Current Staff Scott Mitchell - Head of Recruitment

[Deleted member 1417]

Reports in Ipswich that we've appointed Scott Mitchell as Head of Recruitment. Presumably to report into Ed, whose new role is a wider remit.

Former Blue Mitchell New Oxford Head of Recruitment - Ipswich Town News

Former Town full-back and long-serving academy staff member Scott Mitchell has been appointed the head of recruitment at Oxford United.

www.twtd.co.uk

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Can’t argue with the job he has done at Wycombe. Their recruitment has been unreal since he was appointed
in June 2023 and they’ve paid a fee for only a couple of players in that time across three transfer windows but sit top of L1.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

That's going to annoy Wycombe fans! Excellent!

 

[CaptainOx]

That's going to annoy Wycombe fans! Excellent!

They got rid of him in a surprise move rather than us poaching him directly it seems.

But given the quick turnaround from him leaving there, you do wonder whether we'd already approached.

 

[Nadi-]

Good move this, Wycombe have made some decent signings the last couple of seasons

 

[Ox4Eva]

Fair play if it helps improve player recruitment and our football operations.

Does a club our size need it with Ed already running things?

 

[Bornyellow]

Fair play if it helps improve player recruitment and our football operations.

Does a club our size need it with Ed already running things?

If it helps Ed drive other areas of the club forward with increased focus then absolutely.

 

[TheDukeOfBanburyshire]

Fair play if it helps improve player recruitment and our football operations.

Does a club our size need it with Ed already running things?

A club of our size with considerable ambition to stabilise at Championship level does, yes.

 

[BicesterU]

Fair play if it helps improve player recruitment and our football operations.

Does a club our size need it with Ed already running things?

A club our size? Probably not.

A club the size we want to be? Yes.

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

Let’s hope his connections help come January

 

[Big Ron]

They got rid of him in a surprise move rather than us poaching him directly it seems.

But given the quick turnaround from him leaving there, you do wonder whether we'd already approached.

I've mentioned before that while I'm not ITK as regards Oxford, I have a friend who works for a Wycombe sponsor and is close to the club - I asked him about Mitchell and he said he was integral to the recruitment over the past two summers, particularly this year and that Bloomfield was mightily upset to lose him.

Wycombe's rationale was that he wasn't needed in their new data based approach, to which Bloomfield countered that 'data' didn't have contacts in the game and relationships with clubs, managers, players and agents. There's a bit of an internal battle going on between Bloomfield, the owners and the head of football, Dan Price.

 

[werthersoriginal]

I've mentioned before that while I'm not ITK as regards Oxford, I have a friend who works for a Wycombe sponsor and is close to the club - I asked him about Mitchell and he said he was integral to the recruitment over the past two summers, particularly this year and that Bloomfield was mightily upset to lose him.

Wycombe's rationale was that he wasn't needed in their new data based approach, to which Bloomfield countered that 'data' didn't have contacts in the game and relationships with clubs, managers, players and agents. There's a bit of an internal battle going on between Bloomfield, the owners and the head of football, Dan Price.

That sounds mad. I assumed they’d fired him cos he’d been talking with us.

 

[greatunclekip]

Looks like a really good addition. Only caveat, it’s a big leap finding good championship players from finding good league 1 players, as Ed has found.

 

[Osei Yaw]

Looks like a really good addition. Only caveat, it’s a big leap finding good championship players from finding good league 1 players, as Ed has found.

Nicely done there Kip, very subtle. You'll get a few bites for sure.

 

[Oxford84]

Looks like a really good addition. Only caveat, it’s a big leap finding good championship players from finding good league 1 players, as Ed has found.

About 150 million quid.

 

[TheDukeOfBanburyshire]

Let’s hope his connections help come January

Cheeky little loan bid for Al-Hamadi?

 

[Oufccraig45]

Looks like a really good addition. Only caveat, it’s a big leap finding good championship players from finding good league 1 players, as Ed has found.

Hope we are not going to watch hoof ball lol

 

[tonyw]

Cheeky little loan bid for Al-Hamadi?

Surely going to be available - he's not even making their bench now that Hirst is back, and they will want to get him some regular game time so his development doesn't grind to a halt.

Suspect half of the Championship will be in for him though!

 

[TheDukeOfBanburyshire]

Surely going to be available - he's not even making their bench now that Hirst is back, and they will want to get him some regular game time so his development doesn't grind to a halt.

Suspect half of the Championship will be in for him though!

That's very true. I'm sure there are some compelling reasons to join us rather than other sides, though. That said, keeping him and Scarlett content at once will be tricky.

I'll be interested to see just how good Doak is on Saturday. I wonder how close we were to getting that loan move done? Feels like a missed opportunity now, though I doubt we were likely to be able to compete with Boro for his services.

 

[Jaboysmith]

That's very true. I'm sure there are some compelling reasons to join us rather than other sides, though. That said, keeping him and Scarlett content at once will be tricky.

I'll be interested to see just how good Doak is on Saturday. I wonder how close we were to getting that loan move done? Feels like a missed opportunity now, though I doubt we were likely to be able to compete with Boro for his services.

Doak was never going to come to us in the summer, linked with Premier League clubs, and Boro felt lucky to get him, remember at that time we were the heavy favourites to go down

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

More information on him in The Dub published today.

 

[Jaboysmith]

More information on him in The Dub published today.

Has it been confirmed?

 

[Bornyellow]

Has it been confirmed?

Seems that way, I don’t think they would discuss it on The Dub unless it was confirmed.

 

[OxRox]

Looks like he's off....

 

[Northstandboy]

Looks like he's off....View attachment 35172

Was he Bloomfields mate?

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Looks like he's off....View attachment 35172

Do Heads of Recruitment have agents? If so, he must have a world class one to land that job!

 

[Bornyellow]

not the change I’d have wanted behind the scenes. I imagine a few will be happy with this, wonder if it also make MB’s position slightly weaker.

 

[dickwalton1964]

not the change I’d have wanted behind the scenes. I imagine a few will be happy with this, wonder if it also make MB’s position slightly weaker.

Our recruitment hasn't been great, in fact it's been a mess. Unsure why a change wouldn't be welcomed.

 

[smiler106]

Do Heads of Recruitment have agents? If so, he must have a world class one to land that job!

Not really, the disastrous summer transfer window after we got promoted happened before he arrived, and last summer we were making some good signings until someone pulled the plug halfway through.

 

[Northstandboy]

You would think there will be a proper hand over, so any targets would remain.