Inside Paul Mitchell's BOMBSHELL Newcastle United interview
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Dom and Liam reflect on an eye-opening first interview with Paul Mitchell following a frustrating summer transfer window for Newcastle United. Mitchell discussed his relationship with Eddie Howe, Newcastle's pursuit of top targets and much more as the lads try and break things down.
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Check out our coverage of Paul Mitchell's big interview over on Shields Gazette and Newcastle World.
Mitchell on transfers: www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/paul-mitchell-drops-newcastle-united-transfer-bombshell-after-failed-ps70m-marc-guehi-pursuit-4769552
Shields Gazette: www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united
Newcastle World: www.newcastleworld.com/sport/football/newcastle-united
I just hope they stick with eddie, he has improved so many players and they all respect him. The togetherness is what makes our club special and eddie did that!
Sounds like they want to. - L
Eddie won’t last this season
@@juliogeordio7358 he'll be with either England or a top six club or top European club this time next year
Paul Mitchell says "he arrived at a far from ideal time".
Howe arrived at a much worse time. He managed to key signings and made a difference straight by away.
As far as I can see the only thing Mitchell's done is tried to blame everyone else fir hus failure.
two completely different jobs
Mitchell is a twat
@@crabby5700 How so? Mitchell is criticising Howe for the recruitment part of Howe's role. Mitchel is now responsible for recruitment.
@@ravicabral2522 Howe was working within a totally different setup without considering key factors such as sell on for example. The role Mitchell will fill I would imagine (there's an element of speculation on my part btw) is much larger and therefore much different.
maybe check again as results didnt really improve for about 3 months until tripps and bruno were added to the group
It all sounds really positive to me. I just hope Howe and Mitchell's relationship remains good or grows more. Hearing the owners are still committed is brilliant. All the people in the club want to bring top players into the club, and they definitely will also grow the commercial side which will and is happening. The club has went through is big changes in the summer but in the long term it surely will be for the better. Am so looking forward to the coming years🖤🤍
What's positive. Eddie says he is more hands off and Mitchell has called him a liar!
Aye, the commitment bit is good. And re the end goal, I just think it'll take a bit longer than we initially thought, but I'm sure we'll get there. - L
@@levstone415 talk about taking something out of context 🙈
The commercial side hasn't grown quick enough and I thought eales was brought in to do just that.
@@billmoore7137 you're getting mixed up with Silverstone, surely? - L
This is a cracking breakdown, lads! No doubt, PIF will take us step by step to the very top. But looking at what’s going on, we’re still miles behind in a lot of areas. It’ll take time, just like Arsenal didn’t give Arteta all the backing at the start, it was a gradual process. Eddie needs to keep working his magic on the pitch, and go hand in hand with Paul and the rest of the team behind the scenes. As fans, we’ve got to stick UNITED, keep pushing the lads, and back the boys through thick and thin. The Toon Army isn’t just here for the glory days; we’re here for the journey.
Great shout! - L
Probably the best video you’ve done lads.
Liam you spoke with the passion you had through the takeover. Great to see it back!!
Keep up the cracking work.
They've got a lot of contract situations to sort out too, there's a canny few players who are now in their last year of their contract. So hopefully we'll see a lot of outgoings next summer. Like you say we have to sell before we can move forward. I think only longstaff and burn will be guaranteed a new contract. Keep up the good work lads this is by far becoming the number 1 nufc channel on RUclips.
Not many you'd want to keep? - L
If Eddie said this is my most hands of transfer window that doesnt mean he hasnt been kept informed daily it just means he was more hands on in previous windows before PM came to the club,no dramas there to me.
That's the way I understood it too
A fair point. But he also pleaded ignorance on a lot of transfer questions and distanced himself.
- D
@@GeordieJournos a convenient tactic to fend off your grilling perhaps?
@@user-hg8lz3zh6bSomething he has done in previous windows eg Barnes denial when he was in the room next door!
It's really good listening to you lads
Thanks Ian 👍
- D
'Next transfer market' is becoming a popular term sadly.
Great video lads 😊
Appreciate the content you continue to produce for us all. Timely and relevant!
Thanks so much for this. Very kind 👏
Another fair and balanced take on the situation, come on lads you'll never work for the daily mail with that attitude!
