Paul Mitchell To Leave Saints

[Saint-Armstrong]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2830170/Tottenham-want-land-Southampton-s-head-recruitment-Paul-Mitchell-Daniel-Levy-plans-major-changes.html

[Pancake]

FFS. Bloody yobbos

[Danish Saint]

I'm guessing Krueger and Reed are on this.

[Appy]

A Neil Ashton article on a Saints departure? It's been a few weeks I guess.

[BadgerBadger]

I'm guessing we already have a potential replacement lined up should he go

[Sour Mash]

I can't stand Spurs and Levy at the best of times, but they're really starting to p**s me off. Hopefully Saints and Mitchell tell them to get f****d.

[Gruffalo]

Keep him locked up in the Black Box, and don't let him out until Levy's moved on..

[Plastic]

We should know by now, it's not about any single individual.

[Lallana's Left Peg]

You have to hand it to Ashton, he is relentless. Whilst Ben Smith and Jim White have crawled back silently into their holes Ashton just refuses to give in.

[Minty]

I'm sure lots of clubs want lots of our staff or resources. Doesn't mean they can have them.

[Picard]

I'm guessing we already have a potential replacement lined up should he go

 

He would nevertheless have a lot of top secret information about Saint's transfer targets.

[farawaysaint]

I'm sure lots of clubs want lots of our staff or resources. Doesn't mean they can have them.

 

I'm pretty sure we couldn't stop him if he wanted to leave, not many people turn down a job that pays more.

[Matthew Le God]

FFS. Bloody yobbos

 

I bet MK Dons felt the same about Saints when we got Paul Mitchell from them.

[saintwbu]

I bet MK Dons felt the same about Saints when we got Paul Mitchell from them.

 

MK Dons stole a club, so I guess they couldn't really complain haha

[Trader]

THEY should know by now, it's not about any single individual.

 

Fixed for you mate

[maxi_sopez]

TBF to Ashton i don't thing he has written anything in that article that implies it will happen or a disaster for Saints - just saying Levy wants him - doesn't mean he will get him.

[Minty]

I'm pretty sure we couldn't stop him if he wanted to leave, not many people turn down a job that pays more.

 

Generally speaking you may be right, but I have. And I am currently working my notice to leave my current job to take work that pays less, because I'm not happy in what I do and want to do work that I enjoy and that I feel I'm contributing something by doing rather than just being a pawn in someone elses machine.

 

I don't know Mitchell, but I do know that the grass is often not greener, even if more money is on offer.

[Barry the Badger]

If he's critical then we will pay him what is necessary to keep him, if he's replaceable we will let him go.

[farawaysaint]

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[jasonb]

Three negative stories in the past 2 hours...

[farawaysaint]

Generally speaking you may be right, but I have. And I am currently working my notice to leave my current job to take work that pays less, because I'm not happy in what I do and want to do work that I enjoy and that I feel I'm contributing something by doing rather than just being a pawn in someone elses machine.

 

I don't know Mitchell, but I do know that the grass is often not greener, even if more money is on offer.

 

The funny thing is head of recruitment at Tottenham is probably an awful job to have. Commoli came out a couple of days ago and said that they have basically dismantled their scouting network and we know Levi never signs identified targets anyway because he refuses to offer any money. Mitchell would basically be a one man scouting team if what Commoli says is true (I acknowledge he may be quite biased).

 

http://talksport.com/football/exclusive-tottenhams-scouting-network-joke-around-world-claims-comolli-141110123688

[Saint_clark]

Oh, f*ck off Spurs!

[Trader]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2830170/Tottenham-want-land-Southampton-s-head-recruitment-Paul-Mitchell-Daniel-Levy-plans-major-changes.html

 

Ronaldo Koeman?

 

 

He's good but he ain't that good.

[Appy]

I bet MK Dons felt the same about Saints when we got Paul Mitchell from them.

 

Who gives a **** about MK Dons?

[Mallagroth]

So Daniel Levy probably thinks we've got some supercomputer in our 'Black Box' that does all the work of our scouting department. He will attempt to lure Mitchell in get him to divulge the details on how to build the same system for himself and then fire/eject Mitchell from White Hart lane whilst laughing maniacally like a bond villain. Only then will he realise he can't operate the system and that actually skilled staff, infrastructure and team spirit are what results in success from top to bottom of the company.

[JoeShmoe]

Who would want to go and work for Levy, seriously. The Spurs fans despise him, he's practically a dead man walking and in 6 months when he's on his next manager and restructure he'd be out anyway

 

Hopefully Paul Mitchell is a clever man

[SW5 SAINT]

He would nevertheless have a lot of top secret information about Saint's transfer targets.

 

I'm sure they already got that with Pochetino…...

[Foxstone]

Who would want to go and work for Levy, seriously. The Spurs fans despise him, he's practically a dead man walking and in 6 months when he's on his next manager and restructure he'd be out anyway

 

Hopefully Paul Mitchell is a clever man

 

Yep - As I posted on another thread, many "Levy Out" banners were confiscated at the turnstiles at Spuds on Sunday, and the round chorus of boo's at the final whistle was drowned out by gigawatt decibels of music from the PA system!

Levy is about as popular as a rattlesnake in a lucky dip on that side of North London at the moment.

