Paul Mitchell & Rob McKenzie

PrettyColors said:

Tim Sherwood back as DOF anyone?

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agrdavidsfan said:

Really weird something big has seemed to happen maybe it was the way levy drags his feet with deals and Mitchell has just had enough.

Or maybe Mitchell just simply wanted a change.

Or he's done something wrong that's upset levy and levy feels like he can't trust him

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thebenjamin said:

Tottenham’s head of recruitment quits after dream job turns into nightmare
• Paul Mitchell to leave club after less than two years
• 34-year-old had worked under Mauricio Pochettino at Southampton

Mitchell had worked closely and productively with Pochettino at Southampton and the reasons for his decision to leave Tottenham are not linked to any breakdown with the Argentinian.

He had simply had enough at White Hart Lane and the frustrations were so great and the job satisfaction so little that he chose to inform the board of his desire to quit. It has been suggested that Mitchell struggled to work with the chairman, Daniel Levy, the notoriously hard-line negotiator, who has long taken a hands-on role in player recruitment. Mitchell will now serve a period of notice, which will include the remainder of the summer transfer window. He is a diplomatic but fiery character and, once his mind is made up, there can be no changing it.

On Mitchell’s watch, the club have signed eight senior players, with the latest being Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen this summer. The stand-out successes have been Toby Alderweireld and Dele Alli but the latter was pushed by David Pleat, the club’s former manager, who continues to act as a part-time consultant to Levy. There have been questions asked over Son Heung-min and Clinton Njie, who arrived last summer for a combined £32m.

Leicester City, who lost their head of recruitment Steve Walsh, may now attempt to hire Mitchell.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-of-recruitment-paul-mitchell-quits-nightmare

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agrdavidsfan said:

Really weird something big has seemed to happen maybe it was the way levy drags his feet with deals and Mitchell has just had enough.

Or maybe Mitchell just simply wanted a change.

Or he's done something wrong that's upset levy and levy feels like he can't trust him

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Francis Gibbs said:

its not rocket science ...... why be head of recruitment at a club that doesn't feel like it needs to actively recruit.

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KingKay said:

A sensible post in a shit storm.

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Francis Gibbs said:

its not rocket science ...... why be head of recruitment at a club that doesn't feel like it needs to actively recruit.

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Francis Gibbs said:

its not rocket science ...... why be head of recruitment at a club that doesn't feel like it needs to actively recruit.

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etchedchaos said:

Levy called him Mitch in his quotes on the twitter, I doubt Levy would ever call him Mitch if the split was because of problems between the two of them.

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Jimmypearce7 said:

This really worries me. Not so bothered about these two but if Poch is being undermined....

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Jimmypearce7 said:

This really worries me. Not so bothered about these two but if Poch is being undermined....

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danielneeds said:

It's a shame that the stability at the club has been punctured a little. The key thing will be whether Poch is affected by it.

We'll never really know the ins and outs of it though. Oh for some decent ITK!

One thing I don't believe is that Mitchell got frustrated by "Levy's hardline negotiating style." Mitchell is an intelligent guy and would have known the financial restraints we were under when he took the job. If anything - producing wine from water is what any good recruitment head should aspire too anyway.

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