John Mitchel quits Force

[Blackswan]

John Mitchell Quits

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1225913320139

[Cowboy]

Well that was expected.

[TOCC]

This should really come as no surprise
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[.X.]

A shame it didnt happen 3 years ago

[The InnFORCEr]

Slomo will be happy

[The EnForcer]

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.

[Thequeerone]

Slomo will be happy

Don't assume LOL

Hope he finds what he wants.

Move over Richard Graham

[welshrugbyfan]

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.

[normie]

Here endeth the speculation and uncertainty. Thanks and good luck, JM. Go RG!

[blueandblack]

But it's still 20 mins to go. Might they call a press conference to say "JM is staying on"?

[Burgs]

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

[slomo]

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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[Boomer]

Question: Did Rugby WA have to pay the magic million to buy out his contract?

[jazza93]

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.

[Thequeerone]

3 year contract