CodeRed Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Mark Ashton speaks to the fans Following the departure of Head Coach Lee Johnson I felt it important to communicate with our supporters and let them understand the direction of travel that the club is taking as we continue to make progress towards our mission goal of bringing Premier League football to Ashton Gate. Let me begin by paying tribute to the hard work Lee has put in on behalf of this football club, I have worked successfully at the top level of the football industry and it is never pleasant when a colleague has to move on but the football club must move forward, and I felt that this football club had stopped progressing under Lee, and if you don’t progress you go backwards, and I will never allow this football club to move backwards. The most important aspect of my role as CEO is managing emotion. Emotion of the staff, fans, manager, board and owner while trying to steer a very steady ship through these difficult waters, Our owner Steve Lansdown was very saddened when I informed him that Lee’s time as Head Coach was at an end and, frankly, it’s never pleasant to hear a grown man crying and begging for you to change your mind but the change had to be made for the benefit of this football club. I worked very closely with Lee on recruitment and he had the benefit of my extensive network of contacts and the world class scouting database that I introduced. By virtue of my relationships in the Premier League and throughout Europe I was able to support Lee by obtaining the loans of Tammy Abraham and Afobe and the contracted signings of Webster, Nagy, Diedhiou, Massengo,Kalas and DaSilva. Lee made a telling contribution himself as he identified and signed the likes of Marionovic, Watkins, Adam Matthews, Hegelar, Engvall,and the loan signings Ryan Kent and Lois Diony. So you can see we have built the squad together. Finally as we continue to progress I assure supporters that I am leaving no stone ,rock, or pebble unturned in my search for the next Head Coach and I continue to fish in ponds, rivers, and lakes to ensure the next Head Coach has the right credentials to build on the progress I have made in developing the stadium, training ground and infrastructure, and lead this football to the Premier League where I truly believe I belong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Am I right in saying that two days on we still haven't heard a single comment from Steve or Jon Lansdown, players have been kept mute and all we've had from Ashton is two token template paragraphs? Following on from the pre-match no-shows, this whole thing is really weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extonsred Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Ashton in total control - sad for SL. That list of players does not reflect well on Lee if spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daored Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 1 minute ago, mozo said: Am I right in saying that two days on we still haven't heard a single comment from Steve or Jon Lansdown, players have been kept mute and all we've had from Ashton is two token template paragraphs? Following on from the pre-match no-shows, this whole thing is really weird. I don’t like that statement for two reasons: 1). SL cried when told Lee was sacked this clearly was not discussed at board level and Ashton made a decision, and reads like without consultation 2). All the signings made by Ashton or the ones who didn’t work out made by Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, extonsred said: Ashton in total control - sad for SL. That list of players does not reflect well on Lee if spot on. whooooosh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hoax rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extonsred Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, extonsred said: Ashton in total control - sad for SL. That list of players does not reflect well on Lee if spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 1 minute ago, daored said: I don’t like that statement for two reasons: 1). SL cried when told Lee was sacked this clearly was not discussed at board level and Ashton made a decision, and reads like without consultation 2). All the signings made by Ashton or the ones who didn’t work out made by Lee You wooshing the woosh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, extonsred said: Ashton in total control - sad for SL. That list of players does not reflect well on Lee if spot on. Whose going to tell him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Just now, extonsred said: You really think this is for real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extonsred Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Just now, extonsred said: ... or is Ashton bigging himself up n empire building? Maybe the right way - LJ was a tad too close to SL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, extonsred said: Ashton in total control - sad for SL. That list of players does not reflect well on Lee if spot on. Please tell me you’re not serious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperRed Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 What about the DNA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extonsred Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Riaz said: You really think this is for real May well be a hoax- got me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhurst Red Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 If True... That statement is outrageous. Far too many 'I' comments for my like when it is 'our' club and we are fans. No one man is more important than this club. My estimation of Mark Ashton has gone down massively with this awful piece of self-PR. To reveal that LJ cried and pleaded to retain his job is disgraceful. Things like that should be kept in private. Secondly - this man clearly believes in himself. It is borderline narcissistic in its nature. The way he outlines how HE has built the talent from HIS contacts, could not make it any more clear that there was no unity. The fact that LJ's list of players compared to MA's list is quite telling. Though what he outlines in this may be true - how you handle yourself, tends to speak volumes about who you are. For me, MA has shown himself to be what others have felt for quite some time. He may help US achieve success - but by gosh won't we all know about it when we do..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 I caught this the moment I saw the words 'fans' and 'supporters'. We are customers/wallets/contact-less consumers. Cracking post however! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 He really loves himself, doesn’t he and it’s I, I, and I right through that, so does he reslly make all the decisions at this club? Talk about hanging LJ out to dry and claiming he was the cause of all our worst transfer lemons. The worst bit is the part about a bloke crying and pleading for another chance. If that did happen, that’s really sad and definitely shouldn’t have been shared to fans. All I can say is what an arrogant, self important, insensitive **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 6, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Please people think about it before getting raged by this lol Marionovic ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Grim Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Some of the replies...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stedge Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 One for the classics already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Just now, phantom said: Please people think about it before getting raged by this :laugh: Marionovic ??? So is this for real, or have we been wooshed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarksRobin Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 how many have been caught out by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isawjonshaw Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Crying and begging!?!? That statement does not sit well at all. If this is genuine that information should not have been made public. Wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 1 minute ago, steviestevieneville said: how many have been caught out by this. Me for sure, but trouble is, you could just hear him saying it. Top job by the person who did it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperRed Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 @extonsred, @BrizzleRed, and @Sandhurst Red Congratulations, you are today’s OTIB Lottery prize winners. Please PM me your bank details and associated log in information in order for me to be able to send you your prize money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 13 minutes ago, daored said: I don’t like that statement for two reasons: 1). SL cried when told Lee was sacked this clearly was not discussed at board level and Ashton made a decision, and reads like without consultation 2). All the signings made by Ashton or the ones who didn’t work out made by Lee I mean the real statement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 The saddest part of this is that Ashton coming out with a statement like that is perfectly believable! Good effort, CodeRed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly The Kid Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Behave!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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