Paul Mitchell (Sporting Director)

[greydos]

20 minutes ago, Abacus said:

What question would you actually ask, if not on a tight leash?

How many lives would you destroy to ensure your former player Danny Olmo lines up in front of Bruno and behind Isak next season?

[Elliottman]

Amazed there’s not been an interview mind 😅

[andycap]

2 minutes ago, Elliottman said:

Amazed there’s not been an interview mind 😅

He'll be in deep conversations with nico Williams 😂 

[54]

2 minutes ago, Elliottman said:

Amazed there’s not been an interview mind 😅

Think there was something mentioned last week that while he's began work, he's out of the country ATM and won't be in the UK/Newcastle until this week.

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

Is it enough for you to succeed or must your enemies fail? 

[madras]

39 minutes ago, Shays Given Tim Flowers said:

Is it enough for you to succeed or must your enemies fail? 

One for the politics thread.

[loki679]

3 hours ago, Abacus said:

What question would you actually ask, if not on a tight leash?

 

'Why don't the pandas just eat something else?'

[toontownman]

3 hours ago, Elliottman said:

Amazed there’s not been an interview mind 😅

He is moving over to Newcastle at some point this week. They will just be waiting for him to get here before they do the obligatory sit down interview.

[PauloGeordio]

3 hours ago, toontownman said:

He is moving over to Newcastle at some point this week. They will just be waiting for him to get here before they do the obligatory sit down interview.

[Coffee_Johnny]

12 hours ago, Abacus said:

What question would you actually ask, if not on a tight leash?

Welcome Phil, was your grant as much of a tosser as he seemed? 
or 

This is a new role at a club with big aspirations, what makes you think you are the right person for the job?
and/or

What is the remit of your new role and how what, in your opinion, will be most important to ensure it adds value? 

[Coffee_Johnny]

On 06/07/2024 at 17:32, Matt1892 said:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vpNbi9tvLRQ&pp=ygUTTnVmYyBHb3Jkb24gbWVkaWNhbA%3D%3D
 

Ashworth 0:40

 

Howe 2:40

Love the Schar clip in that. Just after meets Tripps, about 3.00 mins. 

[Optimistic Nut]

48 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

Welcome Phil, was your grant as much of a tosser as he seemed? 
or 

This is a new role at a club with big aspirations, what makes you think you are the right person for the job?
and/or

What is the remit of your new role and how what, in your opinion, will be most important to ensure it adds value? 

 

Such a disappointment when you get,

 

"Newcastle compete in the Sela Cup against Girona in what will be your first experience at St James Park in your new role, just tell us how much you're looking forward to that"

[Miggys First Goal]

We did more transfer business in one weekend than we’ve done since he’s been appointed. This has been a terrible hire. 

[FloydianMag]

1 minute ago, Miggys First Goal said:

We did more transfer business in one weekend than we’ve done since he’s been appointed. This has been a terrible hire. 

I hope this is sarcasm.

[Miggys First Goal]

7 minutes ago, FloydianMag said:

I hope this is sarcasm.

Of course 

[Joelinton7]

1 hour ago, Optimistic Nut said:

 

Such a disappointment when you get,

 

"Newcastle compete in the Sela Cup against Girona in what will be your first experience at St James Park in your new role, just tell us how much you're looking forward to that"

Most football interviews are statements disguised as questions where the player/coach being interviewed merely regurgitates some mindless adjective + intensifier 

 

eg. “That was a massive win today. But how massive?”

“very massive”. 
 

“you played well in the last match, which you also won”

 

”absolutely, it’s how we have to play”. 
 

“the fans??”

 

”fans are huge for us” 

 

 

 

Edited July 8 by Joelinton7

[DahnSahf]

26 minutes ago, FloydianMag said:

I hope this is sarcasm.

I hope this is! 😄

[FloydianMag]

14 minutes ago, DahnSahf said:

I hope this is! 😄

You never know in this place so I’ll leave it for you to decide🤣

[Terrymac1966]

Hope we keep some money back till after the Girona game. They have some top players in their team who might just be of interest

[Scoot]

 

From the Chronicle. I won't post a link to their website as it'll blow up your device!

