glynriley Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, daored said: To be fair it says more about our club than Ipswich. Ashton was allowed free rein to appear to do what he wanted, but ultimately the buck stops at the top. Ashton is unlikely to have signed the cheques but is likely to have requested the money spent. Every manager wants two or three more players , Johnson was very quick every transfer window to state it ,Ashton would no doubt go to the board that these players would see us over the line and the Lanswdowns would sign off the expenditure. The bulk of the blame is with our ownership , unlike Ipswich we asked no questions or challenges He's not changed... 14h ago 19:42 Johnson vows to clear out 'dead wood' at Hibernian Lee Johnson admits he is "sick to death of the mediocrity" at Hibernian after they succumbed to a 3-0 defeat away to city rivals Hearts. It was a ninth defeat in 11 Scottish Premiership games for Hibs and an eighth Edinburgh derby in a row without victory, and Johnson, who took over as manager in the summer, has vowed to clear out the "dead wood" within his squad. "The ball was like a hot potato and to be honest I'm sick to death of the mediocrity. We need to move players out in January. "This is a wonderful club full of potential, with a great fanbase, good training base and a brilliant stadium and it deserves more. We need to make way better decisions all over the place because today showed exactly where we are. "We need outs. The outs are as important as the ins. Again the mediocrity we have got - I'm just being honest now. I'm in a place where I have to come out swinging. I'm not disrespecting players, but decisions have not been good enough (on recruitment) and we need to be better. "We can't keep being average at best. For a club like this, it's just not good enough. Everyone needs to tell themselves some home truths. It feels like a big club because of the media, the scrutiny, we are in Edinburgh, there's two clubs in Edinburgh. "But act like a big player then within a big club and have that bottle to go and produce, not just in training but in games." "We have got to do more, and part of that is a revolution now, not just an evolution. "I think the actual revolution is about getting the dead wood out and increasing the quality." 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 37 minutes ago, daored said: To be fair it says more about our club than Ipswich. Ashton was allowed free rein to appear to do what he wanted, but ultimately the buck stops at the top. Ashton is unlikely to have signed the cheques but is likely to have requested the money spent. Every manager wants two or three more players , Johnson was very quick every transfer window to state it ,Ashton would no doubt go to the board that these players would see us over the line and the Lanswdowns would sign off the expenditure. The bulk of the blame is with our ownership , unlike Ipswich we asked no questions or challenges Yep, collective responsibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 hour ago, exAtyeoMax said: They won’t be as forgiving as SL and co Certainly won't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 41 minutes ago, glynriley said: He's not changed... 14h ago 19:42 Johnson vows to clear out 'dead wood' at Hibernian Lee Johnson admits he is "sick to death of the mediocrity" at Hibernian after they succumbed to a 3-0 defeat away to city rivals Hearts. It was a ninth defeat in 11 Scottish Premiership games for Hibs and an eighth Edinburgh derby in a row without victory, and Johnson, who took over as manager in the summer, has vowed to clear out the "dead wood" within his squad. "The ball was like a hot potato and to be honest I'm sick to death of the mediocrity. We need to move players out in January. "This is a wonderful club full of potential, with a great fanbase, good training base and a brilliant stadium and it deserves more. We need to make way better decisions all over the place because today showed exactly where we are. "We need outs. The outs are as important as the ins. Again the mediocrity we have got - I'm just being honest now. I'm in a place where I have to come out swinging. I'm not disrespecting players, but decisions have not been good enough (on recruitment) and we need to be better. "We can't keep being average at best. For a club like this, it's just not good enough. Everyone needs to tell themselves some home truths. It feels like a big club because of the media, the scrutiny, we are in Edinburgh, there's two clubs in Edinburgh. "But act like a big player then within a big club and have that bottle to go and produce, not just in training but in games." "We have got to do more, and part of that is a revolution now, not just an evolution. "I think the actual revolution is about getting the dead wood out and increasing the quality." Considering the noises coming from Ipswich, if he’s patient, he may be able to get slimy Mark up there to replace his dead wood with some new dead wood! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 18 hours ago, petehinton said: Now out of the automatics….I’m sure Ashton will throw another few million onto the pile in January as a result. If they don’t go up this year, they are deeply ****** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 hour ago, glynriley said: He's not changed... 