| McKenna & Ashton Interview 21:17 - Sep 5 with 4407 views | 2-5-7 |
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. |  | | |  |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 23:23 - Sep 5 with 1270 views | ReusersTown |
| 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? |  | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 00:48 - Sep 6 with 1151 views | Guthrum |
| 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. |  |
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| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 07:10 - Sep 6 with 861 views | muccletonjoe |
| 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. |  | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 08:00 - Sep 6 with 784 views | dirtyboy |
| 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. |  | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 08:09 - Sep 6 with 776 views | ArnieM |
| 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 755 views | WestSussexBlue |
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. | | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 08:31 - Sep 6 with 705 views | SufolkBlues123 |
| 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 | | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 09:09 - Sep 6 with 639 views | WestSussexBlue |
| 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 630 views | SouperJim |
A 38 minute long plea for patience. I hope it helps. |  |
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| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 09:24 - Sep 6 with 604 views | The_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? |  |
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| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 09:34 - Sep 6 with 574 views | The_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. | |
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| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 09:36 - Sep 6 with 557 views | Cheltenham_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 480 views | muccletonjoe |
| 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 ? | | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:03 - Sep 6 with 449 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 10:47 - Sep 6 by muccletonjoe |
A bit like the country having 20% inflation and not asking the PM about his economic strategy ? |
No, it's nothing like that, because there's no reason to keep economic strategy a secret. | |
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| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:05 - Sep 6 with 444 views | norfsufblue |
I am fully behind both KM and MA but in truth i really heard nothing new or anything i didnt expect to hear. KM in particular has a wonderful of appearing to tell you loads in deep meaningful answer but in truth repeats the same stuff in clever twist giving away very little and that is exactly how it should be..
Dont forget...
We follow The Town, Up and Down! |  | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:14 - Sep 6 with 407 views | Cafe_Newman |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:03 - Sep 6 by The_Flashing_Smile |
No, it's nothing like that, because there's no reason to keep economic strategy a secret. |
Muccleton's analogy only works if the person responsible for matchday tactics lives right next door to Kieran. |  | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:17 - Sep 6 with 390 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:14 - Sep 6 by Cafe_Newman |
Muccleton's analogy only works if the person responsible for matchday tactics lives right next door to Kieran. |
Surely Ashton's the PM and Kieran's the Chancellor?
And I guess Chappers is Angela Raynor. | |
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| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:24 - Sep 6 with 372 views | Cafe_Newman |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:17 - Sep 6 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Surely Ashton's the PM and Kieran's the Chancellor?
And I guess Chappers is Angela Raynor. |
It's difficult to know who is who these days. Are you saying Angela Raynor has recently peeled off her Martyn Pert mask and revealed herself as Conor Chaplin? | | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:27 - Sep 6 with 365 views | Guthrum |
| 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. |
They don't know the answer to the first bit, only having the inside info on Ipswich. In any case, few clubs in the division have had the turnover of players and coaching staff, plus rapidly changing competitive environment, as Town. Changing manager (or having the club collapse into ownership shambles) is practically the only thing we haven't done over the last few seasons.
They did talk about back-room changes. What is there to say about physicality? You may not believe we have it, but clearly McKenna and Ashton do (Matusiwa, McAteer, Szmodics, Azon, Walle Egeli, Hirst, all physical players). Or the low block - they weren't going to announce som instant formula to defeat it, because there isn't one. | |
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| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:42 - Sep 6 with 311 views | muccletonjoe |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:27 - Sep 6 by Guthrum |
They don't know the answer to the first bit, only having the inside info on Ipswich. In any case, few clubs in the division have had the turnover of players and coaching staff, plus rapidly changing competitive environment, as Town. Changing manager (or having the club collapse into ownership shambles) is practically the only thing we haven't done over the last few seasons.
They did talk about back-room changes. What is there to say about physicality? You may not believe we have it, but clearly McKenna and Ashton do (Matusiwa, McAteer, Szmodics, Azon, Walle Egeli, Hirst, all physical players). Or the low block - they weren't going to announce som instant formula to defeat it, because there isn't one. |
There is no way to get round the low block ? That's an interesting one ! So when you are watching town , you don't actually expect us to score ? | | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:42 - Sep 6 with 317 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| 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. |
Well, since most of those question are without basis, why would they have been asked? | | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 12:24 - Sep 6 with 248 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:42 - Sep 6 by muccletonjoe |
There is no way to get round the low block ? That's an interesting one ! So when you are watching town , you don't actually expect us to score ? |
He didn't say that, did he? There are obviously ways, but none are foolproof or easy. That's why teams do it. Sometimes teams manage to break it, and sometimes they don't. [Post edited 6 Sep 12:25]
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| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 12:31 - Sep 6 with 211 views | Vic |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 08:09 - Sep 6 by ArnieM |
So Vic is being realistic isn't he... |
Thanks Arnie! I wasn’t being negative or critical of them. As always I thought they were just saying it as it is (as much as is wise to us anyway), but I did think the predominant message was one of patience being needed. Not a popular message maybe, but absolutely essential given the massively high expectations of most of us before the season kicked off. |  |
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| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 12:37 - Sep 6 with 200 views | nshearman1 |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:27 - Sep 6 by Guthrum |
They don't know the answer to the first bit, only having the inside info on Ipswich. In any case, few clubs in the division have had the turnover of players and coaching staff, plus rapidly changing competitive environment, as Town. Changing manager (or having the club collapse into ownership shambles) is practically the only thing we haven't done over the last few seasons.
They did talk about back-room changes. What is there to say about physicality? You may not believe we have it, but clearly McKenna and Ashton do (Matusiwa, McAteer, Szmodics, Azon, Walle Egeli, Hirst, all physical players). Or the low block - they weren't going to announce som instant formula to defeat it, because there isn't one. |
Agreed - and this is not Newsnight! I thought it was as honest and straightforward as could reasonably be expected - and it was really important they did that, for club morale as much as anything. I was angry at the departures of Chappers and Woolf - because I don't feel McKenna gave them the playing opportunities he should have done, and which they deserved compared to the performances from their replacements on the pitch, and that might have kept them here and led to a more evolutionary process. However, they did confirm that their departures essentially came from the players and you've got to respect the fact that it's not worth keeping someone who isn't 100% committed to the Club. | | | |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 12:37 - Sep 6 with 199 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| McKenna & Ashton Interview on 11:42 - Sep 6 by SuffolkPunchFC |
Well, since most of those question are without basis, why would they have been asked? |
Based on some of the replies I’ve seen to MuckyJoe on this thread it’s clear the best thing I’ve done is div list him. | |
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