Miggys First Goal Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 If we capitulate and accept £3m then we have no balls whatsoever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Would be pathetic by the club to accept the same fee as we paid Brighton. Even £10m is low ball, but if we spend it on another talent like Minteh, then worth it in the long run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 23 minutes ago, Zero said: I think they are caught off-guard by the garden leave and compensation stuff. If they had knew it right from the beginning I can see them go for someone else I couldn't disagree more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 2 hours ago, GeordieT said: Far from encouraging from Mark Douglas this morning. Hope we hold firm. The old both sides reporting? Manure -"closer to 3m" Newcastle - "closer to 20m" In reality it will be undisclosed and somewhere in the middle for everyone to save face. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bobbydazzla Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) 3 hours ago, GeordieT said: Far from encouraging from Mark Douglas this morning. Hope we hold firm. He says Man Utd reckon they should pay £3m compo and we’ve said no chance And the article is probably just clueless journo bullshit anyway Why the negativity Edited March 16 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 42 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Mitchell is good but I share other people's concerns about his longevity at clubs. We need someone that's going to he here for 10 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, Zero said: I think they are caught off-guard by the garden leave and compensation stuff. If they had knew it right from the beginning I can see them go for someone else No chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 2 minutes ago, toontownman said: Mitchell is good but I share other people's concerns about his longevity at clubs. We need someone that's going to he here for 10 years. His record at Monaco is ... not great? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Well never know the actual figure in reality as it will no doubt be tied up under NDAs and the like. The money here is pretty irrelevant to us, so we should be making this as long winded and difficult for Man U as possible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) 15 minutes ago, toontownman said: Mitchell is good but I share other people's concerns about his longevity at clubs. We need someone that's going to he here for 10 years. Do we? We need somebody to see us through the next few years. 10 years is a LONG time, has any club had a director of football for that long? Edited March 16 by Jack27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 13 minutes ago, Jagten said: His record at Monaco is ... not great? Think you have counter that with the massive change is philosophy they had - gone from spending big to a focus on young talent and promotion from the academy - the remit was more youth based, something I don’t believe he had done before - more of a rounding of his skill set Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 3 minutes ago, Jack27 said: Do we? We need somebody to see us through the next few years. 10 years is a LONG time, has any club had a director of football for that long? Fair enough I was going to say 5-10. 5 is a minimum though imo. We do need consistency. Whether the person lasts that long is different to whether they are committed to the long term. I'm not necessarily saying Ashworth didn't come here committed to the long term either, situations come up and circumstances change. It's just unfortunate when we need consistency to see a vision though. That takes 5-10 years, all being well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 minute ago, toontownman said: Fair enough I was going to say 5-10. 5 is a minimum though imo. We do need consistency. Whether the person lasts that long is different to whether they are committed to the long term. I'm not necessarily saying Ashworth didn't come here committed to the long term either, situations come up and circumstances change. It's just unfortunate when we need consistency to see a vision though. That takes 5-10 years, all being well. I do agree we need consistency for the next five years, whoever that is needs to have a clear mandate on what the club want to achieve though. Exciting times ahead, the links I’ve seen so far show we are going for somebody right at the top of the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 minute ago, toontownman said: Fair enough I was going to say 5-10. 5 is a minimum though imo. We do need consistency. Whether the person lasts that long is different to whether they are committed to the long term. I'm not necessarily saying Ashworth didn't come here committed to the long term either, situations come up and circumstances change. It's just unfortunate when we need consistency to see a vision though. That takes 5-10 years, all being well. You could argue that 3 years (6 good transfer windows) could set us up for 10 years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 minute ago, Mikky said: Think you have counter that with the massive change is philosophy they had - gone from spending big to a focus on young talent and promotion from the academy - the remit was more youth based, something I don’t believe he had done before - more of a rounding of his skill set They are still one of the most well-capitalised clubs in France and have spent a lot of money, if not offset by a few large sales. In his three years as sporting director they spent over 200m euros (huge for the France) and appointed four managers. Very few of those decisions look, right now, especially successful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 14 minutes ago, Keegans Export said: You could argue that 3 years (6 good transfer windows) could set us up for 10 years As long as the appointments move us forward I suppose it doesn't matter. There will always be talented names interested, especially if we are still moving forward as a club. We have money, ambition and potential. Just depends if we have an adopted club vision/identity and we stick to that rather than resetting If new people come in. I think the former is the goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papo Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 14 hours ago, The Prophet said: A very good and detailed read about Mitchell’s time at Monaco. Sounds promising: https://totalfootballanalysis.com/data-analysis/paul-mitchell-monumental-impact-at-monaco-data-analysis-statistics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Imagine getting Mitchell in and then letting Ashworth stay on gardening leave for another 6 months Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbheed Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Phil Giles is the best option from people I've seen linked to us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Mitchell seems to be linked and interested in every job going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 The Paulo Fonseca of DoFs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 41 minutes ago, Thumbheed said: Phil Giles is the best option from people I've seen linked to us. Why don't we get the best of both worlds and employ Phil Mitchell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbheed Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) 15 minutes ago, 1964 said: Why don't we get the best of both worlds and employ Phil Mitchell As well? Sure, if its an option but if I had to choose one it'd be Giles. Edited March 17 by Thumbheed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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