 

As you say, hopefully Mitchell will see us as a far more attractive proposition.

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[Turkish]

Who would want to go and work for Levy, seriously. The Spurs fans despise him, he's practically a dead man walking and in 6 months when he's on his next manager and restructure he'd be out anyway

 

Hopefully Paul Mitchell is a clever man

 

Pochetino for one.

 

The bloke is a clown though, spurs should get shot of him.

[stevegrant]

Levy won't be leaving Spurs any time soon. ENIC, I think, owns 100% of Tottenham Hotspur, and Daniel Levy owns around 10% of ENIC. He'd have to sack himself.

[pap]

Levy's not really doing himself any favours, is he?

 

I'm sure Tottenham could employ any number of people, at a much lower rate of renumeration, that are able to nick all of Southampton's ideas

 

Tosspots.

[Matthew Le God]

Levy won't be leaving Spurs any time soon. ENIC, I think, owns 100% of Tottenham Hotspur, and Daniel Levy owns around 10% of ENIC. He'd have to sack himself.

 

Can the other 90% of the ENIC shareholders not force a change?

[hasper57saint]

Generally speaking you may be right, but I have. And I am currently working my notice to leave my current job to take work that pays less, because I'm not happy in what I do and want to do work that I enjoy and that I feel I'm contributing something by doing rather than just being a pawn in someone elses machine.

 

I don't know Mitchell, but I do know that the grass is often not greener, even if more money is on offer.

This.

I too know of a number of people who took lower paid jobs rather than move.Too many variables to go into detail.

[Unbelievable Jeff]

Can the other 90% of the ENIC shareholders not force a change?

 

Is it not Joe Lewis that owns the majority of Spurs?

[stevegrant]

Can the other 90% of the ENIC shareholders not force a change?

The other 90% being Joe Lewis? Yes, he could, but they've worked together for the best part of 20 years, something would have to go massively tits-up for that to change, IMO. Lewis' only interest is the bottom line, and while Spurs continue to be financially sound, Levy will almost certainly have his full support.

[notnowcato]

The other 90% being Joe Lewis? Yes, he could, but they've worked together for the best part of 20 years, something would have to go massively tits-up for that to change, IMO. Lewis' only interest is the bottom line, and while Spurs continue to be financially sound, Levy will almost certainly have his full support.

 

Isn't Levy married to Lewis's daughter?

[rallyboy]

Why would he want to leave a state of the art facility at one of the top clubs to go to a midtable club and work from a garden shed in a field?

 

Looking at how their Champions' League qualification campaign is going I presume Spurs currently attempt recruitment using a dice, a coin, and a dartboard, so it might be an easier life...

[eelpie]

There's no point in him going to Tottenham. Their stone age computers won't work

[the saint in winchester]

I'm actually more offended by this 'potential' signing than Spurs talking about a player we own!

 

This is effectively tapping up, although I accept its just paper talk at this stage.

[Andy Durman]

Now it wouldn't be the Daily Mail writing this???

[pap]

The other 90% being Joe Lewis? Yes, he could, but they've worked together for the best part of 20 years, something would have to go massively tits-up for that to change, IMO. Lewis' only interest is the bottom line, and while Spurs continue to be financially sound, Levy will almost certainly have his full support.

 

Spurs fans would argue that things have gone massively tits up for a while. The last period of stability they had was under Redknapp, there doesn't seem to be any rhyme, reason or time for incoming managers. A few pundits this week have argued that many Spurs players, especially foreigners, think they've made it once they get to WHL and don't bother trying after they've got there. The ones that do try are offski the minute a bigger club comes calling with an offer that Levy can't refuse.

 

And that's where I'd agree with you a bit. As long as Levy has got a Modric or a Bale to flog for the highest possible price, he's got a future at Spurs.

 

Does he?

[Saint Charlie]

Will be interesting to see if we can keep hold of him.

[Batman]

What would people think if he did leave for Spurs?

[ART]

With Saints doing so well, the Media are competing with each other to see who can unsettle us. They just can't bear to see us doing well. At the same time, every time Spurs are being criticised by their supporters, all these stories raise their ugly heads as Levy calls his media friends to print rumors to appease their fan base.

[Bucks Saint]

Surprised that Levy needs a top experienced recruitment head in order to find his own replacement

[aintforever]

Looks to me like Levy just trying to appease the clubs fans, Spurs fans are a miserable bunch of w@nkers. If he wanted our head of recruitment he could just give him a call, there's no need to go to the press and make it public.

 

It's only in the paper because it's international break and there is only so much you can write about a sh!te England team.

[Toadhall Saint]

What would people think if he did leave for Spurs?

 

Wouldn't be overly happy about it but that's life I suppose. Just wish spuds and Liverpool invested in something like a long term plan tbh.

[SuperMikey]

Can't see why Mitchell would want to leave us for Spurs tbh, with our scouting team flourishing and theirs crumbling he'd have a big old job on his hands - why give yourself the trouble?

[aintforever]

What would people think if he did leave for Spurs?

 

Don't really know enough about his specific role and how he has done to give a sh!te.

[Saint Charlie]

Can't see why Mitchell would want to leave us for Spurs tbh, with our scouting team flourishing and theirs crumbling he'd have a big old job on his hands - why give yourself the trouble?

 

The challenge of turning it around?