| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage 11:03 - Apr 1 with 2815 views | maxslaro |
As of Wednesday morning, it doesn't look like Ashton is going to say anything else on the Farage fiasco, based on the KOA podcast
Therefore, the only other Ipswich Town figure that media can ask is McKenna.
While KMc's role is obviously solely to coach the team, local and national media have to take this chance to press KMc on what happened, how, why, etc
Things I want to know: How players feel about their shirts being moved for Farage, what KMc knew about the situation, what MA has said to KMc, how sponsors feel.
KMc is likely to avoid these questions and give diplomatic answers, but media needs to press him and keep asking.
It's unpleasent, but MA has left us, as supporters and media, with few other options to get information about this horrid situation.
Of course, MA could himself come out and face the music, but he seems too cowardly... |  | | |  |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:05 - Apr 1 with 2005 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Why does McKenna need to be 'pressed' on Farage? From what I understand, he knew nothing about it. |  |
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| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:05 - Apr 1 with 2006 views | maxslaro |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:05 - Apr 1 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Why does McKenna need to be 'pressed' on Farage? From what I understand, he knew nothing about it. |
Because MA isn't going to say anything else, and the club is silent. KMc is the public face and the only executive journalists can question | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:06 - Apr 1 with 1995 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:05 - Apr 1 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Why does McKenna need to be 'pressed' on Farage? From what I understand, he knew nothing about it. |
Indeed, nobody should be pressed onto anybody in this day and age.... |  |
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| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:06 - Apr 1 with 1975 views | Reuser_is_God |
No he doesn’t.
I’d go as far as saying that any journalist who drags him into this by asking him a question is bit of a bellend. |  |
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| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:07 - Apr 1 with 1965 views | itfcsuth |
No he doesn't.
It's not his issue, he hasn't been involved at all and he doesn't need to address it.
KMc and the players have done absolutely nothing wrong, their focus is promotion, their focus is football, and that is all that they need to address. |  | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:08 - Apr 1 with 1938 views | itfcsuth |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:06 - Apr 1 by Reuser_is_God |
No he doesn’t.
I’d go as far as saying that any journalist who drags him into this by asking him a question is bit of a bellend. |
I would agree, I would be extremely disappointed in any journo, particularly local ones who even pose any question to him on this.
Not his battle etc. | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:11 - Apr 1 with 1885 views | WestStanderLaLaLa |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:08 - Apr 1 by itfcsuth |
I would agree, I would be extremely disappointed in any journo, particularly local ones who even pose any question to him on this.
Not his battle etc. |
I fully expect questions will asked along the lines of, has this had any impact on the squad |  |
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| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:12 - Apr 1 with 1861 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
He'll be asked by some. Hopefully they keep it respectful, and stop pressing when they realise he can't give them the answers they want.
The furthest I see McKenna going would be something along the lines of "it's been an unwanted distraction in our preparation, but the team and my focus is on being ready for the game on Monday". | | | |
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| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:14 - Apr 1 with 1849 views | maxslaro |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:12 - Apr 1 by SuffolkPunchFC |
He'll be asked by some. Hopefully they keep it respectful, and stop pressing when they realise he can't give them the answers they want.
The furthest I see McKenna going would be something along the lines of "it's been an unwanted distraction in our preparation, but the team and my focus is on being ready for the game on Monday". |
agreed. MA has left us in a position where KMc needs to take the flack | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:14 - Apr 1 with 1847 views | bsw72 |
This is utterly ridiculous now - why go out and further disrupt the playing staff from doing their jobs to answer questions which have no relevance to a football match.
You may want to know these things but others have the right not to comment on something which is personal to them and asking them because they happen to work at the same place is quite invasive and will achieve nothing apart from more disruption. |  | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:16 - Apr 1 with 1809 views | bsw72 |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:14 - Apr 1 by maxslaro |
agreed. MA has left us in a position where KMc needs to take the flack |
"MA has left us in a position where KMc needs to take the flack"
Can you clearly articulate why someone should be "taking the flak" for the actions of someone more senior to them and in a different function, just to satisfy your curiosity. | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:16 - Apr 1 with 1808 views | maxslaro |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:14 - Apr 1 by bsw72 |
This is utterly ridiculous now - why go out and further disrupt the playing staff from doing their jobs to answer questions which have no relevance to a football match.
You may want to know these things but others have the right not to comment on something which is personal to them and asking them because they happen to work at the same place is quite invasive and will achieve nothing apart from more disruption. |
all of this stems from the actions of Mark Ashton. his silence and unwilling to speak to fans/journalists means KMc is the only person who can be asked. that's why | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:16 - Apr 1 with 1801 views | ghostofescobar |
He wouldn’t need to if Ashton had “Ran Towards Adversity” instead of lied, hidden behind weak club statements and made an apology focussed on saying sorry that people felt upset, rather than actually addressing the issues. Instead he’s been a coward and left a vacuum that unfortunately KM will undoubtably have to fill, at least to some extent, even if the question is just “how has this affected the team”, which would seem a reasonable question from local journos or otherwise. |  |
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| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:17 - Apr 1 with 1783 views | maxslaro |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:16 - Apr 1 by bsw72 |
"MA has left us in a position where KMc needs to take the flack"
Can you clearly articulate why someone should be "taking the flak" for the actions of someone more senior to them and in a different function, just to satisfy your curiosity. |
MA won't be at the press conference, or any press conference, so by default the only person who can be asked is KMc | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:17 - Apr 1 with 1771 views | itfcsuth |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:11 - Apr 1 by WestStanderLaLaLa |
I fully expect questions will asked along the lines of, has this had any impact on the squad |
I suspect that would be the angle some may take.