 

Former colleague Les Reed with a little more on Newcastle's Paul Mitchell:

"Paul is very passionate about what he does and is very dedicated to it. He works very hard but he's always looking to improve things, find another angle and find another way of doing something.

He's always right at the cutting edge, which was a big part of our strategy at Southampton and the way we did things. It enabled us to recruit some significantly valuable players and achieve some great success with those players.

Our team at Southampton, of which Paul was a significant part, was probably way ahead of the game at the time and he knows that part of the industry inside, out. From the time he joined us from MK Dons to his time at Monaco, he's widened his network, made more contacts, enhanced his reputation and learned a lot.

He's also very curious. He's always looking to try and improve things so I think he will do very well for Newcastle.

Succession planning is one of Paul's strengths. He will be very big on knowing not just where good players are, but how they fit into Newcastle's strategy and culture at the club. When one player moves on, he will be ready with a list of replacements. That's what he does and he's very good at it.

I think it's a perfect fit. He's just what Newcastle need because in terms of the recent takeover and the new ownership, they have approached everything in a very calculated way. They have not rushed into things.

We have seen other clubs with high-profile takeovers seemingly throwing money at everything and buying players left, right and centre. Newcastle have not done that. They have built their infrastructure very carefully and Paul is probably one of the last pieces of the jigsaw now to go in there.

He will give the club a much wider knowledge of global football. It's not only where he's worked, but also the markets that those clubs have operated in.

The Red Bull group operated all over the world, so he will bring fresh knowledge and experience from that as well as the direct contact with those clubs and the leagues that they play in. The net will be spread a lot wider and that applies to the network that Paul has built over time

 

 

Edited July 8 by Scoot

[KaKa]

2 hours ago, Scoot said:

 

From the Chronicle. I won't post a link to their website as it'll blow up your device!

 

Former colleague Les Reed with a little more on Newcastle's Paul Mitchell:

"Paul is very passionate about what he does and is very dedicated to it. He works very hard but he's always looking to improve things, find another angle and find another way of doing something.

He's always right at the cutting edge, which was a big part of our strategy at Southampton and the way we did things. It enabled us to recruit some significantly valuable players and achieve some great success with those players.

Our team at Southampton, of which Paul was a significant part, was probably way ahead of the game at the time and he knows that part of the industry inside, out. From the time he joined us from MK Dons to his time at Monaco, he's widened his network, made more contacts, enhanced his reputation and learned a lot.

He's also very curious. He's always looking to try and improve things so I think he will do very well for Newcastle.

Succession planning is one of Paul's strengths. He will be very big on knowing not just where good players are, but how they fit into Newcastle's strategy and culture at the club. When one player moves on, he will be ready with a list of replacements. That's what he does and he's very good at it.

I think it's a perfect fit. He's just what Newcastle need because in terms of the recent takeover and the new ownership, they have approached everything in a very calculated way. They have not rushed into things.

We have seen other clubs with high-profile takeovers seemingly throwing money at everything and buying players left, right and centre. Newcastle have not done that. They have built their infrastructure very carefully and Paul is probably one of the last pieces of the jigsaw now to go in there.

He will give the club a much wider knowledge of global football. It's not only where he's worked, but also the markets that those clubs have operated in.

The Red Bull group operated all over the world, so he will bring fresh knowledge and experience from that as well as the direct contact with those clubs and the leagues that they play in. The net will be spread a lot wider and that applies to the network that Paul has built over time

 

 

 

 

Love this 

[Miggys First Goal]

This cunt still not moved up here yet then?

[Terrymac1966]

57 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said:

This cunt still not moved up here yet then?

Busy exchanging secret emails with Manchester United 🙈

[TRon]

3 hours ago, Miggys First Goal said:

This cunt still not moved up here yet then?

 

Won't be long now, just waiting for Amanda to take down her curtains, then he can start unpacking.

[andycap]

He's not had an interview yet at the club. With Staveley leaving its put a bit of a dampener on this news. Could the club not have waited a week or two.