Darren Eales to step down as CEO after cancer diagnosis
#NUFC CEO Darren Eales is to step down from his position after being diagnosed with a chronic form of blood cancer.
He will continue to lead the club's executive team until a successor is appointed.
Our thoughts are with you, @DEalesNUFC. đ€đ€
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) September 27, 2024
by thatjc
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Well shit.
First off, all the best for the man. This must be the absolute worse news for him and wish him and his family all the best for what will be an awful time.
Secondly, fuck. More disarray. This is terrible. Think we have to buckle up and accept the path is going to be rocky for the foreseeable future
Fuck cancer.
Fucking hell, that’s a gut punch. How this impacts the football club feels immaterial right now, all my best to Eales and his family.
Some things are more important than that football. Sending my best to Darren and his family.
Health before anything else. Wish him all the best.
Think heâs done a great job for us and has laid some excellent foundations for his successor.
Ah jeez this is rough. Our best wishes to him and his family at this time
Hopefully, he can get it under control and live a normal life, cancer is vile.
Absolutely awful. Get well soon Darren
Awful awful news. All the best to him
Awful news, hope he’s able to get treatment and have decent quality of life.
The headline is shocking but the interview gives a crumb of comfort. Seems happy and healthy and treatable, which is great.
And absolutely the right decision. Work, even NUFC, shouldn’t come before health and family.
Hope heâs going to be ok, sounds awful – thoughts and prayers with him and his family for a speedy recovery
Awful news. Best wishes to him and his family during this
Fuck sake. Get better soon Darren. Weâre all rooting for you.
That’s horrific.
That awful awful news.
Hope him and and family are doing well
Crap news. Hope he makes a full recovery.
Dreadful news, you never know what’s around the corner. Enjoy it whilst we still can is the best thing I can think of.
Best wishes to Darren and his family, can’t imagine how hard a diagnosis like that is for everyone.
Well shit, poor chap! Wishing him and his family all the best
Horrible news, hopefully heâs able to get the treatment he needs. Cancer is shit, blood cancer seems particularly shit. Brother in lawâs brotherâs partner (must be a better way to say that) has been fighting it and she was in a terrible way for a while, but thankfully seems to be pulling through it now.
Sucks for us in the short term but with any luck we can get in someone quick-ish and the work Eales has already done can be continued with minimum upheaval.
That’s bloody rough, wishing him all the best.
Feel terrible for him and his family. I wish him a full and speedy recovery
Gutted. Lovely bloke. I hope he can recover.
I got the all clear in January after cancer last year, I was lucky and had a single cycle of chemo and surgery, I wouldnât wish it on my worst enemy. Hope he pulls through and his family are good too.
Reading this news from the chemo waiting room at Charing Cross. All the best to Eales. Luckily my partnerâs is treatable too but fuck cancer x10000