exAtyeoMax Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, Robbored said: You think that MA wrote that himself? Jeez............ It is a very good parody, so it would be easy to be fooled. I could just picture his face... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, CodeRed said: CEO Mark Ashton gives Transfer Window update Let me start by saying that an incredible amount of hard work goes on behind the scenes not just during the window but throughout the year by a talented and very hard working recruitment team to ensure we have a positive window, January is a very difficult window, the market is difficult, agents are difficult, clubs are difficult – that’s why it’s important to stay ahead of the market and whilst I’m CEO of this football club we will always strive to be ahead of the market. To be ahead of the market you need options, and whilst I’m at this football club we will always have options. Options give you power, and I will always strive to have the power in any negotiations. As always we look to exercise that power in all our negotiations as we leave no stone unturned as we fish in ponds, rivers, and lakes in our search for the right players for this football club – be it for the 18’s, 21’s or the first team – and no player joins this football club unless we are absolutely confident that he ticks all our boxes in terms of the 3 “A”’s , Attitude Ability Application and of course meets the strict financial budget that I – as CEO – will always work within. At this point I must pay tribute to the Lansdown Family who continue to be supportive and without whom none of this excellent work would be possible. Turning to sales I must state that we are under no pressure to sell any players at this football club and again the Lansdown Family are fully supportive of everything I do. Let me be clear – no player will leave this football club unless the deal is absolutely right for this football club and of course the player and we do not block the ambitions of any player and in such a circumstance I will do my utmost to negotiate the very best possible financial deal for this football club. As the window enters the final 10 days I urge all stakeholders to be patient and I would like you to know that we are working 24/7 to achieve the best possible outcome from this transfer window for this football club. COYR Mark Ashton Is this statement for real or is it a parody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 26 minutes ago, Davefevs said: I’m pissing myself at those that think it’s real. Sorry to spoil the fun, but I’ve run out if underpants. Tena Man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted January 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 18 minutes ago, REDOXO said: Is this statement for real or is it a parody? It's most definitely a real statement.......the question you must ask yourself is .....who wrote it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrascal2 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, CodeRed said: CEO Mark Ashton gives Transfer Window update Let me start by saying that an incredible amount of hard work goes on behind the scenes not just during the window but throughout the year by a talented and very hard working recruitment team to ensure we have a positive window, January is a very difficult window, the market is difficult, agents are difficult, clubs are difficult – that’s why it’s important to stay ahead of the market and whilst I’m CEO of this football club we will always strive to be ahead of the market. To be ahead of the market you need options, and whilst I’m at this football club we will always have options. Options give you power, and I will always strive to have the power in any negotiations. As always we look to exercise that power in all our negotiations as we leave no stone unturned as we fish in ponds, rivers, and lakes in our search for the right players for this football club – be it for the 18’s, 21’s or the first team – and no player joins this football club unless we are absolutely confident that he ticks all our boxes in terms of the 3 “A”’s , Attitude Ability Application and of course meets the strict financial budget that I – as CEO – will always work within. At this point I must pay tribute to the Lansdown Family who continue to be supportive and without whom none of this excellent work would be possible. Turning to sales I must state that we are under no pressure to sell any players at this football club and again the Lansdown Family are fully supportive of everything I do. Let me be clear – no player will leave this football club unless the deal is absolutely right for this football club and of course the player and we do not block the ambitions of any player and in such a circumstance I will do my utmost to negotiate the very best possible financial deal for this football club. As the window enters the final 10 days I urge all stakeholders to be patient and I would like you to know that we are working 24/7 to achieve the best possible outcome from this transfer window for this football club. COYR Mark Ashton Same old load of balls as every year. Packed with excuses and reasons why it so hard to sign anyone which usually is the forerunner of failing again in January to give the team the support it needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, Redrascal2 said: Same old load of balls as every year. Packed with excuses and reasons why it so hard to sign anyone which usually is the forerunner of failing again in January to give the team the support it needs. If the bloke who wrote this codswallop is in charge of our recruitment, goodness help us . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, Redrascal2 said: Same old load of balls as every year. Packed with excuses and reasons why it so hard to sign anyone which usually is the forerunner of failing again in January to give the team the support it needs. Look at the market- and then factor in nepotism/connections factor as well. Where are these strikers flying off the shelf, these desirable strikers to Championship sides!