Premiership and a club which was supposedly making money.
By the time he had left, either sacked or resigned, the club had just finished the season lying in 13th position in the league and around £80 million pound in debt, since reported to be £100 million. The legacy left by the departed Chairman was more like the business of a close relative; the club resembled a scrap-yard. We can only be grateful that he's gone at all and also that he was left such a legacy by Sir John when he relinquished power. If he had of taken over a failing club then the possible outcome is frightening, now however, it's time to move on.
Shepherd once said: "You should only say good things when somebody leaves. Robert has gone - good." We would just like to echo those sentiments, Shepherd has gone - Good.
We will do a few more small updates here, we hope to highlight the legacy which Shepherd left Mike Ashley and Chris Mort, this last update to the Shepherd side of the site will be his epitaph, it will not make good reading but it will show once and for all why he had to go and why we started this site.
It would appear that Shepherd is no longer welcome at St James' Park, Shepherd Offshore no longer have access to the box they've held for so long, it would appear money can't buy everything. We just hope that we've helped to keep him out of St James' by highlighting some of the things which have happened under his stewardship, if he has been banned because of something which we have mentioned then that is superb, it has been mentioned that the Warehouse deal we've wrote about on here had something to do with it, let's hope so.
Friday 7th December, 6 Months On. Today, Friday 7th December 2007, should be a day of celebration for all Newcastle fans. Why? Because it is exactly six calendar months to the day since Freddy Shepherd became nothing more than a part of our history.
Newcastle 'ban' Shepherd and Hall from St James's Park NEWCASTLE United are believed to have banned former chairman Freddy Shepherd from St James's Park in an astonishing row.
Newcastle go on defensive as police raid three clubs Newcastle United last night insisted that they had been the victims, rather than the perpetrators, of any alleged wrongdoing after yesterday’s early-morning raid by the City of London Police.
Shepherd: Betrayed by my friends Freddy Shepherd, ousted last week as chairman of Newcastle United, has claimed that his former close friends and boardroom colleagues Sir John and Douglas Hall sold their shareholdings to new owner Mike Ashley without telling him of their intentions.
Newcastle fans will not mourn Shepherd’s loss. The change may have been more symbolic than substantive, given the whirlwind events of the past two months.
Shepherd has gone. Chris Mort becomes the Chairman of Newcastle United.
Newcastle Utd recommends Ashley bid. Premiership football club Newcastle United has agreed the terms of a recommended takeover by billionaire Mike Ashley’s St James Holdings in a deal worth around £134m.
Shepherd fights takeover. Freddy Shepherd is set to resist Mike Ashley’s bid to take over Newcastle and will open the way for an overseas consortium.
Shepherd Only Does Bad Good. Once again Freddy Shepherd and his board of directors have failed to deliver; once again we have an end of season which has delivered nothing.
Roeder in danger as Newcastle go out of Europe and drift nowhere in England. Uncertainty from the boardroom to the pitch deepens Tyneside gloom, reports Michael Walker.
Dubai fiasco piles pressure on Parry Expect Newcastle to be the next port of call for DIC, who are still keen to buy a Premiership club.
United? Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd last night launched a stark ultimatum to major shareholder Sir John Hall... Back us or bail out, because the future of the club is in your hands.
Belgravia ends Newcastle Utd bid The Belgravia Group investment fund has said it no longer intends to make an offer for Newcastle United.
Out of Toon After more than six months of negotiations, the Jersey-based Belgravia Group ditched its bid to buy United because it was "unable to agree a price and transaction structure".
9 Years Too Many Nufcmismanagement, almost 9 years of “Rolls-Royce” players under performing and “Rolls-Royce” directors performing in the wrong places, brothels.
Kids play with pride Freddy Shepherd is backing his Newcastle United kids to see off Birmingham City.
Bid group blow the whistle A drop in price may be required to secure a takeover deal for Newcastle United, a leading expert said yesterday after one potential bidder dropped out.
Takeover talks are in tatters A transatlantic takeover of the Toon was in tatters today.
