jim wrote:
SurreyBlue wrote:
Right now Pagan is the coach and therefore Mitchell must go. You can spin it anyway you like but Pagan should run his department as he seems fit as he likes for as long as he is top man. For the good of the club Mitchell MUST GO and NOW.
Enough is enough, stop giving everyone ammuniation! Settle this soon Pratt, please.
Sticks and others can follow if not happy.

Good thing about life and football clubs is everything is not about "now". Thinking about "now" a few years ago is what got this club inthe sh1t in the first place. If Pagan's going to gone soon, if that's what they're planning indicated by the retention and support of Mitchell, why sack Mitchell and then have them both gone in a short time. Mitchell's done a great job, why should he be sacked simply because some stubborn pr1ck won't talk to him. On the other hand Pagan's done an extremely poor job and is only here because we couldn't afford to pay him out. Sends a poor message at anytime to reward the "poor work" and get rid of the "good worker". If Pagan had performed in his time at this club, this would now not be a issue. Pagan has no-one to blame but himself and should feel lucky he actually has a job.
talking about sending messages- what message does it send to the players and supporters that the club support people that go behind others backs
i have no evidence that mitchell went behind pagan's back, but I also have no evidence that he didn't.
but now there is s perception that this is part of mitchells character
many carlton supporterss do, many 'media commentators' do, may football followers do, so obviously some players will think this also
what happens with fev, he loves pagan. lets say he plays for pagan
we sack pagan and appoint mitchell, will fev have the same respect for mitchell, will mitchell getbthe same out of fev as pagan has??????
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but from reading post on here, there is a pretty big assumption players play for the coach rather than the jumper.
unfortunetly mitchell is now damaged goods and if pagan goes and mitchell stays there will still be unstability at the club.