14h ago 19:42 Johnson vows to clear out 'dead wood' at Hibernian Lee Johnson admits he is "sick to death of the mediocrity" at Hibernian after they succumbed to a 3-0 defeat away to city rivals Hearts. It was a ninth defeat in 11 Scottish Premiership games for Hibs and an eighth Edinburgh derby in a row without victory, and Johnson, who took over as manager in the summer, has vowed to clear out the "dead wood" within his squad. "The ball was like a hot potato and to be honest I'm sick to death of the mediocrity. We need to move players out in January. "This is a wonderful club full of potential, with a great fanbase, good training base and a brilliant stadium and it deserves more. We need to make way better decisions all over the place because today showed exactly where we are. "We need outs. The outs are as important as the ins. Again the mediocrity we have got - I'm just being honest now. I'm in a place where I have to come out swinging. I'm not disrespecting players, but decisions have not been good enough (on recruitment) and we need to be better. "We can't keep being average at best. For a club like this, it's just not good enough. Everyone needs to tell themselves some home truths. It feels like a big club because of the media, the scrutiny, we are in Edinburgh, there's two clubs in Edinburgh. "But act like a big player then within a big club and have that bottle to go and produce, not just in training but in games." "We have got to do more, and part of that is a revolution now, not just an evolution. "I think the actual revolution is about getting the dead wood out and increasing the quality." I am sure there will be clubs queuing around the block to buy Hib’s deadwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Major Isewater said: I am sure there will be clubs queuing around the block to buy Hib’s deadwood. Its €75 per stere here Your Maj !! Thats cut into half metre lengths and delivered. If LJ can better that then I am in for a truckload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 Looks like smarmy Mark Ashton has been BuSteed. And presumably "Mother" isn't very happy. Looks like his fate hangs in the balance. Hopefully, Ipswich's failure to go up, will Emma Peel it. Tara mate ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 5 hours ago, glynriley said: He's not changed... 14h ago 19:42 Johnson vows to clear out 'dead wood' at Hibernian Lee Johnson admits he is "sick to death of the mediocrity" at Hibernian after they succumbed to a 3-0 defeat away to city rivals Hearts. It was a ninth defeat in 11 Scottish Premiership games for Hibs and an eighth Edinburgh derby in a row without victory, and Johnson, who took over as manager in the summer, has vowed to clear out the "dead wood" within his squad. "The ball was like a hot potato and to be honest I'm sick to death of the mediocrity. We need to move players out in January. "This is a wonderful club full of potential, with a great fanbase, good training base and a brilliant stadium and it deserves more. We need to make way better decisions all over the place because today showed exactly where we are. "We need outs. The outs are as important as the ins. Again the mediocrity we have got - I'm just being honest now. I'm in a place where I have to come out swinging. I'm not disrespecting players, but decisions have not been good enough (on recruitment) and we need to be better. "We can't keep being average at best. For a club like this, it's just not good enough. Everyone needs to tell themselves some home truths. It feels like a big club because of the media, the scrutiny, we are in Edinburgh, there's two clubs in Edinburgh. "But act like a big player then within a big club and have that bottle to go and produce, not just in training but in games." "We have got to do more, and part of that is a revolution now, not just an evolution. "I think the actual revolution is about getting the dead wood out and increasing the quality." He will never learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 panic confirmed…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 So that’s Broadhead, Hirst and Corbeanu that they’ve been linked to today. Luongo might already been done, has been training with them. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Does any Ipswich fan ever think about the players they signed in the summer, or the ones last season…who are just piling up, loaned out or sold at a loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 02/01/2023 at 17:05, petehinton said: Now out of the automatics….I’m sure Ashton will throw another few million onto the pile in January as a result. If they don’t go up this year, they are deeply ****** Well, I’ve no idea what their business plan is, but if they get promoted the Championship is far from the financial ‘promised land’, more like a bigger financial sinkhole. The Premier League is where the riches are, but even there for a small Club the player wage costs and transfer fees will take a big chunk out of any profit line. Assume they want to grow the Club on and re-sell but a high risk strategy, bordering on idiotic when dealing with funds sourced from a pension scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreedyHarry Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 I’m no FFP expert but my very basic understanding is that in League 1 you can lose a percentage of your turnover but this is waived and you can lose in excess of that as long as the owner under writes it. If they get promoted they will be well and truly screwed having to stick within the strict loss limits in the Championship. So in a way I’m kind of hoping they do come up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 54 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Does any Ipswich fan ever think about the players they signed in the summer, or the ones last season…who are just piling up, loaned out or sold at a loss. Can I interest you in the new "Mark Ashton Blinkers" ? You never get sidetracked by things that have happened before, just the NEXT signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 56 minutes ago, RedRock said: Well, I’ve no idea what their business plan is, but if they get promoted the Championship is far from the financial ‘promised land’, more like a bigger financial sinkhole. The Premier League is where the riches are, but even there for a small Club the player wage costs and transfer fees will take a big chunk out of any profit line. Assume they want to grow the Club on and re-sell but a high risk strategy, bordering on idiotic when dealing with funds sourced from a pension scheme. One of their posters on their forum - TWTD - has it sussed. Basically you build a really good squad in Lg1, where the owner can inject equity to overcome the SCMP FFP rules and then you quickly get the Champ and into the PL within 2 seasons. However, despite them spending good m9bey, the squad is full of bloat and isn’t anywhere near say Sunderland’s level to think about going “back-to-back”. 