Current Staff Scott Mitchell - Head of Recruitment

[Morris Oxford]

I've heard that Tiger has put his name in the hat.

I’d forgotten about the January window wish list being disclosed on social media, I absolutely take @holdsteady
point about being not able to turn down the Saudi money, but I doubt the sudden pulling of the plug in the summer and then the embarrassment of #tigergate has helped much.

 

[Brahma]

Could let the manager decide what players he wants. Cutting edge but it may catch on...

I am told that's half the problem. They did have input. I know for example ED took all the credit for Tom Bradshaw but not sure that wasn't a Gary signing. Likewise, I am sure Christ Makosso wasn't on Ed's list.

 

[Brahma]

Isn't Mark Thomas available

No, he's off elsewhere ;-)

 

[greatunclekip]

wasn’t it Scott who recommended Bloomers to Ed? Thanks for a wonderful legacy Scott.

 

[Slade Yellow]

wasn’t it Scott who recommended Bloomers to Ed? Thanks for a wonderful legacy Scott.

Hopefully Scott will recommend his mate Bloomfield if his new club decide to dump Howe

 

[Osei Yaw]

That’s the hope.

A new head of recruitment and new first team coach for a fresh rebuild can only be a positive

Summer 2024 we had a temporary transfer embargo because we forgot to pay for Matete when he was on loan.

April 2025 we had an embargo because we messed our financial accounts up.

Summer 2025 we started spending well before the budget changed overnight.

January 2026 the wife of one of our directors stuck a video of him reading out our transfer targets on Instagram.

I don't think anyone is arguing the recruitment is perfect, but I'm still surprised they get so much flak when it's obvious there is so much incompetence above them. Others can seemingly get away with things time and again with little more than a shoulder shrug.

We're a bigger fish in League 1 than The Championship and I expect it'll be easier to recruit good players for this level. I just hope whoever ends up in charge of it is given the best opportunity to do their job properly.

 

[90syeIlow]

wasn’t it Scott who recommended Bloomers to Ed? Thanks for a wonderful legacy Scott.

Blaming a man that has been working in recruitment for the failings of a head coach is a low blow, even for you.

 

[Bornyellow]

People need to remeber he’s joining Newcastle United, not exactly a sideways step. I’m sure he’ll be lower in the pecking order but he’s making a massive step up.

 

[tatabanya]

wasn’t it Scott who recommended Bloomers to Ed? Thanks for a wonderful legacy Scott.

Not really no but don’t let that stop you

 

[Foley]

Perhaps that annoyed him, thought it was bit amateurish for a Championship club and decided to move on when the first decent opportunity arose?

Really?
He could have been incredibly happy and would always think that a job at Newcastle is a step up ( surely)

 

[Digby]

Hope he’s got an interpreter .

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

Summer 2024 we had a temporary transfer embargo because we forgot to pay for Matete when he was on loan.

April 2025 we had an embargo because we messed our financial accounts up.

Summer 2025 we started spending well before the budget changed overnight.

January 2026 the wife of one of our directors stuck a video of him reading out our transfer targets on Instagram.

I don't think anyone is arguing the recruitment is perfect, but I'm still surprised they get so much flak when it's obvious there is so much incompetence above them. Others can seemingly get away with things time and again with little more than a shoulder shrug.

We're a bigger fish in League 1 than The Championship and I expect it'll be easier to recruit good players for this level. I just hope whoever ends up in charge of it is given the best opportunity to do their job properly.

Of course there is massive incompetence above them.. that’s not the point I made in my post. I’ve made that pretty clear on other threads.

I’ve not been fan of the recruitment since we was in the Championship so I’m happy to see him move on.
He also has a very close obvious relationship with Bloomfield. Another person I don’t rate so my hope is that his departure is in line with Bloomfields.

 

[Stanford yellow]

And....they paid money for him!!!!!

 

[Marked Ox]

Hope he’s got an interpreter .

Never had a problem with the Geordie accent. Quite a nice accent/dialect as well.

 

[Marked Ox]

And....they paid money for him!!!!!

Where have you read/seen that?

 

[Bornyellow]

Where have you read/seen that?

The headline states Newcastle have agreed a deal with the club. Mitchell will be under contract, he won’t be allowed to leave for free.

 

[Sarge]

any one itk on who the new new HoR is likely to be?

 

[OnlyOneUnited]

Sometimes we can read between the lines. Maybe Ed will fancy that role vacated by SM?

Does this mean EW might step back into a pure recruitment role, and we might actually be looking for a new 'Head of Football' type recruit instead? Not sure if your post is speculation, ITK, or I've got the wrong end of the stick!

 

[Morris Oxford]

Really?
He could have been incredibly happy and would always think that a job at Newcastle is a step up ( surely)

@holdsteady has already made the same point, which I accepted.

 

[Oufccraig45]

Doubt he will take any players with him

He can take ed ,Tim,Grant though

 

[Northstandboy]

I understand an offer has been made, but @Northstandboy has rebuffed their enquiry, let's see where the weeks take us.

After my reference they pulled out.

 

[Boris]

has there been an announcement from the club yet ?

It was in Football League World. It might not even be true

 

[Boris]

Could let the manager decide what players he wants. Cutting edge but it may catch on...

But very much a short-term fix

 

[tatabanya]

But very much a short-term fix

And one of our big mistakes in the last two years

 

[holdsteady]

And one of our big mistakes in the last two years

Which manager got to choose which players we signed in the last two years?

 

[Marked Ox]

The headline states Newcastle have agreed a deal with the club. Mitchell will be under contract, he won’t be allowed to leave for free.

I'd wait to see if that is what it is based on.

 

[Royalstandard74]

Yeah. if he was going to a Championship team I would be worried about Currie and Mills!

Newcastle could always buy them as an investment and loan them back to the championship.

 

[BicesterU]

Which manager got to choose which players we signed in the last two years?

Bradshaw seems an obvious one, but I'd be intrigued to know which others might be on that list.

 

[tatabanya]

Which manager got to choose which players we signed in the last two years?

They didn’t get to choose all of the players they signed, but most of the experienced signings were driven by what Des and Rowett wanted.

 

[Bornyellow]

Surely Ed wouldn’t step back into a head of recruitment role by choice?