But we know certainly some sections of squad were unhappy about it, and they have every right to have their own opinion on it, and that's for Ashton to address with all the employees.
For me, I didn't have an issue with Nigel Farage being hosted by the club, I had a real issue with the denial after the fact, and I think that is a really difficult bridge for Ashton to rebuild with all the stakeholders.
But I think we all (journos and fans) really need to let this one go, we had an apology, they'll be more internal discussions to be had, but from our perspective, it should really be done and dusted now, with full focus being back on the football and achieving promotion back to the PL. | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:18 - Apr 1 with 1766 views | maxslaro |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:16 - Apr 1 by ghostofescobar |
He wouldn’t need to if Ashton had “Ran Towards Adversity” instead of lied, hidden behind weak club statements and made an apology focussed on saying sorry that people felt upset, rather than actually addressing the issues. Instead he’s been a coward and left a vacuum that unfortunately KM will undoubtably have to fill, at least to some extent, even if the question is just “how has this affected the team”, which would seem a reasonable question from local journos or otherwise. |
exactly, all of this is because our idiotic CEO decided to mix politics and football | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:19 - Apr 1 with 1728 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:17 - Apr 1 by maxslaro |
MA won't be at the press conference, or any press conference, so by default the only person who can be asked is KMc |
KMc will be asked, and If we know him, he will bat it straight back. You need to understand the difference between being asked question and 'being pressed' or 'take the flack' | |
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| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:20 - Apr 1 with 1730 views | bsw72 |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:17 - Apr 1 by maxslaro |
MA won't be at the press conference, or any press conference, so by default the only person who can be asked is KMc |
Absence of comment from one, does not mean by default responsibility falls to someone in a different and more junior role, no matter if they work for the same company.
I don't speak for my boss when he has not made comment on something, and people don't ask unless directed to me by my boss. | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:21 - Apr 1 with 1719 views | maxslaro |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:20 - Apr 1 by bsw72 |
Absence of comment from one, does not mean by default responsibility falls to someone in a different and more junior role, no matter if they work for the same company.
I don't speak for my boss when he has not made comment on something, and people don't ask unless directed to me by my boss. |
if you were the only other person at work who spoke directly to the press, you would end up speaking for your boss | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:24 - Apr 1 with 1667 views | bsw72 |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:21 - Apr 1 by maxslaro |
if you were the only other person at work who spoke directly to the press, you would end up speaking for your boss |
No - I would never speak for my boss, that is press relationship basics 101, and yes I have had media relationship training.
Please stop now on something which you obviously feel strongly about but have no understanding of. | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:26 - Apr 1 with 1629 views | grow_our_own |
Journalists aren't the enemy. Attitudes here are very post-democracy Trumpian. KM can straight-bat, or he might give a hint that the players were unhappy. Squad might appreciate their views being hinted at. That improves squad morale, doesn't reduce it.
Agreed Ashton should be fielding questions, not KM. But he's running from adversity. [Post edited 1 Apr 11:31]
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| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:29 - Apr 1 with 1601 views | matt1977 |
He doesn’t need to be BUT he will be forced to due to the pathetic inactivity of MA and the board. We either need a statement providing exact and truthful details of what happened (if there are mistruths like MA has said, what is the problem of telling us?) OR MA needs to do an interview with an independent journalist (Stuart Watson?) where he can provide details and improve on his pathetic non-apology.
Totally not Kieran or the players fault but they will be taking the flack while MA hides in his Chairman’s lounge….
If this isn’t sorted before Brum, I can see the season going to shit and Kieran will be off in the summer | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:31 - Apr 1 with 1573 views | franz_tyson |
I truly believe some think this is a political party with a football club attached. | | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:32 - Apr 1 with 1574 views | _CliveBaker_ |
No he doesn't, he's employed as manager of the Mens 1st team.
Its got nothing to do with him. |  | | |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:33 - Apr 1 with 1561 views | WestStanderLaLaLa |
| Sadly, KMc needs to be pressed on Farage on 11:17 - Apr 1 by itfcsuth |
I suspect that would be the angle some may take.
But we know certainly some sections of squad were unhappy about it, and they have every right to have their own opinion on it, and that's for Ashton to address with all the employees.
For me, I didn't have an issue with Nigel Farage being hosted by the club, I had a real issue with the denial after the fact, and I think that is a really difficult bridge for Ashton to rebuild with all the stakeholders.
But I think we all (journos and fans) really need to let this one go, we had an apology, they'll be more internal discussions to be had, but from our perspective, it should really be done and dusted now, with full focus being back on the football and achieving promotion back to the PL. |
Not sure journos, especially those who were lied to, will let it go until the clubs mistruths comment is explained. | |
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