Shepherd replaced as Magpies chairman
Freddy Shepherd has given up his post as chairman of Newcastle with immediate effect.
Shepherd has been replaced by Chris Mort following the takeover of the club earlier this summer by St James Holdings Limited, the bid vehicle of billionaire businessman Mike Ashley.
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