Well, it "works" in that Citeh cannot win the PL as Hart will be so traumatised by Euro 2016 that he will be leaking goals like a sieve.
Either way, everything points towards a breakdown in Mitchell's relationship with Levy. I really hope there isn't a fallout from this affecting Poch's relationship with Levy, especially in light of the fact that he seems to be the first manager we've had under ENIC who appears to be completely trusted. Santini's job became untenable from the moment Levy went behind his back and appointed BMJ as assistant manager, then the latter suffered a similar fate when Comolli was appointed, then AVB due to Baldini. I hope this isn't the latest in a long and unpleasant series of events involving Levy meddling where he has no business to.
Except he says City will win the league - in spite of the trauma Hart, Stones and Sterling all suffered.
As I posted earlier, the rumour going round is that Levy attempting to renegotiate the Nkoudou transfer was the last straw in an already strained relationship for Mitchell.
The thing is that I'm actually on Levy's side on this one: OM were taking the piss (not for the first time this summer...) so Levy flat asked them whether they wanted to negotiate or whether they wanted to **** around.
I don't know who's to blame. Marseille's new owners or Levy. But it seems to have pissed Mitchell right off...
Exactly. Always fun to see the knots these "pundits" tie themselves into in order ato avoid stating what the world and his wife know are their true sentiments on Spurs (ie extremely annoyed Spurs are usurping their darlings) .
I'm delighted with the fact that we are roundly being predicted to finish outside the top 4. Fly below the radar, I say. The scrutiny on United, City and Arsenal will reach new levels of intensity as the season progresses, for different reasons in each case. Chelsea less so because Conte hasn't spent nearly as much as the other two and will be given more leeway after a horrendous campaign last season. I'm more than happy to stay with the 'little funny old tottenham' label for the time being. It helps ease the pressure off our collection of young shoulders and keeps them out of the spotlight.
Really don't get this, NSS! (And that's coming from one of Levy's strongest critics over the years) Mitchell is (or was) an EMPLOYEE: his no-doubt very well remunerated job, as far as I am led to believe, was to identify new talent. If he does that well and for reasons beyond his control things don't finish with a player joining up, then he should just move on to the next one. That's life - if he wants to change it he should become a Chairman or CEO. If he decides he wants to throw his teddies out and **** off then he should at least have the balls to go public with his reasons. (Although he is certainly going to be subject to a non-disclosure agreement of some sort). Poch mentions it being a personal decision, which is somewhat ambiguous, although suggests there is something related to his role in the club. And Levy's less than effusive comments hardly indicate a positive departure. He's only 34 and has been at the club for 20 months in a very important and influential role. I personally think if he is pissed with Levy and the club for meddling in his role then he should probably look at how well things have actually gone for him since retiring as an injured journeyman pro 7 years ago......
TBH, mate, I don't actually know any more than you. Just the rumour doing the rounds. Apparently, the two haven't seen eye to eye for a while. It seems that this protracted Nkoudou saga has pushed Mitchell to accept one of the offers that I'm sure he's been tapped up with already.
Things that I noticed: Lots of youth players being given a number, Yedlin getting one, Bentaleb going back to 42 and Alli changing his name to just Dele. Apparently he feels no connection to his surname, as it's his mothers and she gave him up due to alcoholism. His foster parents are the people that he feels are his real parents, which is fair enough, really. He seems like a happy and well-rounded youngster, despite his poor start in life. Looks like the people that took him in did a very good job.
