| What does Mark Ashton actually do 09:26 - Mar 25 with 3691 views | chicoazul |
As in his literal day job.
It’s quite interesting to read in the interview snippets that he regularly talks about what his staff do, the plans going forward etc.
But what does he do from day to day? I’m aware a CEOs job is basically to make sure everyone else does theirs but ITFC is a small organisation relative to the huge staff, at executive level especially.
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 09:40 - Mar 25 with 3077 views | Superblue95 |
Plays Minesweeper and Solitaire mostly.
Sometimes Freecell. |  |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 09:48 - Mar 25 with 3031 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
If you read Phil's stories properly he literally says what he does. |  |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 09:50 - Mar 25 with 3026 views | quad |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 09:40 - Mar 25 by Superblue95 |
Plays Minesweeper and Solitaire mostly.
Sometimes Freecell. |
Nah, Candy Crush and Coin Master, I heard. |  | | |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 09:53 - Mar 25 with 3002 views | Churchman |
Rolls in at 9.30.
9.35 - first coffee with The Beano and the EADT
10.00 - call to the bookies to place a bet.
10.15 - visit to the trap for the morning usuals
10.30 - internet, especially TWTD
11.15 - coffee with a Bath Oliver
11.45 - Power Nap
12.30 - lunch with a glass or two of something nice
2.30 - afternoon snooze
3.30 - internet with a can of Fosters
4.30 - move papers from the out tray to the in tray and polish the photo on his desk of himself
5.00 - home for tea and medals
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:01 - Mar 25 with 2956 views | Superblue95 |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 09:50 - Mar 25 by quad |
Nah, Candy Crush and Coin Master, I heard. |
I knew he was a wrong’un | |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:05 - Mar 25 with 2936 views | BigCommon |
He does really basic, simple stuff, like attracting the countries best young manager to The Club...Lol.
I'd class him as planner/organiser/overseer to virtually everything that goes on at the club..
A contact point/buffer between our investors and The Club.
Probably has to pitch "his" final decisions, in order to get the investment required...With "his" head on the block.
Doubt it's a "day job"...More like 24/7/365.
That's the impression I get. Although, like anyone else, I don't really know the finer details..
But the football team, itself, complicated in its own right, I'd assume is just a medium sized part of an overall project. Which will include, marketing, developement,recruitment, etc etc etc. All in house, nationally and overseas..... Huge job. |  | | |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:05 - Mar 25 with 2930 views | Dyland |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 09:53 - Mar 25 by Churchman |
Rolls in at 9.30.
9.35 - first coffee with The Beano and the EADT
10.00 - call to the bookies to place a bet.
10.15 - visit to the trap for the morning usuals
10.30 - internet, especially TWTD
11.15 - coffee with a Bath Oliver
11.45 - Power Nap
12.30 - lunch with a glass or two of something nice
2.30 - afternoon snooze
3.30 - internet with a can of Fosters
4.30 - move papers from the out tray to the in tray and polish the photo on his desk of himself
5.00 - home for tea and medals
Sorted! |
Doubtful a man in such a senior position only spends 15 minutes on the morning dump. Minimum half an hour, with a big hot cuppa and copy of Viz innit. |  |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:08 - Mar 25 with 2912 views | WestSussexBlue |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 09:40 - Mar 25 by Superblue95 |
Plays Minesweeper and Solitaire mostly.
Sometimes Freecell. |
And FIFA 23, although he prefers to play Freddie at CB. | | | |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:12 - Mar 25 with 2890 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:05 - Mar 25 by BigCommon |
He does really basic, simple stuff, like attracting the countries best young manager to The Club...Lol.
I'd class him as planner/organiser/overseer to virtually everything that goes on at the club..
A contact point/buffer between our investors and The Club.
Probably has to pitch "his" final decisions, in order to get the investment required...With "his" head on the block.
Doubt it's a "day job"...More like 24/7/365.
That's the impression I get. Although, like anyone else, I don't really know the finer details..
But the football team, itself, complicated in its own right, I'd assume is just a medium sized part of an overall project. Which will include, marketing, developement,recruitment, etc etc etc. All in house, nationally and overseas..... Huge job. |
Michael Carrick? |  |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:13 - Mar 25 with 2888 views | Keno |
Reads TWTD and posts as Frimmers |  |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:25 - Mar 25 with 2820 views | Churchman |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:05 - Mar 25 by Dyland |
Doubtful a man in such a senior position only spends 15 minutes on the morning dump. Minimum half an hour, with a big hot cuppa and copy of Viz innit. |
Agreed. Make it 30 minutes on the thunderbox with Viz and his mobile phone and 15 mins less on the internet ogling red hot Dutch and TWTD etc | | | |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:40 - Mar 25 with 2743 views | quad |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:13 - Mar 25 by Keno |
Reads TWTD and posts as Frimmers |
So it's Ashton who really thinks McKenna's smarmy? Blimey, makes you wonder why he gave him the manager's job in the first place then. | | | |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:46 - Mar 25 with 2722 views | BloomBlue |
He spends a lot of time looking at Excel spreadsheets, creating pretty PowerPoint slides and chatting on Teams. Not forgetting personally motivating Kayden Jackson. |  | | |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 11:18 - Mar 25 with 2616 views | textbackup |
he posts on TWTD, under the name of Bloots....
