I can't see Mitchell as a senior coach but you have to take the opinion of those who followed the Bullants all year on board.
A friend of mine has a few younger Carlton players come to his pizza shop and they are fans of Mitchell.

I find it interesting that when younger players fail to develop quickly enough, its Pagan's fault and when younger players are developing nicely its because of Mitchell.

I guess personal bias intrudes into every argument.

There is no doubt that the Bullants had a strong senior core of players ie Morrell, Harford, Franchina, Prenda, Teague, McLaren, Bryan, Deluca, Chambers, Longmuir, Livo, so making finals is almost a given.
All things being equal during the finals, they were deplorable and looked badly prepared. Hardly a good note for the CV

Core players were good but check out who started on the bench? kids who most of us wouldnt be able to name.
Sandy had a backline that some of our other posters wanted to trade for in blokes like Nicholson, Ferguson, Bizzell, Wheatley, Bell.....there was no comparison in those two teams....Mitchell said he had nothing on the bench and his non AFL group couldnt compete with the Sandy non AFL group who were better quality cos they had the resources to pay for better players....

Is Libba really that bad?

Not being a smartarse but a genuine question.

Will follow Thomas soon if things don't happen in SA. That you can bet on.

Core players were good but check out who started on the bench? kids who most of us wouldnt be able to name.
Sandy had a backline that some of our other posters wanted to trade for in blokes like Nicholson, Ferguson, Bizzell, Wheatley, Bell.....there was no comparison in those two teams....Mitchell said he had nothing on the bench and his non AFL group couldnt compete with the Sandy non AFL group who were better quality cos they had the resources to pay for better players....

I think we're waiting for Fev to finish seducing Voss...

Very interesting. Without having had time to digest it and think about it, may be a good move.

So that means we are still in the market for one more assistant. Melbourne has just signed Paul Williams.

Mitchell should go as well. Has done nothing when it counted.

Re-signing Mitchell after the entire Sack Pagan, Don't Sack Pagan saga is amateurish and reeks of a club that has absolutely no confidence in its head coach that it would re-appoint a guy that interviewed for the head job [sic].

I feel look a school kid watching a bunch of boys [Sticks, Ratts, Braddles, Mitchell] in the schoolyard circling around a weakling [DP dare I say] and about to beat the bejesus out of him.

Not sure if I am articulating myself well here but I really feel embarrassed that DP is suddenly recruiting Carlton's Favourite Sons after four years of avoiding it like the plague.

Doubt there will be any more coaches.

Full Time
Pagan
Libba
Rats
Crosisca


Part Time
Braddles
TD
Gary D

VFL
Mitch

Surely that is enough.

Regards Cazzesman