Newcastle United reveal New Manager
After weeks of speculation on who will next take the helm at Newcastle United with managers such as David Moyes and Alan Curbishley being linked to the job,Mike Ashley hastily arranged a press conference to reveal Newcastle United's next manager Peter Davies who has enjoyed successful playing careers with Leeds United,Middlesbrough and later on Ajax.Newcastle fans greeted this news with dissappointment as they hoped to get someone with more manegerial experience but they are willing to place trust in Peter Davies and they hope he can bring glory to a club which has forgotten how it feels to win trophies.
Summary of Peter Davies life:
-Signed up for Middlesbrough as a 17 year-old kid and was said to have great potential
-After making 62 appearances for the club and netting 45 goals transferred to Leeds United at the age of 21 for a fee of 780k.
-Made 177apearances for Leeds United and scored 123 goals making him a legend at the club and captained Leeds in 72 of those matches.
-Transferred to Ajax at the age of 29 for a record fee of 7.8 million
-Played only 42 times for Ajax due to a series of niggling injury problems
-In a match 3 years later suffered a horrific tackle which ended his playing career
-After 3 years he went to Singapore where he managed SAFFC and won them 2 league titles in a row(Its true but this is another save)
-He was then called upon to manage the Singapore National Team at the age of 38 where he won them 2 Asean Cups and nearly made them qualify for the Asian Cup
-Was capped 37 times by England but had a knack to get injured during international weeks and scored only 4 goals
-Now managing Newcastle United at the age of 42//
Peter Davies has kindly agreed to answer a few questions from our reporters:
Q1
eter do you think your lack of managerial experience is going to affect your tenture at St James Park?
A1:I may not have the experience but I do have the determination to succeed and i am confident of a successful tenture at St James Park and i hope my players too have the same will
Q2:What are your aims and objectives for the upcoming season?
A2:I hope to gain qualification to the Premiere Division obviously and a good run in the FA Cup is high on my list of priorities
Q3:What are your transfer plans for the upcoming season?
A3:I hope to inject some youth into my squad who tend to rely too heavily on old stars such as Alan Smith and Nicky **** and I hope to strengthen certain areas of my team but i can only reveal more when I find out my transfer and wage budget
Q4:How can you describe your relationship with Mike Ashley?
A4:Mike is a nice person and I sincerely hope that I have the full backing of the board during my stay and I'd like to make it clear that I want to run the club in my way and I will not tolerate any intervention
Q5:Many reports suggest a possible takeover of the club.Your thought?
A5:They are not my concern and will speak on the matter when something concrete happens
Thank You
After weeks of speculation on who will next take the helm at Newcastle United with managers such as David Moyes and Alan Curbishley being linked to the job,Mike Ashley hastily arranged a press conference to reveal Newcastle United's next manager Peter Davies who has enjoyed successful playing careers with Leeds United,Middlesbrough and later on Ajax.Newcastle fans greeted this news with dissappointment as they hoped to get someone with more manegerial experience but they are willing to place trust in Peter Davies and they hope he can bring glory to a club which has forgotten how it feels to win trophies.
Summary of Peter Davies life:
-Signed up for Middlesbrough as a 17 year-old kid and was said to have great potential
-After making 62 appearances for the club and netting 45 goals transferred to Leeds United at the age of 21 for a fee of 780k.
-Made 177apearances for Leeds United and scored 123 goals making him a legend at the club and captained Leeds in 72 of those matches.
-Transferred to Ajax at the age of 29 for a record fee of 7.8 million
-Played only 42 times for Ajax due to a series of niggling injury problems
-In a match 3 years later suffered a horrific tackle which ended his playing career
-After 3 years he went to Singapore where he managed SAFFC and won them 2 league titles in a row(Its true but this is another save)
-He was then called upon to manage the Singapore National Team at the age of 38 where he won them 2 Asean Cups and nearly made them qualify for the Asian Cup
-Was capped 37 times by England but had a knack to get injured during international weeks and scored only 4 goals
-Now managing Newcastle United at the age of 42//
Peter Davies has kindly agreed to answer a few questions from our reporters:
Q1
eter do you think your lack of managerial experience is going to affect your tenture at St James Park?A1:I may not have the experience but I do have the determination to succeed and i am confident of a successful tenture at St James Park and i hope my players too have the same will
Q2:What are your aims and objectives for the upcoming season?
A2:I hope to gain qualification to the Premiere Division obviously and a good run in the FA Cup is high on my list of priorities
Q3:What are your transfer plans for the upcoming season?
A3:I hope to inject some youth into my squad who tend to rely too heavily on old stars such as Alan Smith and Nicky **** and I hope to strengthen certain areas of my team but i can only reveal more when I find out my transfer and wage budget
Q4:How can you describe your relationship with Mike Ashley?
A4:Mike is a nice person and I sincerely hope that I have the full backing of the board during my stay and I'd like to make it clear that I want to run the club in my way and I will not tolerate any intervention
Q5:Many reports suggest a possible takeover of the club.Your thought?
A5:They are not my concern and will speak on the matter when something concrete happens
Thank You
