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McKenna & Ashton Interview 21:17 - Sep 5 with 3245 views2-5-7

Very, very good to hear things directly from the two top who really drive our Club. We have a very, very good manager and a very, very good Chairman CEO.

Culture at core will carry us ultimaley this season.

Well spoken and well timed.

Not all clubs are lucky enough to have that level of insight shared, and that stands us in good stead in whats been a topsy turvy old few weeks.
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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 23:23 - Sep 5 with 804 viewsReusersTown

McKenna & Ashton Interview on 22:03 - Sep 5 by SufolkBlues123

Let’s not beat around the bush. It was a number of carefully selected questions, asked by a close friend of both, with carefully planned answers.


So what did you want it to be? What did you want asked that you thought they shied away from?
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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 00:48 - Sep 6 with 683 viewsGuthrum

McKenna & Ashton Interview on 22:53 - Sep 5 by homer_123

Well, it certainly wasn't 'off the cuff'.

That said, I think KM nearly gave away more than he had intended early in the interview, which was interesting.

Certainly no hard hitting questions, was hardly Paxman'esq but that's not a huge surprise is it?


I'd say there was a lot more interesting lines of questioning and greater depth of responses than in the average Paxman. Somebody who deeply understands the subject interviewing the two people in charge of making things happen.

What hard-hitting questions weren't asked? Difficulties of the transfer window? Letting favourite players go? Not having won so far? Issues with gelling? All covered.

Good Lord! Whatever is it?
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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 07:10 - Sep 6 with 397 viewsmuccletonjoe

McKenna & Ashton Interview on 00:48 - Sep 6 by Guthrum

I'd say there was a lot more interesting lines of questioning and greater depth of responses than in the average Paxman. Somebody who deeply understands the subject interviewing the two people in charge of making things happen.

What hard-hitting questions weren't asked? Difficulties of the transfer window? Letting favourite players go? Not having won so far? Issues with gelling? All covered.


Could have asked how every other club is managing with gelling , many of them also have new managers, the physicality that we were supposed to be putting into the team, the changes in back room staff , the use of one formation and set of tactics, which other teams quickly combat and use a low block against week in week out, the subsequent total lack of goals from open play. Plenty they didn't even approach.
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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 08:00 - Sep 6 with 317 viewsdirtyboy

McKenna & Ashton Interview on 07:10 - Sep 6 by muccletonjoe

Could have asked how every other club is managing with gelling , many of them also have new managers, the physicality that we were supposed to be putting into the team, the changes in back room staff , the use of one formation and set of tactics, which other teams quickly combat and use a low block against week in week out, the subsequent total lack of goals from open play. Plenty they didn't even approach.


F*** people asking how to combat the low block, it’s an issue for every team that tries to play attacking football. It’s easy to put 10 big lumps behind a ball then hit and hope on a break, but if I see us doing that on a regular basis I’ll stop going.

We’re going about this the right way, one of the most important aspects of that interview was, for all his b***** talk…Ashtons comment about unity and the minute that’s lost so is the future.

Clearly the transfer window was difficult and that’s not McKennn’s fault but he’s the one that takes the flak when we’ve essentially got players who’ve not even played a game together yet!

Definitely tempering side expectations but if the top brass understands it and is supportive then that’s all part of an ongoing process of building this club.

I’m all in still. Up or down.
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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 08:09 - Sep 6 with 311 viewsArnieM

McKenna & Ashton Interview on 21:47 - Sep 5 by Reuser_is_God

No, it’s just realism.


So Vic is being realistic isn't he...

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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 08:15 - Sep 6 with 289 viewsWestSussexBlue

Clear and honest communication with transparency about how difficult this summer has been.
Hopefully that’s given an insight to fans. To build success needs time and stability, as Kmc has also said, the emotional attachment of rapidly seeing key figures of the past Three seasons leave adds another challenge.
The new faces are going to take time, time to settle, to grow, to understand each other but success will come. Patience is needed.
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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 08:31 - Sep 6 with 238 viewsSufolkBlues123

McKenna & Ashton Interview on 22:49 - Sep 5 by Cafe_Newman

Even more people appear to forget that the league is not some life-sized console game where the team with the most expensively assembled team tends to win.


Couldn’t agree more. Players coming from different places need to adapt and that takes time, just just a click of a button.

I mean, Avon has been taking in the beautiful sites of the Town recently, he was spotted in the Buttermarket… it’s no Lake Como at the end of the day, but fairly similar
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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 09:09 - Sep 6 with 173 viewsWestSussexBlue

McKenna & Ashton Interview on 08:31 - Sep 6 by SufolkBlues123

Couldn’t agree more. Players coming from different places need to adapt and that takes time, just just a click of a button.

I mean, Avon has been taking in the beautiful sites of the Town recently, he was spotted in the Buttermarket… it’s no Lake Como at the end of the day, but fairly similar


Lakeland if he’s lucky.
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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 09:13 - Sep 6 with 164 viewsSouperJim

A 38 minute long plea for patience. I hope it helps.

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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 09:24 - Sep 6 with 138 viewsThe_Flashing_Smile

McKenna & Ashton Interview on 22:03 - Sep 5 by SufolkBlues123

Let’s not beat around the bush. It was a number of carefully selected questions, asked by a close friend of both, with carefully planned answers.


I thought it seemed pretty straight and honest. What things were missing that you wanted answers to?

Trust the process. Trust Phil.
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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 09:34 - Sep 6 with 108 viewsThe_Flashing_Smile

McKenna & Ashton Interview on 07:10 - Sep 6 by muccletonjoe

Could have asked how every other club is managing with gelling , many of them also have new managers, the physicality that we were supposed to be putting into the team, the changes in back room staff , the use of one formation and set of tactics, which other teams quickly combat and use a low block against week in week out, the subsequent total lack of goals from open play. Plenty they didn't even approach.


Tactics would never be on the scope of such an interview, and why would Kieran give anything away in that regard anyway?

This club is in a fantastic position, why not have a day off from the misery? You might like it.

Trust the process. Trust Phil.
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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 09:36 - Sep 6 with 97 viewsCheltenham_Blue

McKenna & Ashton Interview on 09:24 - Sep 6 by The_Flashing_Smile

I thought it seemed pretty straight and honest. What things were missing that you wanted answers to?


Think he wanted Chris Sutton to do the interview.

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McKenna & Ashton Interview on 10:47 - Sep 6 with 20 viewsmuccletonjoe

McKenna & Ashton Interview on 09:34 - Sep 6 by The_Flashing_Smile

Tactics would never be on the scope of such an interview, and why would Kieran give anything away in that regard anyway?

This club is in a fantastic position, why not have a day off from the misery? You might like it.


A bit like the country having 20% inflation and not asking the PM about his economic strategy ?
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