The great thing for Mitchell is that this is a long term project...when you are a player you can be called a failure after two games or before you even play in some cases.
The great thing for Mitchell is that this is a long term project...when you are a player you can be called a failure after two games or before you even play in some cases.
Please don't take anything I say as a negative about Paul Mitchell as I'm sure he is a decent hard working guy who added value to our recruitment team.
But a few weeks ago we were joking about Spurs coming in for our tea lady and this is getting a bit too close to be even funny. How sad that they pick the guy who ranks about 20th in our back room staff and place all their hopes of survival on one pair of shoulders.
Totally agree with your first paragraph, but not so much the second - this reeks of Levy looking at the table and trying to look like he's "doing something". Indeed, the exact timing is probably because Mitchell has something in his contract about not joining another team before the transfer window*. I suspect his notice period is Two or three months & he'll be on "gardening leave" until after the transfer window before he can join them. So it's probable that this is the earliest he was able to hand his notice in as contracted. All just speculation, of course.I doubt he will regret it...he has a good job and will move on from there at due course. The important thing is that we move on from here.
I reckon the timing was interesting...bet this had all been sorted out a while ago, but he wanted to stay here for our launch.
http://www.espnfc.co.uk/barclays-pr...-are-trying-to-snatch-the-saints-best-players
Koeman says it is compliment that Spurs are trying to buy our players and backroom staff...suggesting we have a better structure. Near the end of the article...he says the final decision is with the club as they agreed to let Mitchell leave and he will be replaced with a better person. Sounds like Saints could have blocked it but decided not to...probably best as you don't want someone whose heart isn't in it....unless your name is Morgan![]()
I wonder who they replaced me with this season as I didn't renew. I wonder if our leavers feel the same sense of regret I do that that they couldn't afford to stay.They've got their story and they are sticking to it. If a season ticket holder doesn't renew because of the price hikes it was the club's decision and they will replace him/her with a better season ticket holder![]()