Alex Mitchell - gone on a season long loan to Plymouth Argyle (p11)

Nowhere near good enough. Tom McIntyre was getting games ahead of him last season…

Don't know if Argyle will buy him, all the talk now from the owner is how they're 10 million in debt.

fenaddick said:

Can smell the profit already 

Covered_End_Lad said:

Personally think he is worth looking at again in pre-season, he is at least a top end league one centre-back and still young so unless we get offered a really decent sum would make sense to see if he can make it with us.

I get where you are coming from on paper but I think what gets missed in the "he is a top end League 1 CB" argument is that the attributes that are his strength at that level arent so important a league up and the attributes that are his weaknesses at that level are even more important a league up. 

I was always a fan of his but ultimatelty he isnt quick enough or good enough on the ball to be a CB in the champ. He is as slow if not slower than Macca but doesnt have the ability to pick a pass like Macca does, he even struggled with the simple passes last year. As a right footer he is much easier to replace. As a left footer he would maybe stand a chance at being around the squad.

Crispywood said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

Personally think he is worth looking at again in pre-season, he is at least a top end league one centre-back and still young so unless we get offered a really decent sum would make sense to see if he can make it with us.

All of this depends on the assumption that Mitchell would happily sign an extension knowing he’s only going to make the bench at best and that’s with Burke and Sichenje being injured 

He still has at least another year left on his current contract

Crispywood said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

Personally think he is worth looking at again in pre-season, he is at least a top end league one centre-back and still young so unless we get offered a really decent sum would make sense to see if he can make it with us.

All of this depends on the assumption that Mitchell would happily sign an extension knowing he’s only going to make the bench at best and that’s with Burke and Sichenje being injured 

so a good chance he is on the bench lol

Pelling1993 said:

Crispywood said:

fenaddick said:

Can smell the profit already 

Outside of academy players & Alfie May i'm really struggling to think of a player that we have made profit on in our recent history 

Last 3 years we’ve Had Ness, Elewere, Davison but they obviously all came from the academy. 

Seems like he wants to go as well, hopefully we get a good L1 bidding war

Seen relatively little of him, but every game I've seen him start he's made a glaring error that has cost us a goal. 

BalladMan said:

LargeAddick said:

Callumcafc said:

Very controversial goal for Stevenage - don’t think it crossed the line. Luton will be upset about that one.

Wasn’t even close to being over the line, if you are not sure you can’t give it.

Stevenage ‘goal’.  https://x.com/WiganNotToday/status/2050609799549587668/video/1?s=46

I thought that they had goal line tech in the refs watch. No way that ball entirely crossed the line. 

Don’t think they do in Leagues 1 and 2. Could be wrong though.

Alex's problem is that his first sport was rowing. He cane to us late as a  big unit CB. As a footballer he never played RB, so never knew when or how to close down wide players. Great in a four, but clueless in a three. 

I think we should try and negotiate a deal with Plymouth that favours us. Decent fee, promotion clause, sell-on fee. 

Alex is a good bloke, you can tell that by his interviews, and the right character you want, but reading that article, part of me wants to see him just be the main man elsewhere. 

I'd like to see him stay here and I firmly believe he can play at this level, especially in a back 5, but his heart seems set on Plymouth reading that and watching the interviews.

In an ideal world he would come back, fight for a place, Jones could pass the torch to him in a way, but I don't see it. I think when a player gets accepted like that, they'll want the move, and we don't want an unhappy player with only a year left. 

One thing for certain, I wouldn't entertain any offers until we know the future of Ramsay & Lloydy. If we lost both or even one, that changes this topic imo.

Covered_End_Lad said:

Might be worth seeing if there are any Plymouth players we might fancy, pebble and Tolaj the two I can think of and use Alex as a makeweight 

Can see us being keen on both of them but Tolaj is likely to attract bigger clubs (or at least ones that can pay more)