He did very well as England forwards coach in the 90s when they won the grand slam. and the All Blacks were pretty impressive under his guidance. Does seem to have a few man management issues though.

A Mexican stand off – each with a shotgun to the head.
Mitchell back pedalled 3 days ago to the media when SALE SHARKS prematurely ejaculated with their release last week that Mitchell was appointed to the Strategic Coaching Board with Diamond and Redpath.
LIONS on the other hand are trying to defer an egoli handshake to Mitchell for 2013, but likely have him snookered because Mitch would have signed with SALE SHARKS counting on the egoli stipend.
It is a mess for the LIONS and they come off looking like amateurs with media disaster after media disaster and always on the back foot.
You have to also feel for Johan Ackerman who now has his Official Head Coach title yanked from him.
Maybe Deek – All-Is-Forgiven- Muir could step in wherever that rooikop is.
What games are the Lions to play?
When are these games and can we as suite holders count on televised coverage of these games for our guests, to get some value out of our losie?
Which is starting to look more like a horror-losie.

The Lions should maintain Ackermann as interim coach and look for someone with more aptitude for coaching than Mitchell.

Jeez even Pieter De Villiers is better than this guy.

totes awks indeed