Red Ferret Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 A Watford journalist called Kevin Affleck has Tweeted this.... https://twitter.com/#!/affers1178 Usually ignore Twitter stuff but this guy seems pretty in the loop with Watford FC judging by his Twitter posts in the link above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Who is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_BCFC Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Cant say i know who he is ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyreds89 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Nor me not a clue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Casual Connoisseur Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Great Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Former CEO at Watford I think. Might be in line to fill a gap on the board now CS has gone. Obviously not chairman as KD is filling that role now, but maybe filling a gap elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Just tried to google him but nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyreds89 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Just googled him seems he was Cheif Exec at Watford before resigning in 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrdc Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=mark+ashton+football&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari Former CEO of Watford and now working in a consultancy role. Maybe a new Cheif Exec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Only lasted four months at Wycombe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Only lasted four months at Wycombe. Universally inpopular at Watford from what I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcchris2016 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Just read a few things about him by Watford fans. He seems very bad news. Hope it ain't true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted June 22, 2012 Admin Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Just read a few things about him by Watford fans. He seems very bad news. Hope it ain't true. Plenty of info about him here (including the comments). http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/search/?search=Mark+Ashton&topic_id=414 Seems like he was pretty much universally hated. And on £300k a year :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben91tucker Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 http://uk.linkedin.com/in/markanthonyashton?_mSplash=1 Seeing his profile there looks like he was director At west brom when del was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcbs20 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I alawys thought are board were a bit soft so maybe we need a horrible bastard in there to shake things up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dastardly and Muttley Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Could he be a consultant brought in to help with the Financial Fair Play streamlining and the associated redundancy process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardy Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Well he's certainly got the right name. Perhaps he's going to kick the Nimbys arses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 All those redundancies, were they to make way for one higher salary and boardroom member? Not exactly what you would call streamlining! Seems to fly in the face of what was reported a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Although it is just a tweet the guy involved clearly knows a lot about Watford and also Mark Ashton, so unless someone else (like Guy Price?) is moving on, like TRL I can't see any logic to this, as the financial fair play ramifications are why we are making redundancies amongst the non football staff. As to the post about "kicking Nimby's arses"- get real, they seemingly hold all the cards, whether or not they follow the correct process or lie to courts and to inspectors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somerset_Sam Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 He is working as a consultant apparently, good use of money?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 He is working as a consultant apparently, good use of money?? Throwing more money away. We have just got practically a new board in, and we haven't given them a chance to sort things out, why throw more money at it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 A new east end project while we wait for the vale...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil78 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Great....another corporate suit drawing a massive salary.....and it seems a not very good one, Concerning comment regarding "fitandproperperson" Just what the club needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbcfc Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 From what I have been told (by a really reliable source) he has been working for Keith Dawes and has come in to help sort out the mess Sexstone has left (which is a lot worse than originally thought i.e. the wages that Spink and Owers were excessively high) The sexstone fall out has not been fully realised yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 From what I have been told (by a really reliable source) he has been working for Keith Dawes and has come in to help sort out the mess Sexstone has left (which is a lot worse than originally thought i.e. the wages that Spink and Owers were excessively high) The sexstone fall out has not been fully realised yet Never thought much of the bloke. Would not be surprised if there is a fallout but knowing City it will be kept very professionally in house and out of the way of the likes of us to pour over. And rightly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ferret Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Affleck has replied to a City fan on Twitter Ashton working as a consultant at Bristol City. No-one at #watfordfc has a good word to say about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit the Frog Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Well, erm.... hope we don't get screwed over i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Affleck has replied to a City fan on Twitter I'm not a twitterer but would someone who is mind asking the logical follow up..... Why don't they have a good word to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit the Frog Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Has anyone tweeted beanhead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit the Frog Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Or Dave L? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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