We certainly try! - L
Trouble in paradise. This is the interview you give when playing the politics. He aimed so many comments directly at Eddie here. Called Eddie a liar about being in the loop. Criticised the transfer business prior to his own arrival, which he really was limited in his ability to do considering the high success rate of incomings, so restrained himself to the limited outgoings to brand the entire transfer strategy unfit for purpose.
Mentioned Eddie's "smarts" half a dozen times which is exactly like saying he doesn't have any. Shifted the entire failure of the window onto Eddie, essentially calling him (Eddie) a liar about transfer involvement, and highly critical of Eddie's domestic focus vs European.
Finally, he advertised Eddie's availability to the FA. There'll be a battle now between these two behind the scenes. I hope if push comes to shove, Paul Mitchell is out and King Eddie remains.
Unlikely. Eddie is in demand the other guy isnt
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. - L
@@GeordieJournosclose your account, bring back Mike Ashley
@johnmurray5573 no thanks! - L
Great summary lads, interested to read your full article Don when it’s out. The message you and Liam are putting over is something which I have been leaning toward for the last 6 months. We all knew things were not all as it seemed at the club. This summer has payed out what has been going on as far as they are willing to discuss. People use the phrase bump in road but I would say this has been a crossroads moment for the club. They have looked one way and seen the path that lay ahead with the goings on in the last 2 windows and realised it is not sustainable and decided they head down other road.
Time will tell if this is the right road or not.
For me the, the management structure and team assembled to drive the club forward have not been recruited to just make small decisions on the future direction of the club. They are all top candidates from their respected fields of work. The projects that they are being requested to deliver will be very sizeable and will have a huge impact on the club and the direction we are heading.
We as fans have to accept that mistake are going to be made and disappointments are going to happen, that why we all love the beautiful game. But as you both stated we have to be patient. That does. It mean we will not succeed we just have to realise that it is going to take time. Our owners are not going to cut corners or look to break rules to get ahead. They will do everything within the rules of the game. We may not like it, especially when other seem to be getting away with it in plain site, but the owners will not act in this manner.
I’m still onboard for the ride and if it takes longer then so be, at least we are going to get the ride we never thought we would.😉🏴🏳️👍🏻
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. - L
You think tunnel vision for Guehi. Consider Guehi is right footed but plays on the left for Palace and delivers anazing long crossfield passes tp escape a high press. So Guehi could cover on the left for ACL Botman, and when Botman is back on the left then Guehi can ultimately replace an ageing Schar on the right.
He plays on the left of a back 3 numbnuts.
Exactly. We all know what he's about and why he would have been very well suited. There'll always be a huge premium for buying proven players from other PL clubs.
Insightful video chaps Put this towards a tripod 😂
Very generous of you 🤣🤣
Not all heroes wear capes, some might even buy you a tripod!
Thanks so much! We're on it! - L
Thanks so much for the video lads, great information which has made things a lot clearer for me. It has reassured me that things are going in the right direction at the club. Let's hope they stick with and fully support Eddie as he is the man to take us forward. Brilliant as always lads, thank you 👏👏👏🖤🤍
Another fantastic video guys 👍🏻, great insight and opinions about the Paul Mitchell interview. I just hope after the talks that everyone is pulling in the same direction and they can all work together in being the best club we can be 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it - L
Great video guys. Love getting your view on this because when I first read it, the overall impression for me was that whilst I agreed with a lot of what he said regarding scouting and the future & that he distanced himself from the Guehi Saga in a way. How Eddie will react to that we will see.
I think like most people, I am concerned that we were willing to overpay for Guehi. I still question where Eales was in this because ultimately if anyone could say to Eddie look it has be someone else, it's time to move on, it should be him.
I still think mistakes were made & they were wrong not to invest the money in some potential which could build revenue or the squad. The Elanga thing at the end, was that mentioned? We surely could have improved on RW easier.
I agree about RW. Elanga was a target from the start of the summer and conversations took place regarding a potential swap + money deal with Miguel Almiron but told no official bid was made.