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderinacan1919 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 I wonder in my lifetime if I will ever be bored/sad enough to even consider writing something like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 52 minutes ago, EmissionImpossible said: I don’t think you should. If you do, try some lavender shower gel, works a treat. Be careful where you put that stuff, it don't half sting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 23 minutes ago, CodeRed said: It's most definitely a real statement.......the question you must ask yourself is .....who wrote it? Its hilarious that people can read that and think it came from Ashton. That says two things, one its a near perfect parody and two he is full of shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderinacan1919 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, REDOXO said: Its hilarious that people can read that and think it came from Ashton. That says two things, one its a near perfect parody and two he is full of shit! 3. We have one of the thickest fan bases in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted January 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, REDOXO said: Its hilarious that people can read that and think it came from Ashton. That says two things, one its a near perfect parody and two he is full of shit! Actually Mark Ashton has - at one time or another - said all those things in various interviews......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 minute ago, CodeRed said: Actually Mark Ashton has - at one time or another - said all those things in various interviews......... I refer you to the last five words of my previous post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom193 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Was a “DNA” from being a full house. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 There are many clubs that wants good players in this window, Bristol City are one of them. Understand that is difficault, when the window is closed then we will see If any new players coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, ciderinacan1919 said: 3. We have one of the thickest fan bases in the country. Luckily we have some new smarter blood posting here now!! Good Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman_Red Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Redpool said: Not as good as the 5 D’s of Dodgeball. Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge Identity, Integrity, Ingenuity, Innovation and….Identity "Mark, there's been suggestions that the club currently has no obvious playing identity and that the fans are at a loss when the manager says we need to 'get it back'." MA: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Notgetinya Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: So effectively, Mark Ashton has become the replacement for Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes. 'Don't go chasing waterfalls, please still to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to' And there in shows the limits of our recruitment process. A lack of waterfalls. I wonder if Mark 'left wing' Ashton takes an alternative views on 'Scrubs' to that of the rest of the band? Can you fish in a waterfall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, Eddie Notgetinya said: Can you fish in a waterfall? People have attempted to go over waterfalls in barrels, and you can shot fish in a barrel. Therefore, you must be able to fish in a waterfall. Obvious, innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 32 minutes ago, ciderinacan1919 said: 3. We have one of the thickest fan bases in the country. Nonsense. Our real fan base- you know the one's who go to matches, who actually support our Club and cheer on the players and become the 12th Man and are totally and utterly at odds with the social media trolls are actually pretty smart. In the meantime the increasing righteous indignation of those posters who are unable to let real facts get in the way of an opportunistic post and embrace fiction as reality to form part of their agenda- these are worse than thick particularly on a saturday afternoon between 3-5p.m ranting in their bedroom/kitchen/sofa etc. Meanwhile City are 1 single solitary point from a play off position despite long term injuries to at least three of our most influential players. Pretty good but no cigar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Perhaps @CodeRed is in fact Mr Ashton and having a jolly good laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, stephenkibby. said: You must be on a wind up yourself, right? No, really, i think you must be. Come on now, stop messing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 @CodeRed The best chuckle I've had in a long while... We need more people like you at the football club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Been in Hargreaves Lansdown for an interview today. Lansdown only left his phone in the gents by the hand-dryers. Unlocked too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blockbrowt1 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Preffered the football in the old days. Too corporate for me these days. Used to be us now it's them and us. Don't feel connected with the club anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, REDOXO said: Is this statement for real or is it a parody? Whoosh........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 12 minutes ago, blockbrowt1 said: Preffered the football in the old days. Too corporate for me these days. Used to be us now it's them and us. Don't feel connected with the club anymore. Yes, because Stephen Kew was a real man of the people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Drew Peacock said: Yes, because Stephen Kew was a real man of the people. Stephen F'Kew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Drew Peacock said: Yes, because Stephen Kew was a real man of the people. Didn't he use to own the old snooker club on the Pithay in town? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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