Glenn's got us on right Roed Freddy Shepherd has hailed Newcastle United's upsurge in form.
Newcastle admit approach from US hedge fund Newcastle yesterday confirmed they have received an approach regarding a possible takeover from the US hedge fund Polygon amid increasing speculation about a possible sale.
Claims could rock Toon bid The Sunday Sun today sheds light on the would-be buyers of Newcastle United and the multi-million-pound collapse of a series of internet companies.
Flog on the Tyne : Newcastle sell up to foreign owners Newcastle United emerged last night as the latest Premiership club to be sold to foreign owners.
Christmas deadline as Belgravia mulls over move for Newcastle Belgravia, the company in talks with Newcastle United about a possible takeover at St James' Park, expects to have made either a formal offer, or to have walked away, by Christmas.
Pot, Kettle, Black (and White) All Over Again With Freddy Shepherd I’m sure the hundreds of protesting Newcastle fans who made their voices clearly heard after Saturday’s humiliation.
£235 million Toon Newcastle United were last night braced for a £235million takeover approach that would sweep out the current owners and include a property deal worth some £95m.
Shepherd must carry the can for the shambles at St James' Last night, Newcastle's inept home defeat by Sheffield United plunged them into the Premiership's bottom two, and resulted in hundreds of fans calling for the resignation of Freddy Shepherd's board.
nufcmismanagement E-mail to Freddy Shepherd Hello Mr Chairman.
Your Silent Face! We're in the shit! You know it, I know it and no amount of spin from elements of the Freddie Friendly local press and their laughable happy-talk can disguise it.
Better the devil you know? Anyone with time, money and hope invested in the emotional black hole that is Newcastle United has a right to scream blue murder right now.
Put a pony on Roeder winning sack race But since Shepherd enjoys lining his pockets with Newcastle's cash.
Newcastle Utd slide to £12m loss Newcastle United slid to a £12m loss last year after heavy investment in players and a fall in revenues due to its failure to qualify for Europe.
Shepherd the bad guy in Geordie soap opera Nativity plays in Tyneside schools this year will surely feature boisterous audience outbursts of "Shepherd Out".
Shepherd fears over Toon bid Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd is fighting to keep control of the club in the North-East.
Newcastle United Rejects Initial Offer The major shareholders in Newcastle United have rejected a bid for the listed football club from Belgravia Group.
Shepherd hits back Freddy Shepherd has defended Newcastle United's lack of action in the transfer market.
We want the Toon An investment group today confirmed it was in talks to take over Newcastle United.
Jersey investor kicks off bid approach for Newcastle United THE future ownership of Britain’s football Premiership will take another dramatic twist this week when Belgravia Group, a secretive Jersey-based investment company, confirms it has made an approach to buy Newcastle United.
Magpies in takeover talks Newcastle are in talks regarding a possible takeover, it emerged on Saturday night, this is what Sky Sports News are reporting today, 19th August 2006.
Shepherd scuppers the sale of Newcastle stake to Polygon Talks between Sir John Hall, the life president of Newcastle United, and the secretive Chelsea-based hedge fund Polygon have stalled over the blocking stake held by group chairman Freddy Shepherd.
Farewell but not Goodbye A few extracts from the book that the club appeared to not want published.
Freddy Shepherd always backs his managers Here are the details of the amount that the club has spent each year since Freddy took over.
Freddie Shepherd has pinpointed the innocuous incident which made him think Graeme Souness had "lost the plot" as Newcastle manager.
Magpies step up compensation fight Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has handed the fight for compensation following Michael Owen's injury over to the club's lawyers.
Once again it's the club that suffers for the outburst with the resultant bad publicity, Freddy had a go at John Barnwell and acts as if on a playground. Read the story
Glenn was fans' choice He described it as one of the most important decisions of his career and Newcastle United chairman Freddie Shepherd is adamant he has given the fans exactly what they want by appointing Glenn Roeder as manager.
We've got the best man for job: Shepherd. Freddy Shepherd has revealed that Glenn Roeder made it impossible for him to turn him down for the job of managing Newcastle United.