- D
Hardly bombshell. It was measured honest interview
He dropped a bombshell or two re 'not fit for purpose'. - L
Having a poor window in winter is ok but a sunnier window means we realistically lose a whole year. If I am honest, I just do not believe the club has an inability to line up options to first choice transfers. It is also well known that Paul Mitchell was working in the background before he was announced and Ashworth situation sorted.. I agree with Liam, until big ticket cheques get written for training ground then I reserve the right to doubt just a little. Loved this video and great watching Dom dance on the hot coals of on and off the record.
Very good points, Mark. Thanks for watching as always 👍
- D
I hope the dynamic between Mitchell and Howe grows positively. If I were Howe, I’m not sure I’d be feeling all that secure with some of the messaging from Mitchell.
What we do know, the ‘Newcastle United tax’ still exists and there are no friends when it comes to transfers from other PL clubs. In that sense, Mitchell is right if saying that club need to look to Europe and beyond. Whether that means targeting 1st team ready additions like Bruno, Botman and Isak (as seen in Howe influenced recruitment to date), or a different approach, remains to be seen.
Anyway, Mitchell has put his marker down. Let’s hope that he can walk the walk.
Enjoy the insights and views on your channel.
Good video, lads. Thanks for the information.
Cheers! - L
Well done lads great report lets keep the faith and trust those in charge
Interesting video lads. Good deep dive.
Thanks 👍
For me between the lines the 25/26 will be the time to Back the Toon for Top 3 , and this is just Fine for me
Keep up the great work guys, will happily buy you all a pint if I ever bump into you in town.
Hope this helps some way to getting the new gear :)
Much appreciated! Very, very kind! - L
Isak and Bruno had not played in the Premier League prior to signing for Newcastle. So why all the need for players coming in being EPL wetted ?
Same for Botman and Tonali. Gordon is our only top player with previous PL experience.
A lot I suspect is English for Euro quota reasons?
No. - L
Great As always Guys read Craig Hope piece on what Mitchell said on Eddie and England compared to Simon Bird think Craig some times feel he like to rock the boat .
Not read them both. - L
Paul seemed to state “Eddie is very smart” many times. What did you read on that?
Was he implying that Eddie will be on board with the new structure, or was that a warning to Eddie that he has to adapt?
Warning
The reality is Eddie has a very good track record with us bringing players in he has wanted and signed off on, clearly there is a good reason for this and its working so lets trust the guy and let him do his job! The evidence is there for all to see that when we get the right players he motivates, leads, and coaches them fantastically well plus he brings amazing team spirit and unity. We are lucky to have him so let’s get behind him and the new fellas behind the scenes. I don’t think PIF will settle until we get to the top which will take time
Wasn't it said previously that everything has to be sent back to big Yas's office in Saudi? and it can take weeks to get responses to requests, bids etc. Not prioritising a new number 1 to faze out Pope will come back to bite nufc this season. New 75k stadium with naming rights has to be the future. Its money lost every season we stay at SJP.
Great video lads. If, my summary of your bullet point Dom is positively right; the club are learning.
Due to all the bloody enforced changes (PSR etc), the plan as was has had to change a lot. But still looking for a/the best ending of being number 1!
Exactly. It's taking longer than hoped but the ambition and drive is still there from the top.
- D
Very good a lot of info their but after all that we still have a stronger squad than we had when we finished fourth in my opinion so we just trust the process onwards and upwards
Thanks lads
Liam you are correct and it’s sobering to realise that the time frame is now exponential! I hope I get see the final destination but a lot of fans are now realising the truth on how long the journey will take. HWTL
I hope so, too! - L
Great content lads, thank you.
Thanks Ian 👍
If i recall theres a number of players out of contract in the summer 25 (from memory 11). Was there any mention on retention of those players, extending contracts or replacing players in key positions? Feels like the club is at a cross roads and key time next summer hence the stall in spending.
People forget very quickly about the " Newcastle Tax " clubs apply to every potential approach for a player transfer to the toon. Mitchell is following the same doctrine Amanda was tasked with on this one.
The latest partnership with Red Bull is another example of just how fast the club is coming up the rails on the cheating six, and very soon PSR will be much easier to navigate. Should Man City win their case against the Premier league the potential for unlocking the Saudi riches is astronomical.
Hopefully 👍🤞
Buying from another PL club is always going to attract a huge premium too. Buying a proven PL player and England international is as close to a "sure thing" in the transfer market as you'll ever get. No chance they won't adapt to the PL, no chance they won't settle in the area or learn English, no questions he can handle pressure at a higher level, very little chance he'll get homesick etc.
