Ron W

1 hour ago, TedsHeadIs Red said:

I reckon LJ isn’t a bad manager. Just needs to cut out the David Brent persona, keep things simpler (including interviews), add a bit of gravitas and he could achieve things.

Nail firmly hit with this.

On 10/02/2021 at 09:22, Davefevs said:

I very much suspect the unofficial arrival of Ashton in Dec 2015 (officially appointed in January), to prepare his sacking might’ve caused the flip / row.  Especially when SOD and Burt, then Cotts and Burt had chucked all Ashton’s 2012 Recruitment stuff in the bin.  Cotts knew he was a gonner.  One day I’m gonna stalk him at Millennium Square and ask him!!!

Pretty sly from SL to sack Cotts by text (allegedly).

Pretty sly from SL to sack Cotts the evening he’d done his afternoon pre-match presser.

Pretty sly from SL to appoint Ashton (officially) two days later.

There is still a 2012 Ashton recommendation in the Recruitment Analysis team, and a mate of Jon Lansdowns too, who I understand has had a variety of jobs until they found one they could hide him in.

Can't remember the ins and outs of it but I'm pretty sure it was done at such a time Cotts couldn't say bye to the players. Great way to treat one of the only men who's ever needed the keys to the trophy cabinet.