John Mitchell Quits
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1225913320139
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John Mitchell Quits
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1225913320139
Well that was expected.
This should really come as no surprise
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A shame it didnt happen 3 years ago
Slomo will be happy
No surprise but still don't think we should bag him. Considering the difficultes he faced during his tenure I think he has done some great things for the players. As with most stories there is more to it than we are being made aware of.
Next we'll all be shocked when the Lions call a press conference....
I hope he does well in his future. I'm happy to say he was our inaugral coach.
Here endeth the speculation and uncertainty. Thanks and good luck, JM. Go RG!
But it's still 20 mins to go. Might they call a press conference to say "JM is staying on"?
Certainly no surprise, though definitely a level of disappointment.
It has dropped him slightly in my eyes, but that is starting from a very high base level I might add.
Mitch has had to put up with incredible levels of bullshit on many fronts while doggedly building the Force from scratch, far more than most coaches would come across.
Perhaps he shares responsibility for some of that however, he had to work through it nonetheless.
In his tenure there has been no shortage of off field and off season drama and a player group that is probably over estimated by many of the loyal punters and a poor injury rate. 71 players in 65 matches pays testament to that! However, in the same time he has played a part in producing at least ten Wallabies with more still to come in the next couple of years.
I believe he has laid a fantastic platform for Richard Graham to work from in continuing the story of the Western Force.
Thanks for everything Mitch, you will always be part of fabric of Rugby in WA :cheers:
All the best for the future mitch, and thanks for all youve done for rugby in the west, and for australian rugby as a whole in previous years...........
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Question: Did Rugby WA have to pay the magic million to buy out his contract?
Good on him, he did a great job building our current core squad, and brought up the likes of Pocock, JOC and Browne into super14 and wallaby level. He did his bit for us and Australian rugby, and we couldn't ask more of him to go out during the middle of the off season to keep the impact on the squad and club minimal.
3 year contract
Ok, the Force finished 13th, the Lions finished 14th in 2010.
We had him, they've now got him - if nothing else, it will be interesting to see where both teams finish next year.
I will be narky if the Lions finish ahead of us on the ladder, that's for sure.
Well said
He had nothing to work with in the beginning. It's remarkable that he had the team in semi final contention on a few occasions. He built an indomitable spirit that made players play above themselves and built a great team not necessarily group of great players.
He has moulded many teenagers into wallabies
I doubt anybody else would have done as well. He was the right man at the right time.There is a fundamental difference in the rugby cultures between NZ and Oz. The absence of the Bledisloe cup from our cabinet for 8 seasons suggests which culture is more successful. I think he had trouble dealing with a few limp d1cks.
Watch the Lions rise. That place is a sleeping giant. The bok admire hard rugby. he will be outstanding for them
You don't have to look to far to the east (well Victoria) to find a coach who had nothing and won and is now giving it a go second time round. Mitchell has been a disappointment for the Force and really should have achieved more considering he was given a blank canvas to start with. Thank you Mr Mitchell, good luck in SA
bloody hope not. The only positive that could possibly have come from this is the saving in not paying two coaches' salaries next year. He surely would have come cap in hand to the Force, the Lions begging for some compassion and the board should have done what was fair in their own eyes.
A harsher man than I would suggest they should have stopped payments forthwith and ask for backpay of his holday pay......or at least got the Lions to pay out his contract for them.....I would suggest though that a little gratitude should have been shown and a reasonable offer of a payout, commensurate with the impact he's had on the organisation. I still reckon the Force would have made a saving, and there's nothing wrong with grooming friendships on the dark continent.