Great video guys
Thanks so much! - L
Howe doesnt negotiate contracts or deal woth the clubs on fees. He talks with scouts and other contacts and decides who he wants. The rest is another dept.
Great video guys love the content
Great movies. Keep up the good work
Thanks Steve 👍
Really interesting that lads, we all need to gel and compromise to go forward together👍
The thing that puzzles me most is that journalists, broadcasters and fans all knew we were being played by Crystal Palace. There is a lot contempraneous evidence to support this. So why did the Newcastle negotiating team not know this and pull out of the deal weeks before they did to allow them to go for an alternative? It's nothing to do with PSR, its just plain common sense: "Eddie we are being played, we must look at an alternative. If there are no CBs lets go for a RW and not totally waste the window".
Hardly rocket science!# 🤔
Mitchell covered his arse with that statement tonight, trying to rectify a shit transfer window, maybe throwing Howe under the bus too, doesn't sway with me. Sly?
How so? didnt howe come out saying he need to have transfer power and just recently saying he had not had much to do with the transfers. So how is howe not trying to cover his arse?
Time will tell
@@misturmonson7423 Howe doenrt need to cover his arse. He ain't at the top of the list when now transfer wise. Simply an opinion 👌
@@deanCNewcastle Then why has he done it when Southgate left england saying he need transfer power etc. And now last few weeks saying he has nothing to do with transfers?
Excellent as ever lads, keep up the good work and you talk equally as fans as you are journalists. I worry for the future of Howe, can he work with Mitchell and Eales especially if it's true that Eales was instrumental in the hasty departure of Amanda/Merhdad. Playing devil's advocate was Mitchell letting this window go to 💩 and proving to the ownership that his strategy is the better way. Be interesting to see if Nixon ans Andy Howe stay in situe, if they go then it weakens Eddie, where really would should be focusing on Europe qualification. Wouldn't be Newcastle without shooting ourselves in the foot
Thanks 👌
as the january transfer window the prices are so high this will probably be 2 transfer windows with no significant additions to the first team
Three. - L
Why haven’t we been able to sell the likes of miggy or tripps ? There is value in those players but it seems we have not been able to attract the suitors?? Steve
The club does not want to sell Kieran Trippier. Almiron is a different story but they haven't been able to attract a viable suitor that the player is willing to join.
- D
@@GeordieJournos keep the content coming guys your my favourite channel now
Good informative video ! It seems clear it's not like before (just pocketing the money) 😅
Glad it was helpful! - L
This is basically a case of who you believe, Paul Mitchell or everyone else
Thanks for the video. Was there anything regarding the stadium 🏟️
Nothing on the stadium. Would say it's not really in his remit as such. More for Eales/Miller.
- D
I think there will be a parting of the waves, between Eddie and the rest of management.
In fairness, the majority of our transfer focus has been on PL players…and even though they’ll be PL proven, there’s better value for money on the continent. Hopefully they all just find a productive compromise.
Appreciate the insight lads, was there any discussion around how complete the new structure is or a roadmap of how that will be pan out or do they seem happy with where they are now?
He said those things are still being discussed.
- D
Be interesting to see how Eddie reacts to this and how he interprets what was said. Don’t feel a collegiate collaborative relationship between the big 3 players at the club now. The balance has shifted since Mandy and her hubby exited.
100% - L
Thanks keep up the podcasts but I want to see Jessie again
She'll have to make a comeback at some point! 🐕
- D
£150m next window won't necessarily improve the squad if you take into account all of the players that are out of contract & will need replacing. Yes some contract extensions could be given but the age profile of the players concerned doesn't shout out that this is a good idea
Sounds all positive in my eyes
You need to put a link to your article in the description or pinned comment
Done 👍
All the interview said to me was that he takes no blame for this window and Howe does and he won't be bothered if eddy does off to England it isn't going to work between these two it is plain to see
I agree tbh I love Howe but I’ve said for weeks now maybe it’s Eddie being the awkward one now
That's some extreme paraphrasing. - L
@GeordieJournos No you are right my mistake everything is rosy in the garden
Was the criticism of scouting essentially throwing Nixon/ A Howe under the bus ?
