| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... 16:31 - Mar 26 with 10136 views | maxslaro |
completely damning Athletic report...
Key details:
The invitation to Farage was made by an associate of Ashton.
Farage was met by a club executive and then had lunch with Ashton and Luke Werhun, the club’s COO.
The club gifted the politician six ‘Farage 10’ Ipswich shirts free of charge.
Members of staff, some senior, have made formal complaints to Ipswich’s human resources department over the stunt.
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 18:08 - Mar 26 with 1690 views | N2_Blue |
I did mention this and so many of you just kept saying it was heresay.
Hosting lunch makes a mockery of that first statement from the club though. We’ve been treated like mugs. |  |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 18:11 - Mar 26 with 1653 views | Guthrum |
The Athleticis a reputable and usually well-sourced media outlet.
Unless there is a refuting article or Ashton sues them for libel - and wins - this is pretty damning. |  |
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| I'm going for..... on 18:20 - Mar 26 with 1551 views | Bloots |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 18:01 - Mar 26 by SitfcB |
Where do you see this going/ending? |
...immediate slap on the wrist from the Yanks, but probably no public comment, then shift him out in the summer.
The training ground will be finished, he left Bristol at the end of the same project there I think.
He can take his brother in law with him, never sure what the point of him was anyway.
New line up next season.....which I suspect will involve other significant changes. |  |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 18:22 - Mar 26 with 1521 views | positivity |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 17:27 - Mar 26 by ElderGrizzly |
He'll come out and say it was 5 shirts not 6... |
and the "to mark" shirt was for mark_twtd... | |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 18:24 - Mar 26 with 1508 views | HungryLikeTheWoolf |
The club's reply is basically claiming 'fake news', so shameless |  |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 18:24 - Mar 26 with 1488 views | Radlett_blue |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 17:37 - Mar 26 by ElderGrizzly |
What do they think they have to gain from lying about it, when their official statement is clearly now untrue?
"No commenting" is not making it go away.
As we said in the beginning, if they held their hands up Monday it would have blown over fairly quickly. Well compared to this anyway. [Post edited 26 Mar 17:38]
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Indeed, really poor communication. The sort of thing you would think that a decent CEO would sort out! |  |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 18:25 - Mar 26 with 1474 views | RKD |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 17:34 - Mar 26 by PhilTWTD |
I've been aware of the lunch for a couple of days but not firmly enough to run it, club not commenting, as it still isn't. |
Genuine question -
If you were aware of it a couple of days ago why did you report the opposite? |  |
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| (No subject) (n/t) on 18:27 - Mar 26 with 1442 views | nrb1985 |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 17:34 - Mar 26 by PhilTWTD |
I've been aware of the lunch for a couple of days but not firmly enough to run it, club not commenting, as it still isn't. |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 18:47 - Mar 26 with 1321 views | itfcsuth |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 17:06 - Mar 26 by SitfcB |
This pissing season is just one big shíte.
Postponed games, re-arranged games, doing well then a shít loss chucked in, doing well but fans crying still, no striker in in January, shit KO times and more.
Looking forward to it ending. |
I remember fans saying they preferred the Championship and weren’t bothered about relegation too.
Ridiculous. |  | | |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 19:24 - Mar 26 with 1239 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 16:56 - Mar 26 by bluelagos |
If that.cnt is still in position I'll not be renewing my ST.
I mean it to. Livid. |
You must be cross! Too. |  |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 19:26 - Mar 26 with 1229 views | ChiefXL |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 18:25 - Mar 26 by RKD |
Genuine question -
If you were aware of it a couple of days ago why did you report the opposite? |
Phil literally said why in his post |  | | |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 19:34 - Mar 26 with 1185 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 18:01 - Mar 26 by SitfcB |
Where do you see this going/ending? |
Promotion of course Sitters, ffs keep the faith!
After the Trump loving owners have sacked the Farage loving David Brent. | |
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| I'm going for..... on 19:58 - Mar 26 with 1115 views | brogansnose |
| I'm going for..... on 18:20 - Mar 26 by Bloots |
...immediate slap on the wrist from the Yanks, but probably no public comment, then shift him out in the summer.
The training ground will be finished, he left Bristol at the end of the same project there I think.
He can take his brother in law with him, never sure what the point of him was anyway.