Magpies rule out Hitzfeld Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd insists there are no plans to ask Ottmar Hitzfeld to be the club's new manager.
Newcastle record losses of £6.3m Newcastle have announced a loss of £6.3m for the six months up to 31 January 2006, compared to a profit of £9.7m over the same period last year.
Freddy hitz out at bets on boss Newcastle Chairman Freddy Shepherd brands fans campaign a betting scam which he later denies.
How the Geordie Nation turned into a cash cow The Newcastle job has become one of the biggest around after the Halls turned football into regional conflict.
Souness? It's Shepherd who should be run out of Toon An article taken from Mirror.co.uk Reade On Sport.
Don't cry for them At any normal club, Shepherd would have been cut loose years ago.
Face to Face Shepherd on criticism, the club's transfer plans and why the squad carry a huge responsibility to avoid more failure.
Shame of unsheepish Shepherd This story from Ian Ridley of the Observer basically brings the reign of Freddy all under a single article, If you read nothing else, read this.
Magpies fans split over decision Newcastle supporters are split over the decision to keep Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer at the club following their fight during the 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
Newcastle agree Robson settlement Sir Bobby Robson has reached a settlement "in principle" with Newcastle over his final pay-off after his sacking as manager in August 2004.
Shepherd launches Robson attack Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has blamed the club's problems with Craig Bellamy on former Magpies manager Sir Bobby Robson.
Bellamy stands ground The door was left ajar for Craig Bellamy to perform a remarkable volte-face and resurrect his career at Newcastle United, but both the player and his manager last night slammed it shut.
Souness slams door on Bellamy Shepherd, the one man with the authority to broker a peace deal between Souness and Bellamy, also made that virtually impossible by accusing the striker of "cheating" Newcastle.
Who does Freddy Shepherd think he is by describing footballers as overpaid? Freddy Shepherd was already the Newcastle United chairman but still in the monumental shadow of his predecessor Sir John Hall before he made his debut on the national consciousness with his thoughts on Newcastle fans.
Premier clubs 'should run whole show' Freddy Speaking at the Soccerex international football business forum in Dubai.
Shepherd not worthy to fell English football great with Tyne axe Given the imperatives of Premiership football it was plain that the fall of Sir Bobby Robson was imminent.
Robson keen to carry on Bobby Robson announces that he knew nothing of his contract not being renewed at the end of the season.
Robson plea will fail An article from BBC Sport telling how Bobby still wanted to manage on, even after Freddy Shepherd had said it was to be the final season.
Shepherd unfit to be judge of Sir Bobby It's long past the time to praise or bury Sir Bobby Robson.
Newcastle net record profit A story from the BBC News team.
Rift over Toon game schedule A split has emerged between manager Sir Bobby Robson and his Newcastle United chairman over a decision to force the team to play two games in 48 hours.
Shock As Chief Quits Magpies A story from the Evening Chronicle regarding the resignation of David Stonehouse.
'Unlawful' to move Newcastle fans A story from the BBC News team regarding the Save Our Seats campaign.
Newcastle's bond holders sacrificed on altar of profit Fans who invested £500 to guarantee the right to buy a seat at St James' Park for 10 years have fallen foul of expansion in corporate hospitality.
Shamed directors "Will regret this for rest of lives" - Keegan Kevin Keegan has told Newcastle fans they "wouldn't have had Alan Shearer" if it wasn't for Douglas Hall and Freddie Shepherd, who have resigned as chairman and vice-chairman at St James' Park.
Magpies urged to recruit fan to boardroom Former Newcastle hero Malcolm Macdonald has urged Sir John Hall to consider recruiting a supporters' representative to the St James' Park boardroom.
Wilson aims to boost Newcastle image Alistair Wilson is hoping to repair Newcastle United's recent battered image after joining the club's board.
Business: The Company File, Newcastle directors defy small shareholders The disgraced major shareholders of Newcastle United football club have used their majority to overturn a vote among small shareholders to prevent their return to the club board.
Victory for fan power over men of arrogance An article by Frank Malley taken from The Irish Examiner.