I thought more a general comment. Ashworth, if anyone. - L
I was just curious when both of you were talking about a recruitment network, if Paul Mitchell is saying it needs big improvements, how come we have signed players like Bruno, Gordon Isak etc and they turned out to be fantastic players. How come all of a sudden we have no recruitmenting of players.
The model was broken, clearly. Signing players at high fees and not selling anyone at all, means change likely needed. I kind of can't argue with it. There was a massive hole in the accounts. And also, Howe has eyes almost primarily for PL proven. That also needs broadening. - L
Dear all,
Canny video as always👍
Did Paul Mitchell say anything about Dan, Dan the gardening man🧐
Regards,
No, but he may have called one of the journalists 'Dan' by mistake 😬
- D
Tino & Lewis still likely to be around
I am not sure what to make of this to be honest. Time will tell but we all know how difficult the January window is and we can only hope that there are no major injuries this season
The rules change next summer and it will increase the threshold which means we can spend more. My opinion is that we ride this season out the best we can and next summer we will be able to compete more
What rules change to open up leeway for NUFC? I've seen the changes and don't see how the materially benefit NUFC, in their present form. - L
The word I'd use to describe the clubs recruitment policy post takeover is 'opportunistic'... A lot of big transfers (Bruno, Tonali, Isak) seemed like the club went looking for situations where we could buy a player we'd have no real right getting in normal circumstances. That sometimes is strokes of genius alla Bruno, Gordon which ended up brilliant business taking advantage of Everton's finances... But it's off the cuff. Go out and see who we can snipe. Same thing with Guehi and it really didn't work. Club thought Guehi with 2 years on his deal was one we could take advantage of and it's failure has exposed that method. Mitchell probably wants long shortlists with multiple targets where we won't just search for the "best" player where there's an opportunity, but looks to buy at good value from long term information.
Good transfer strategy would be both opportunistic and planned I would think.
@@deanharding740 Agreed
16:14 felt like I was being virtually strangled 😂
🙈😂
In January we should hopefully have Sven and Jamal back, therefore we wont be desperate to spend £70m on a CB, by then we might be desperate in another position, or with player sales such as a GK or RW, there maybe an academy prospect comes.good like Lewis Miley. I just hope that whatever happens, the fans have patience with the club, because if the fans force out Howe, we could get a manager in who does more harm than good, like a Ruud, or a Kinnear, or Mourinho who could cause havoc.
I think the disappointment of the transfer window and the constraints imposed by PSR will likely accelerate discussions about building a 70000 - 80000 stadium fit for the 21st century. Ultimately, if we truly want to compete, I don't really see any other option in the medium term...
Changing managers isn't a good thing an d if England don't come knocking then hope this transfer window doesn't affect results and put Eddie's position in jeopardy as he is the guy to take us forward
We'll see... - L
After howes comments in germany i got the feeling that howe wasnt happy, by then he woukd if knew that mandy was on her way out and everyone was still shook about the psr debacle that had just happened. All this just as mitchell is coming in and the transfer window starting. It felt like it had killed eddies enthusiasm a bit and to be fair to Mitchell he was coming in probably expecting some sort of plan for the window to be in place ready for him to work which doesn't seem to of been the case. Its not like hes gunna start scouting for positions when the window is already in full swing the lists should of been in place ready for him. It feels like eddie could of give him more to work with but hes stubborn at the best of times and it felt to me like Eddie has been a little bit difficult on purpose with transfer targets, maybe trying to prove a point.
Im hoping we can get passed the jan window without having to panic buy so we can at least benifit from saving this money we just have to hope bruno, isak etc give us at least 1 more year after this season. I think Gordon is probably the most likely to leave out of the 3.
We got more than just a feeling! - L
The question here is are context, that being Newcastle pre takeover had the smallest squad in the premier league. To come back from that lack of depth you can only invest to build the foundations.
That means at the start replacing / selling foundational players destroys the foundations you are building.
Now we are at a stage where to kick on from mid table / top 8. You will need to sell. But saying over the last 3 years we didn’t sell is removing the context of why we are where we are. So that’s a really bad excuse.
Selling to replace after this season is fine, but you need the revenue from 3 league positions above 7th. That proves we are in the mix, to incoming players and to the clubs you have to sell players too. Proves the 2 seasons were just a blip after 14 years of relegations and 16th places.
