| Mark Ashton Masterclass 21:39 - Aug 10 with 4133 views | Chris_ITFC |
Less than 1 week ago:
If a man’s “set to sign”, not even Football Manager lets you do this madness. |  |
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| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 09:59 - Aug 11 with 380 views | textbackup |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 09:56 - Aug 11 by SuffolkPunchFC |
This is a fair point.
The question is (using Hackney as an example), when do you give up on your prime target. If they sign for someone else, it's easy - move on to your next target. However, it's less clear-cut in many circumstances - Hackney being the perfect example. Do you completely give up on him now, and sign someone else? |
And this is just me, but the fact he was here and had a look round and still went back, for me, says we move on.
But obviously I don’t know if his agent made comment ‘he likes the look of the place, let’s see if anything else comes in’ which would have given MA etc hope. |  |
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| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 10:00 - Aug 11 with 378 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 06:58 - Aug 11 by chicoazul |
There are a few things not to like about the current regime but the bootlicking of the CEO might be the worst. He failed to give McK a CF in the summer window 3 years on the trot so far. |
Yes, terrible isn't it - seems we're going the way of Sheffield Weds. |  | | |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 10:06 - Aug 11 with 346 views | itfcsuth |
We went in to the Championship opening night with Barbrook/Humphreys as reserve CM, and Al-Hamadi as deputy ST and emergency RM - doesn't matter what way you dress it, that's poor squad building.
And I like Mark Ashton - has done remarkable things at this club - but let's not pretend everything, always, is absolutely perfect. |  | | |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 10:08 - Aug 11 with 340 views | Blaggers12 |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 08:44 - Aug 11 by Jon_456 |
Don’t need to praise him but equally think it would be harsh to blame him for not getting players in.
Summer 22 - Ladapo & Ahadme
Jan 23 - Hirst
Summer 23 - None
Jan 24 - Moore & AAH
Summer 24 - Delap
Jan 25 - None
Summer 25 - Akpom
2/7 windows where we haven’t brought a striker in. Is that the fault of Ashton or our recruitment team aiming too high? Based on most of our transfers I’d argue the latter. Supposedly Summer 23 we were after Adam Armstrong when realistically that was never going to happen.
Similar to Hackney if we don’t get more CMs in. Is that Ashtons fault or McKenna & the recruitment team for targeting players who clearly have reservations about joining? |
I'd have added getting in the Championship's leading scorer in Szmodics as well to that list. Though I still maintain a key factor in our relegation was injuries to players that would have been regulars for us. | | | |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 10:09 - Aug 11 with 338 views | bsw72 |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 09:50 - Aug 11 by textbackup |
All these complications people talk of, I’m surprised any team manages to make any signing |
I guess the difference is signing a striker which KM can work with, can fit into our playing system, is willing to come to the club, and doesn't break our salary/transfer budgets versus just buying a random CF which we can afford. |  | | |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 11:07 - Aug 11 with 291 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 10:06 - Aug 11 by itfcsuth |
We went in to the Championship opening night with Barbrook/Humphreys as reserve CM, and Al-Hamadi as deputy ST and emergency RM - doesn't matter what way you dress it, that's poor squad building.
And I like Mark Ashton - has done remarkable things at this club - but let's not pretend everything, always, is absolutely perfect. |
And we will go into our 2nd league game with involvement, if not starting spots, for Philogene, Akpom & Cajuste. | | | |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 11:20 - Aug 11 with 262 views | itfcsuth |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 11:07 - Aug 11 by Freddies_Ears |
And we will go into our 2nd league game with involvement, if not starting spots, for Philogene, Akpom & Cajuste. |
That there proves part of the problem - Akpom and Cajuste are joining in the second game, with no pre season because of late business - the summer is a two month window with full knowledge of when the season begins.
Philogene, will wait and see what he can deliver, because has shown very little so far. | | | |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 14:06 - Aug 11 with 185 views | darkhorse28 |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 05:49 - Aug 11 by Chris_ITFC |
Give the guy a paper round. Mark Ashton DELIVERS.  |
We’re replacing our best players, sold for over £90 million by the time the window closes, with several loans.
Good players Jens and Akpom, at this level, but you can’t possibly think losing our better players (Delap, Hutchinson, Burgess, Morsy, Tuenzabe, Broadhead and Wolf) and replacing them with only one permanent signing is what a strategic mastwrclass looks like.
