Mort's departure in June lead to the appointment of Derek Llambias in a new role of managing director, and then the shit started to hit the fan.
Llambias seemed to take control over more than just the duties of a club chairman, and before long he was signing the players HE wanted ... rather than Kevin Keegan's choices ... allegedly of course.
We can only repeat what we hear ... but we hear quite a lot from our guy behind the scenes at SJP.
Llambias seemed to take control over more than just the duties of a club chairman, and before long he was signing the players HE wanted ... rather than Kevin Keegan's choices ... allegedly of course.
We can only repeat what we hear ... but we hear quite a lot from our guy behind the scenes at SJP.
It was Llambias' row with former manager Kevin Keegan over the club's failing transfer policy which sparked the crisis that has forced Ashley to put the club up for sale.
The return of Mort would have been welcomed by the vast majority of supporters who recognised, although he was NOT a football man and wouldn't know a goalpost from a corner flag, he got on with the day-to-day running of the club and didn't stick his nose in!
Mort returned to London to resume his career as a corporate lawyer with Freshfields, and he insists he is not interested in coming back, even if it was just to help with the sale of the club.
Mort returned to London to resume his career as a corporate lawyer with Freshfields, and he insists he is not interested in coming back, even if it was just to help with the sale of the club.
Mort: "I've seen the reports in the media about me working for Newcastle United again but they aren't true I'm afraid. I'm heading back to North America later this week which is where I've been working over the summer.
"I haven't done any work for Newcastle United since I left in June. While the company I work for, Freshfields, may help Mike Ashley with the sale of the club I am not doing so."