Please push back on the context and the fact you can’t remove this. I don’t think not buying anyone is a major failure.
I'm not sure i agree with your argument. - L
@@GeordieJournos thats the nature of these things. Without the full context I.e unabridged accounts it’s all a bit a of guess work. But the fact of the matter will be until we increase our turnover to that a of club in the top 6 spaces consistently it’s going to be a up and down ride. That’s the nature of turnaround businesses.
Did Mitchell say anything about looking at free transfers? Someone like Rabiot?
No. - L
Are the club releasing an interview?
Hope so like because csnt just take what journalists say all time
They may well do a separate interview but it won't be the one Mitchell did with the written press today (04/09).
- D
Paul Mitchell appeared rather defensive in his statement. Telling us that they won’t stand in Eddie’s way if England come calling was something I’m not comfortable to hear. Our owners aren’t England fans, so they should try and keep him. Interesting attitude from Mitchell. The bottom line is I don’t trust him that he’ll try to work well with Eddie Howe.
I get the sense that the professional/personal gap betweeen Howe and Mtchell is quite wide, both seemingly blaming each other for the TW debacle. I still believe that Howe will be the England boss in 12 months time and the new head coach (Guardiola.....) will have a £200 million warchest. Teflon Darren's position must be under threat.
Moving forward, the academy must be a priority (been saying that for 40 years!) as either a provider of first teamers or else as a source of revenue.
Finally, Bruno is very ordinary as a '6'. Has to be played as an '8' so he can supply Isak with better service.
I'm optimistic that Gordon, Isak and Bruno are here when we get trophies - they all bought into the project and it will only take a few more players for us to have a more consistent challenge in the top 4.
If some of our youth players can perform on loans I'd hope we can use a bit of the Chelsea model to fund transfers for key players. Also, working on making our academy the best in the world - and growing the best players rather than buying them.
The last bit is key. - L
How did we sign Isak Joelinton Bruno and Botman then?. I could name 10 foreign players that can impove us. He should have made things work. Then fixed the problem. Just wants to get his mates in.
Who? - L
@GeordieJournos Call me synical, but if you had the director of football job, what would you have done?. The prem is where foreign players want to be. Raid foreign clubs. It seems like he's sababataged the window to bring his own scouts in on to me. To bring his mates in. The last window was fine. What has changed since then. The only other answer is. Maybe we're clogged up with background checks after the Tonali incident. And got ourselves a bit paranoid. To have one overpriced English player that did well in the Euros. Nieve. We need rough diamonds. Not overpriced flash in the pan anomalies.
I want to know where Steve Nicolson has been in all of this? Shouldn’t he be recommending players from Europe like Bruno and Isak?
Taken a backseat role. - L
the three you mentioned probably have to be sold for the club to get money to progress, eddie already alluded player sales
Is the transcript from Paul Mitchell available to read.
It's online. - L
Is the scouting network criticism a dig at Ashworth I was under the impression that he had employed a lot in different geographical locations. Or is it a criticism of Eddie and the existing team.
Michael Essien Didier Drogba who was in the Chelsea office that got Jose those 2? another man that did some work Michael Emenalo that ditn quite fit here.
Simon Capper is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of NUFC. Surely he is the person with the purse strings. The person who should know how much is available to spend on players.
Is the 5 to 7 years from the year of the take over or from now. I'm 83 so I'm interested in the time differance
So I'm I listening to this, correct? This transfer was all down to Eddie's choice, and he didn't have a backup if I'm right then it's bad that's why we kept hearing we have a very small pool of players to choose from .
We should of brought in at least another two players this window and we know which position's they were,we all know that at the end of this season we have about 6 or 7 players out of contract and we ain't going to replace them all. great show lads.
Cheers! -L
This is a flat contradiction to what Eddie Howe said, or certainly implied. The chance of Howe leaving for the England job seem to have significantly increased, I think. There may be elements of overlap, or singing the same tune, or however you want to put it, but there are some specific, quite firm contradictions - particularly in terms of Howe's involvement, and also the (denied by Howe) accusation that Howe wanted "Guehi or nothing" - which seems. to have been confirmed by Mitchell
Check Mitchell's previous clubs, he's never stayed longer than 3 years ? And hes talking about planning for th long term. Alarm bells should be ringing with this guy.
