Bates told Shepherd he wasn't selling his controlling interest in Leeds and sent Freddy packing. Today we hear Freddy's side of the story, and interesting it certainly is, but take it with a pinch of salt.
Shepherd Still Has Them Rocking In The Aisles!
Bates told Shepherd he wasn't selling his controlling interest in Leeds and sent Freddy packing. Today we hear Freddy's side of the story, and interesting it certainly is, but take it with a pinch of salt.
Shepherd: "All I can say is we're in discussions.
"We now live in Majorca most of the year and they have always been our second team.
"A lot of chairmen are passing through clubs, but let me make one thing crystal clear. That's not me.
"I could never do what Ken Bates or Peter Ridsdale did and join another club's board if I ever left Newcastle. No chance whatsoever.
"It's in my blood. You can get rid of the wife or the bank manager, but a Geordie can never get rid of Newcastle."
No Freddy ... but Newcastle certainly got rid of YOU! Thank God!