49 minutes ago, GreedyHarry said: I’m no FFP expert but my very basic understanding is that in League 1 you can lose a percentage of your turnover but this is waived and you can lose in excess of that as long as the owner under writes it. If they get promoted they will be well and truly screwed having to stick within the strict loss limits in the Championship. So in a way I’m kind of hoping they do come up. SCMP - lg1 FFP is wages:turnover based. Here’s a link. https://www.financialfairplay.co.uk/scmp.php 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lanterne Rouge Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 25 minutes ago, petehinton said: How many more FFS! This will not end well (apart from for Swiss Toni of course who will have had it away over the hills saddlebags a`bulging long before the shit hits the fan). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 Nothing against Ipswich as a club or the vast majority of their fans, but my God I'd love it if they bottled promotion. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Northern Red said: Nothing against Ipswich as a club or the vast majority of their fans, but my God I'd love it if they bottled promotion. I think we’d all be delighted to see MAITFC not get promotion this year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Nothing against Ipswich as a club or the vast majority of their fans, but my God I'd love it if they bottled promotion. Next Saturday Ipswich v Plymouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 On 03/01/2023 at 10:08, glynriley said: He's not changed... 14h ago 19:42 Johnson vows to clear out 'dead wood' at Hibernian Lee Johnson admits he is "sick to death of the mediocrity" at Hibernian after they succumbed to a 3-0 defeat away to city rivals Hearts. It was a ninth defeat in 11 Scottish Premiership games for Hibs and an eighth Edinburgh derby in a row without victory, and Johnson, who took over as manager in the summer, has vowed to clear out the "dead wood" within his squad. "The ball was like a hot potato and to be honest I'm sick to death of the mediocrity. We need to move players out in January. "This is a wonderful club full of potential, with a great fanbase, good training base and a brilliant stadium and it deserves more. We need to make way better decisions all over the place because today showed exactly where we are. "We need outs. The outs are as important as the ins. Again the mediocrity we have got - I'm just being honest now. I'm in a place where I have to come out swinging. I'm not disrespecting players, but decisions have not been good enough (on recruitment) and we need to be better. "We can't keep being average at best. For a club like this, it's just not good enough. Everyone needs to tell themselves some home truths. It feels like a big club because of the media, the scrutiny, we are in Edinburgh, there's two clubs in Edinburgh. "But act like a big player then within a big club and have that bottle to go and produce, not just in training but in games." "We have got to do more, and part of that is a revolution now, not just an evolution. "I think the actual revolution is about getting the dead wood out and increasing the quality." Er . . . I know its pub leagues but last time I checked there were three clubs in Edinburgh - Hibs, Hearts & Edinburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 Filling their squad with a load of expensive players whose level is bottom Champ. Not going to bode well if they get promoted 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Garlandinho Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 2 hours ago, petehinton said: Another one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted January 8, 2023 Report Share Posted January 8, 2023 He’s back at it. And is looking….stressed and unwell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 8, 2023 Report Share Posted January 8, 2023 “Oooh, oooh, oooh, look at me with the new player” Thought they had a manager and head of recruitment, yet it’s always the CEO pictured. What a wanchor. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted January 8, 2023 Report Share Posted January 8, 2023 8 minutes ago, petehinton said: He’s back at it. And is looking….stressed and unwell Has his sun bed subscription expired? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted January 8, 2023 Report Share Posted January 8, 2023 15 minutes ago, petehinton said: He’s back at it. And is looking….stressed and unwell Looks like he's had some facial surgery gone wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 8, 2023 Report Share Posted January 8, 2023 24 minutes ago, lenred said: Has his sun bed subscription expired? Along with the complimentary Grecian 2000 17 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said: Looks like he's had some facial surgery gone wrong No, that is his normal look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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