One Team Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 25 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Thank you…it’s why I won’t let it lie until we have rebuilt and his “legacy”, apart from wasted years, is no more. Absolutely 100% bang on how I feel too mate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said: Are you referring to Player PA here? If so, that company has changed hands and is now associated with someone else since October (the new owner was previously working at Player PA). The company website hasn't been updated to reflect this but it also doesn't reflect the death of her sister (as reported here). Yep, I know it changed hands….ta for the update, very sad. I guess the point I badly made was the opportunism to set up a business in this area of “football”. MA resigned around the time he was consulting here at City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soultrader Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: Money Talks!! I don’t believe there’s a Mrs Ashton, only an ex-Mrs Ashton (happy to be corrected)….but she still has a business in the world of football, supplying services like hotels, relocations, etc. Very profitable services when there’s a lot of transfers and players need to move from one side / end of the country to another. Providing services to footballers ..... does make the mind boggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 03/12/2021 at 13:38, Davefevs said: I read it at the time and picked up on that exact point. We all did. The only person who would have let that pass over his head is a Mr S Lansdown, Guernsey......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 hours ago, billywedlock said: About 2 maybe 2.5 years ago, I was in a location where Ashton was. He was dealing with someone and I was sat behind. All he talked about was himself and how he was signing this player and that player. He talked about it being "my club" and how brilliant he was in the transfer market. When he left, the person who was dealing with him, a friend actually asked "Does he own Bristol City ?" and then " He is so full of sh1T". Now if that person in 30 minutes got his number how could our billionaire businessman owner not in 4 years. He will destroy Ipswich. It is literally unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 hours ago, billywedlock said: About 2 maybe 2.5 years ago, I was in a location where Ashton was. He was dealing with someone and I was sat behind. All he talked about was himself and how he was signing this player and that player. He talked about it being "my club" and how brilliant he was in the transfer market. When he left, the person who was dealing with him, a friend actually asked "Does he own Bristol City ?" and then " He is so full of sh1T". Now if that person in 30 minutes got his number how could our billionaire businessman owner not in 4 years. He will destroy Ipswich. I had a similar occasion. Sat next to him in the coffee shop. Like you say, it was all about him. And for some odd reason he was putting on a cockney accent. Absolutely full of shit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Northern Red said: I have no inside knowledge at all, but none of that surprises me in the slightest. Cook is better off out of it. Paul can come here & work with big Nigel...... Edited December 5, 2021 by Son of Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 29 minutes ago, spudski said: And for some odd reason he was putting on a cockney accent. That's the voice he uses when he's looking at himself in the mirror. He must have forgotten he was out in public. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 41 minutes ago, Olé said: That's the voice he uses when he's looking at himself in the mirror. He must have forgotten he was out in public. Funny, I always imagined him crooning to himself in the mirror in a Barry White voice. `You`re my first, you`re my last, my everything` 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 22/10/2021 at 19:31, Gazred said: You're not wrong! Looks like a successful launch... Looks like the Yank hasn't registered that Ashton even exists, even though the no-mark is trying desperately hard to get boss man to notice his ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 03/12/2021 at 11:00, supercidered said: Yes Max but being a CEO of a football club is like making love to a beautiful woman ...... **** me the Swiss Toni reference has me laughing. Nothing pleases me more than seeing Ashton outed for what he really is, an absolute blagger of the highest order. Someone who definitely has a mirror on his bedroom ceiling. Cucking Funt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 5 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said: It makes me so angry and sad at the same time. He has to have his comeuppance soon… don't hold your breath. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 as Paul Cook and Ipswich Town go their separate ways Paul Cook: Ipswich Town sack boss after nine months at League One club - BBC Sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Job for LJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: as Paul Cook and Ipswich Town go their separate ways Paul Cook: Ipswich Town sack boss after nine months at League One club - BBC Sport And so it begins. Wrong man dismissed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 He was on borrowed time the minute, ashton got in the joint. Im suprised he lasted as long as he did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Oh Louie louie said: He was on borrowed time the minute, ashton got in the joint. Im suprised he lasted as long as he did. The same as Cotts when Ashton came in (unofficially) in Dec 2015. Dead man walking. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Had a quick look at their forum & Appleton is being linked (shock) Also, are they already fed up with the Ashton soundbites? https://www.twtd.co.uk/forum/524374/so-whats-the-content-of-ashtons-update-today-going-to-be/#36 Quote One of the things i, i mean we, will look for in a new manager is the ability to work with me, i mean the recruitment team, to identify players that will improve my, i mean the club's, standing in english football 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmNick Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 I rated Cook (and still do) so will be interested where he goes next, and gets a chance to make a proper go at it. Think he'll definitely look back on this as not the worst thing that's ever happened to him - or maybe he already is! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Well, that didn’t take long.. “John McGreal will be assisted by Rene Gilmartin for Ipswich’s next game”.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Oooooooo, Reneeeeeee In fairness, I like Rene, and the link with McGreal will be from their Colchester days….but we also know Gilmartin goes back to Watford / Ashton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 If he wins 2 games on the spin he'll be permanent manager. Someone tractable and dismissable as far as Ashton is concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waconda Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Manager was allowed to totally rebuild the squad and failed, maybe wasn't given long enough but that is modern football. We are doing it differently which is good to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Just seem Mcgreal rejoined the club as an under 23s coach last week!! And now he's manager of the first team. . What a coincidence 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, VT05763 said: Manager was allowed to totally rebuild the squad and failed, maybe wasn't given long enough but that is modern football. We are doing it differently which is good to see. How many of those signings did Cook want ?... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waconda Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 9 minutes ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said: How many of those signings did Cook want ?... We will not know but all of them I would expect. Unless proven otherwise that would be the default position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 32 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Oooooooo, Reneeeeeee In fairness, I like Rene, and the link with McGreal will be from their Colchester days….but we also know Gilmartin goes back to Watford / Ashton. I’m enjoying watching the Ipswich fans slowly begin to unravel the story 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, Harry said: I’m enjoying watching the Ipswich fans slowly begin to unravel the story Yep. If you have a look at their forum you can see the penny slowly starting to drop for more and more of them. In barely 24 hours they've gone from talking about Lampard, Jokanovic, Hughton etc to realising that there's a very big chance that McGreal gets the job permanently. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 22 minutes ago, VT05763 said: We will not know but all of them I would expect. Unless proven otherwise that would be the default position. Having worked with someone like Ashton, the choice would be (as the manager's manager) - I really like this person and I think we should bring them in, I have worked wonders with the agent for a few months and we can just about fit them into our budget. Would you like them? Then 2 things will happen because your job is decided by that person - "yes, they seem good boss" or "I have reservations, they don't fit how I want to play, they have a poor fitness record, ect". Then No matter what happens Ashtons answer is "you can sort out the way we play, Rolls will sort out the fitness stuff, ect ect ..... By the way the photo shoot is this afternoon and I would really appreciate you being there". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 states pretty early into this that it was his call to sack him...even more power than he had here. Scary stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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