Portland Bill Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Anyone in the know about the call for "Mr Ashton" over the tannoy about 5 mins before H/T on saturday? It was obviously a code word used to get the stewards etc attention, anyone on here like to share what it was all about ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Anyone in the know about the call for "Mr Ashton" over the tannoy about 5 mins before H/T on saturday? It was obviously a code word used to get the stewards etc attention, anyone on here like to share what it was all about ? There was an alarm ringing somewhere in the Williams. This stopped just before 'Mr Ashton' was not longer needed. Might be someting to do with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Anyone in the know about the call for "Mr Ashton" over the tannoy about 5 mins before H/T on saturday? It was obviously a code word used to get the stewards etc attention, anyone on here like to share what it was all about ? You were lucky you could here it, I haven't heard anything over the tannoy since moving to the the East End at the start of the season. There is a speaker right above where I stand but it doesn't appear to be on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadmanTF1 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Fire Alarm code I belive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted October 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 There was an alarm ringing somewhere in the Williams. This stopped just before 'Mr Ashton' was not longer needed. Might be someting to do with that? Cheers, thought something was going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornellyreds Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 The Mr Ashton code has been used for years, well as long as I can remember. To be honest I don't know why the club use this code (it means a fire alarm has gone off somewhere in the ground, hence Mr Ashton to the Williams stand etc) so that the fire exec can head on down there. In the Atyeo where I sit, there was around a dozen of us laughing as the announcement went out, as we could hear the alarm from the Williams. When the alarm stopped the twelve or so of us all shouted in unison "MR Ashton is no longer required in the Williams stand". As the laughter died down around us the tannoy announced "BING BONG Mr Ashton is no longer required in the Williams stand" which triggered more laughter. Yeah yeah I know little things please little minds, but SURELY this is the worse code ever, or perhaps the gang I sit with are master code crackers and worked secretly on the Enigma project?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ashtonyate Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I hear it was an oven that caught fire with Lee Trundle half time pie in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Humble Realist Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Not being funny but what happens if your name is "Tom Ashton" , your constantly being called to the Williams stand! It must have happend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim S Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 The Mr Ashton code has been used for years, well as long as I can remember. To be honest I don't know why the club use this code (it means a fire alarm has gone off somewhere in the ground, hence Mr Ashton to the Williams stand etc) so that the fire exec can head on down there. In the Atyeo where I sit, there was around a dozen of us laughing as the announcement went out, as we could hear the alarm from the Williams. When the alarm stopped the twelve or so of us all shouted in unison "MR Ashton is no longer required in the Williams stand". As the laughter died down around us the tannoy announced "BING BONG Mr Ashton is no longer required in the Williams stand" which triggered more laughter. Yeah yeah I know little things please little minds, but SURELY this is the worse code ever, or perhaps the gang I sit with are master code crackers and worked secretly on the Enigma project?! There used to be a nightclub company called First Leisure a few years ago (they used to run The Works - and Odyssey for you older clubbers!) and accross the whole company - around 100 nightclubs, the code that the DJs had to say for a fire alarm going off to alert the doorstaff/managers was.... "Mr Sands to (Location) please.... Mr Sands......." - about as suttle as Rik Waller in a cake shop. Another code which was quite funny was for a small fight kicking off.... the DJ called the doormen to the fight by saying "Mr Lazy to the dancefloor please". So Mr Ashton is not that bad - the only trouble is that so many people know what it is - so I kinda defeats the object of having a secret code really! So perhaps a change is needed, not becuase its a bad one to use but just becuause its not secret anymore!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonreds Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I hear it was an oven that caught fire with Lee Trundle half time pie in it. you must sit very close to me as it was the guy in front who shouted that out. williams behind the visitors dugout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edson Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 So Mr Ashton is not that bad - the only trouble is that so many people know what it is - so I kinda defeats the object of having a secret code really! So perhaps a change is needed, not becuase its a bad one to use but just becuause its not secret anymore!! "Would Mr Extinguisher please meet Mr Inferno in the Centenary Bar as soon as possible. Thank you." Something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray White Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 "Would Mr Extinguisher please meet Mr Inferno in the Centenary Bar as soon as possible. Thank you." Something like that? Ha ha that made me chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivs Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 "Would Mr Extinguisher please meet Mr Inferno in the Centenary Bar as soon as possible. Thank you." Something like that? I think the formality will alert people to the possible impending disaster. I suggest "Would Joe Extinguisher please meet his stepson Adam Inferno in etc etc". I feel the personal touches may just let them get away with it. On a related note, I'm sure there was an announcement, some years back, about Mr Green. Every steward in the stadium stood up and faced the crowd. Does anyone remember this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meh Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I'm just glad it wasn't to serious as it had to be some 15 minutes later when it was announced he was no longer required. Even the best porn stars come quicker than he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Porn stars? Very good young Neo however I see your porn stars and raise you a comment from secret squirrel in the gantry with me..... The atomic bomb has been dropped more times than Lee Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ashtonyate Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 you must sit very close to me as it was the guy in front who shouted that out. williams behind the visitors dugout that's it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potbelly Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I missed the last few minutes of the first half trying to help. Just after the alarm went i thought i heard one of the kiosk girls shouting "anyone got a long hose" i was off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Now you tell me. My surname is Ashton and I've been up and down out my seat more times than I care to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderhead_sumpter Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Now you tell me. My surname is Ashton and I've been up and down out my seat more times than I care to remember. ahahaha I used to do stewarding/security and I could never even remember what they all meant to I wouldn't worry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RobbieTurner Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 that's it Something I picked up on here - AshtonYate moaner of all moaners sits behind the dugout..... At the home game was it v Plymouth or was it Doncaster - someone on here made the point the GJ was very angry at the final whistle at someone sitting behind the dugout who had been heckling him...he turned to them at the end and said 'don't come back'....maybe I'm putting 1 and 1 together here, but it seems a little suspicious...!? Is it you AshtonYate ???!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Humble Realist Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 no-ones answered my question, what if your name is mr ashton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 The Mr Ashton code has been used for years, well as long as I can remember. To be honest I don't know why the club use this code (it means a fire alarm has gone off somewhere in the ground, hence Mr Ashton to the Williams stand etc) so that the fire exec can head on down there. My dad told me a similar story saying that its a code for the fire alarms or something like that, didnt believe him at the time but guess he was right after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ashtonyate Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Something I picked up on here - AshtonYate moaner of all moaners sits behind the dugout..... At the home game was it v Plymouth or was it Doncaster - someone on here made the point the GJ was very angry at the final whistle at someone sitting behind the dugout who had been heckling him...he turned to them at the end and said 'don't come back'....maybe I'm putting 1 and 1 together here, but it seems a little suspicious...!? Is it you AshtonYate ???!!! no but it was very close to me ??? it may be moaning to a happy clapper but its poits of view for the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.