edit - seen this "joke" was already done. sorry [Post edited 25 Mar 2023 11:19]
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 12:46 - Mar 25 with 2357 views | Churchman |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:46 - Mar 25 by BloomBlue |
He spends a lot of time looking at Excel spreadsheets, creating pretty PowerPoint slides and chatting on Teams. Not forgetting personally motivating Kayden Jackson. |
I used to do a lot of that! Don’t knock it! It’s no good having three screens and not having lots of spreadsheets!
I didn’t do the Kayden Jackson motivation though. Don’t know the bloke and not sure he’d be too interested in what an old bloke who was cr@p at football would have to say. | | | |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 12:56 - Mar 25 with 2315 views | SE1blue |
Pranks calls Andy Holt a few times a day. Asks him if he's interested in signing some of our fringe players that we don't need.
'Hey Andy, it's Mark. I just wondered if you're interested in Holden Magroyne or getting your hands on Cam Eltoe?" |  |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 13:21 - Mar 25 with 2218 views | BleuBlue |
What a weird question. He’s done 10 times more for the club in 18 months than was achieved in over a decade of mismanagement under Evans, Clegg, Milne etc. [Post edited 25 Mar 2023 13:26]
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 13:30 - Mar 25 with 2163 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 09:53 - Mar 25 by Churchman |
Rolls in at 9.30.
9.35 - first coffee with The Beano and the EADT
10.00 - call to the bookies to place a bet.
10.15 - visit to the trap for the morning usuals
10.30 - internet, especially TWTD
11.15 - coffee with a Bath Oliver
11.45 - Power Nap
12.30 - lunch with a glass or two of something nice
2.30 - afternoon snooze
3.30 - internet with a can of Fosters
4.30 - move papers from the out tray to the in tray and polish the photo on his desk of himself
5.00 - home for tea and medals
Sorted! |
I have it on good authority that he starts every day by smoking a little collie with his Jamaican brethren. |  |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 13:51 - Mar 25 with 2087 views | Dubtractor |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 10:05 - Mar 25 by Dyland |
Doubtful a man in such a senior position only spends 15 minutes on the morning dump. Minimum half an hour, with a big hot cuppa and copy of Viz innit. |
Possibly even finds time for a mid afternoon follow up sometimes, to clear anything still unresolved from the morning effort. |  |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 15:21 - Mar 25 with 1872 views | leitrimblue |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 13:30 - Mar 25 by BanksterDebtSlave |
I have it on good authority that he starts every day by smoking a little collie with his Jamaican brethren. |
Is there any other way to start the day? |  | | |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 15:30 - Mar 25 with 1837 views | WestStanderLaLaLa |
Visits the heads of Bristol City fans |  |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 15:35 - Mar 25 with 1811 views | ITFC_Forever |
Bangs his head against a brick wall when he finds the extent to which yet another area of the club was criminally neglected by ME. |  |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 16:04 - Mar 25 with 1742 views | FrimleyBlue |
You'd imagine it would be a mix of PR appearences, alongside regular daily meetings covering every aspect from Recruitment, Hospitality, Summer Pitch Works, Staples building project.
He must have a heck of a lot of meetings to go through, it's hard enough delegating jobs, but it's equally hard ensuring you're on top of every aspect of the football club from the appearance of the reception area to what striker are we after in the summer.
His diary must literally be full of meeting invitations. |  |
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| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 20:11 - Mar 25 with 1493 views | Charlie_pl_baxter |
| What does Mark Ashton actually do on 16:04 - Mar 25 by FrimleyBlue |
You'd imagine it would be a mix of PR appearences, alongside regular daily meetings covering every aspect from Recruitment, Hospitality, Summer Pitch Works, Staples building project.
He must have a heck of a lot of meetings to go through, it's hard enough delegating jobs, but it's equally hard ensuring you're on top of every aspect of the football club from the appearance of the reception area to what striker are we after in the summer.
His diary must literally be full of meeting invitations. |
Sounds about right, most CEOs diaries I've seen are meetings, meetings and trying to squeeze in time to prepare for the meetings. |  |
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