Paul Mitchell has not had the best start to life as Newcastle United sporting director. The summer transfer window was an absolute disaster, with Paul Mitchell failing to sign Marc Guehi. Mitchell then failed to sign Anthony Elanga, as Newcastle United made a late deadline day bid to try and salvage what was a really disappointing transfer window. Then there was that explosive Paul Mitchell interview. Despite criticism from the likes of Alan Shearer, Mitchell deflected the blame away from himself. There was a rift between Mitchell and Eddie Howe, which created a rather uncomfortable situation….