I’d shudder to think what regression looks like to you.
Selling the entire squad, and pitching up on Hackney marshes?
‘This is brilliant, Ashton for PM.., who doesn’t love playing the dog and duck’
You need higher standards.
Think beyond your next emotional high, where you can insert any signing.
Do you know where we are if we don’t go up?
Lots of liabilities still that we can’t fund, our better players that were no where near the level above, all sold.
Maybe you don’t want to be a premier league club, maybe you don’t know what those finances actually mean, or how long it can take to fix those failures.
Our owners couldn’t be any clearly, what do they need to do, they put their frustrations and desire to sell up in very basic English.
That’s the consequences.., possibly with positive outcomes, certainly longer term new owners I think could be fantastic.
But get a grip of how a football club works, the numbers, how selling can strip a squad for a sales multiple, and you’d understand the deep concerns in the short term.
Ignorance and emotional investment, if that’s all we needed, we’d be clapping Hirst and Nolan still.., Ashton deserves credit for the success, and scrutiny for the failures, both are equally important. | | | |
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| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 14:10 - Aug 11 with 174 views | BondiBlue |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 09:50 - Aug 11 by textbackup |
All these complications people talk of, I’m surprised any team manages to make any signing |
I don't think any team makes all the signings they want of the quality they want. They have to make compromises. | |
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| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 14:18 - Aug 11 with 155 views | Jon_456 |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 14:06 - Aug 11 by darkhorse28 |
We’re replacing our best players, sold for over £90 million by the time the window closes, with several loans.
Good players Jens and Akpom, at this level, but you can’t possibly think losing our better players (Delap, Hutchinson, Burgess, Morsy, Tuenzabe, Broadhead and Wolf) and replacing them with only one permanent signing is what a strategic mastwrclass looks like.
I’d shudder to think what regression looks like to you.
Selling the entire squad, and pitching up on Hackney marshes?
‘This is brilliant, Ashton for PM.., who doesn’t love playing the dog and duck’
You need higher standards.
Think beyond your next emotional high, where you can insert any signing.
Do you know where we are if we don’t go up?
Lots of liabilities still that we can’t fund, our better players that were no where near the level above, all sold.
Maybe you don’t want to be a premier league club, maybe you don’t know what those finances actually mean, or how long it can take to fix those failures.
Our owners couldn’t be any clearly, what do they need to do, they put their frustrations and desire to sell up in very basic English.
That’s the consequences.., possibly with positive outcomes, certainly longer term new owners I think could be fantastic.
But get a grip of how a football club works, the numbers, how selling can strip a squad for a sales multiple, and you’d understand the deep concerns in the short term.
Ignorance and emotional investment, if that’s all we needed, we’d be clapping Hirst and Nolan still.., Ashton deserves credit for the success, and scrutiny for the failures, both are equally important. |
Better trolls have had more success with a lot less words.
Smarter, not harder. | | | |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 14:22 - Aug 11 with 149 views | bluesym |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 09:01 - Aug 11 by Steve_M |
The point is very much that we wanted another another striker in all three Summer transfer windows and failed to get one. That left us short at critical times.
If we don’t get another central midfielder it’s a massive failure from Ashton and will probably cost any chance of promotion. |
Exactly this. |  |
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| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 17:06 - Aug 11 with 80 views | cbower |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 09:51 - Aug 11 by tractorboy1978 |
You are right but I guess the challenge is knowing the right time to move on. Ultimately we want to end the window with the best possible squad we can. I'd imagine if you could guarantee Hackney would move here on deadline day we would all take that rather than signing someone who isn't as good tomorrow. |
This^^^^. The right time to move on is the tough call. So many deals in the last few days of the tranfer window, including outs can all leave you exposed. Add in the unknown that is injuries on top and it's a minefield. Our squad would look so much deeper with Townsend, Harry Clarke and Burns all fit but without them, we look short. Unforseen in the case of Clarke and Townsend. Not an easy job imho. |  |
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| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 17:45 - Aug 11 with 60 views | commuterblue |
| Mark Ashton Masterclass on 06:58 - Aug 11 by chicoazul |
There are a few things not to like about the current regime but the bootlicking of the CEO might be the worst. He failed to give McK a CF in the summer window 3 years on the trot so far. |
Ledapo
Hirst
Delap |  |
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