New line up next season.....which I suspect will involve other significant changes. |
Hmm, if he goes, and the lying thing deceitful aspect of this is the tipping point, then who decides and recruits any potential new manager ?
He's such a vain stupid tnuc . |  | | |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 20:00 - Mar 26 with 1091 views | Nordic_nutty |
Farage is such a racist POS he probably wants to machine gun asylum seekers at the channel tunnel.
Just having the thought of entertaining him in the name of the club should have been enough for the sack.
No decent human being would ever support farage. |  | | |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 20:17 - Mar 26 with 1025 views | Macedonian_Gerrard |
story has now been shared by the official NYT twitter account
over 53 million followers on that account, strategy of burying heads in the sand and making no comment is looking more and more foolish by the hour |  | | |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 20:46 - Mar 26 with 904 views | itfc_statman |
I still can't believe some posters defended the club.
Re Ashton, ive been quite critical of him since he arrived. Struck gold with McKenna but other than that taken a big salary for overspending on players every window.
Im also hoping the likes of TWTD will take their journalistic responsibility seriously from now on and not believe everything the club spouts them. | | | |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 20:51 - Mar 26 with 886 views | CityBlue |
Best way to show disapproval?
Refuse to sing the Ipswich song to Hey Jude at kick off. The silence would be deafening and would certainly let MA know how miffed we are.
Not alot else we could do tha the club would even be bothered about. |  |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 20:52 - Mar 26 with 863 views | Reuser_is_God |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 20:51 - Mar 26 by CityBlue |
Best way to show disapproval?
Refuse to sing the Ipswich song to Hey Jude at kick off. The silence would be deafening and would certainly let MA know how miffed we are.
Not alot else we could do tha the club would even be bothered about. |
Really? I struggle to see that.
Plus we need to give the players & McKenna our full support. We have a 3rd promotion in 4 years within our grasp & have to do absolutely everything we can as supporters to not let this sorry episode take that away from us. |  |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 22:59 - Mar 26 with 734 views | reusersfreekicks |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 16:40 - Mar 26 by GlasgowBlue |
Said it before and I'll say it agains. Sickening. |
They both have to go. |  | | |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 23:12 - Mar 26 with 676 views | pointofblue |
First time on here since lunchtime. I was wondering if perhaps Ashton had crawled out from under his rock and tried to fix the damage. Or the club has tried to placate fabs, staff and players with an improved statement.
No. I'm not that lucky. I shouldn't be surprised, but what really gets me is when The Athletic/NYT challenged the club about the lunch they referred back to the statement and would not comment further? What sneering arrogance.
The worst thing is now I'm wondering if all the good work done by the club since Gamechanger took over has just been lip service. Not by those on the ground, but by those organising. It's about looking good and earning money. The rich history and heart doesn't matter if profits are to be made.
Perhaps this is just the realisation the emperor has no clothes. If Ashton, Werhun and perhaps Nash are not gone by the beginning of next week I'll have to think that is the case. | |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 23:21 - Mar 26 with 632 views | TheBlueGnu |
My guess for what they had for lunch - purely a guess, I hasten to add:
Slow-roast honey duck with watermelon salad | |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 23:23 - Mar 26 with 623 views | positivity |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 23:21 - Mar 26 by TheBlueGnu |
My guess for what they had for lunch - purely a guess, I hasten to add:
Slow-roast honey duck with watermelon salad |
dangerously foreign for farage, i'd say gammon followed by spotted dick | |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 23:33 - Mar 26 with 577 views | pointofblue |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 23:21 - Mar 26 by TheBlueGnu |
My guess for what they had for lunch - purely a guess, I hasten to add:
Slow-roast honey duck with watermelon salad |
Maybe lettuce? At this point we can see what lasts longer - that or Ashton's role at the club. | |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 23:34 - Mar 26 with 567 views | Herbivore |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 23:21 - Mar 26 by TheBlueGnu |
My guess for what they had for lunch - purely a guess, I hasten to add:
Slow-roast honey duck with watermelon salad |
Full English, no black pudding or brown sauce. |  |
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| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 06:03 - Mar 27 with 401 views | ernie |
| so Mark Ashton hosted Farage for lunch... on 17:12 - Mar 26 by nrb1985 |
Potentially?! |
Uh oh. The mob with pitchforks and straw sticking out their teeth have arrived. | | | |
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