Hope not. - L
What do you think the possibilities that the goal posts will be moved as we gain in strength the premier top 6? You know better than us they are doing all they can to keep us at arms length
I think they've already won that battle. - L
Whatever spin you put on it, it seems to me that there’s turbulence ahead !
No matter what to spend at least 3 weeks on one player is not professional. Is if you have the experience he is supposed to have he should have known within say 2 weeks if it's going to pan out
So the off the record stuff? Was it positive?
Generally speaking, I'd say so. Mostly just providing context. Any negative stuff was not about NUFC.
- D
alrite guys i was just wondering who has the final say on transfers is it mitchell or does darren eales have final say and if that is the case does he have the power to veto all and any decisions made by mitchell and howe
Eales doesn't have that kind of veto. - L
One bad window isnt end of the world, but Keeping our best will only happen if we are recruiting, this window was a lost opportunity. January needs to be better otherwise our best players will question the ambition for sure
I think they need to do something, for sure. - L
Hi guys brilliant insight can I ask one question you said the club had targets and wouldn’t just go out and buy a player for the sake of buying someone so are you saying the last gasp bid for Anthony Elanga was always on the cards or is Paul Mitchell contradicting himself because it looked to me that Elanga was a panic bid just to appease the fan base cheers
I don't think Mitchell was contradicting himself as such. Elanga was identified as a potential target at the start of the window. Late move, yes, but the club had done their research on the player.
- D
Doesn’t quite fit the picture of a small pool and poor scouting does it? Still looks a lot like people pulling in different directions to me
From 140m to 300m revenue went up they said.so this 300m how much let's club spending ÿevery transfer window?
I wish the calculations were that simple. - L
New ground, new training facilities, hotels and shops. That is what i believe PIF will want and do. Regerding the PSR i think it will be challenged now as anyone can see a good lawyer can get you out of it trough loop holes. Look at Chelsea and Leicester.
As for Eddie, i think he has done amazing but i cant get my head around his reluctance on keeping players and praising them who are clearly not good enough or young enough in order to get money in and replace them with better. I compare him with elite managers and think would pep or klopp keep a miggy or a hayden or a burn, longstaff, wilson, dubs in the 1st team or even the squad or would they replace them in order to move forward? As much as i appreciate those guys we can all see they are not good enough.
Mitchell will bring success to the Toon and it's up to Eddie if he wants to accept his role as a coach with input into transfers but not the final say. Howe is a great coach and Mitchell is a great strategist who will follow his owners wishes to become the best.
A new stadium is a vital part of our future growth and the fans will have to get used to it knowing the massive revenue streams it creates will be pumped back into the club.
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Manager has to have final say on transfers or what’s the point in being there
The owners statement emphasized firstly the ok importance of Eddie, secondly the players, and lastly management. It's wishful thinking when you say "Mitchell will bring success to the Toon". Be clear, Eddie is proven and valued and top priority for PIF
@@markillingworth1972 Ofc they shouldnt, You really think Pep buys the players at city? hell nah maybe had an input on a few but nah, you think a real madrid manager picks the players? HELL NAh. Now look at man utd they have their managers picking players and how is that working out for them? who do you wanna copy Man city and RM or man utd?
@@misturmonson7423I guarantee pep has the final say on first team incomings at city.
@@yogihightower He do not, sure he had inputs on some of the players but he doesnt stop the club from buying players or say we need this and that. As he said its not his money.
I don’t think he mentioned the fans once !
Sounds like the memo is still value for money, "hidden gems", and under the current restraints we can't just go in gung ho. But who knows regarding the PSR situation, the goalposts may change, i have a feeling it will, let's see. Good post Fella's.
Hope so! And thanks! - L
Hi lads, was the question put to Mitchell that the failure to strengthen the squad this window could ultimately cost us a place in the champions league. In turn this could lead to the loss of Bruno, Isak and Gordon who might want away.
What then, this would put us back even further in years as we would have to try and recruit again that quality of player. Who would be interested when we become a selling club. Finally can you imagine the depression around the club and fans if these players ended up.at Arsenal, City or Liverpool.
No. - L