| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone 09:31 - Jun 13 with 2300 views | Keno |
3 years since he arrived at PR
Do you think the Bristol City fans will join us in celebrating this mans achievements? |  |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:33 - Jun 13 with 2270 views | charlie1 |
They’ll celebrate him leaving, we celebrate him arriving.
Everybody’s happy. |  | | |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:45 - Jun 13 with 2202 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
Every home game the have to go Ashton Gate as a reminder of what could have been. |  |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:45 - Jun 13 with 2201 views | Pencilpete |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:33 - Jun 13 by charlie1 |
They’ll celebrate him leaving, we celebrate him arriving.
Everybody’s happy. |
Some people just fit in at certain clubs don't they ? I think MA was the scapegoat for the Bristol City fans ... a bit like Lee O'Neill and Ian Milne were for us for a while a CEOs job is to protect the owners and deliver their line (whatever that is) .... i don't think Ashton was bad at his job there i just think he had different owners who didn't support him like they do here. | | | |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:49 - Jun 13 with 2180 views | hoppy |
But I mean… what has he ever done for us? |  |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:49 - Jun 13 with 2190 views | Guthrum |
Really an incredible transformation of the club in such a short time.
He's been well backed by the owners and chairman O'Leary, plus being fortunate that a manager of the calibre of McKenna was out there and available for hire. Not to mention the other high-quality back-room and administrative staff. But someone has had to hold it all together in the middle and he is the man.
He's done it with (publicly-facing, at least*) good humour and a media-friendly willingness to talk to the fans.
* I don't know what he's like behind the office door, but I imagine he's quite a demanding boss to work for. [Post edited 13 Jun 2024 9:51]
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:52 - Jun 13 with 2160 views | homer_123 |
To be fair, most BC I speak to (and having lived in the Wild West I know a fair few), they main gripe doesn't lie with Ashton.
Whilst maybe not well liked, they recognise, for them, the issue is higher. |  |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:55 - Jun 13 with 2133 views | Keno |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:49 - Jun 13 by hoppy |
But I mean… what has he ever done for us? |
do you realise Hops there could be a generation of posters who now dont get references like that
its almost as though humour is dead | |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 12:35 - Jun 13 with 1859 views | hoppy |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:55 - Jun 13 by Keno |
do you realise Hops there could be a generation of posters who now dont get references like that
its almost as though humour is dead |
I think there's been plenty of evidence of that in pretty much most of my posting history. | |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 12:40 - Jun 13 with 1840 views | BlueNomad |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:49 - Jun 13 by hoppy |
But I mean… what has he ever done for us? |
Well he hasn't built any aquaducts! |  | | |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 12:40 - Jun 13 with 1848 views | textbackup |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:49 - Jun 13 by Guthrum |
Really an incredible transformation of the club in such a short time.
He's been well backed by the owners and chairman O'Leary, plus being fortunate that a manager of the calibre of McKenna was out there and available for hire. Not to mention the other high-quality back-room and administrative staff. But someone has had to hold it all together in the middle and he is the man.
He's done it with (publicly-facing, at least*) good humour and a media-friendly willingness to talk to the fans.
* I don't know what he's like behind the office door, but I imagine he's quite a demanding boss to work for. [Post edited 13 Jun 2024 9:51]
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I can imagine he’s a ‘I want it done yesterday’ kinda boss!
But I mean, it’s worked so far for us hasn’t it |  |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 12:58 - Jun 13 with 1759 views | backwaywhen |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 12:40 - Jun 13 by textbackup |
I can imagine he’s a ‘I want it done yesterday’ kinda boss!
But I mean, it’s worked so far for us hasn’t it |
Yeh can imagine do it now or I will get someone who will / can , having said that , the club have moved on at such a pace in those 3 years , the poor guys hardly had time to take a decent dump . | | | |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 13:06 - Jun 13 with 1726 views | WeWereZombies |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 12:40 - Jun 13 by BlueNomad |
Well he hasn't built any aquaducts! |
He hasn't even got The Verve back together and put on a concert at Portman Road... |  |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 13:27 - Jun 13 with 1660 views | hoppy |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 13:06 - Jun 13 by WeWereZombies |
He hasn't even got The Verve back together and put on a concert at Portman Road... |
One day... | |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 13:33 - Jun 13 with 1635 views | Stu_Magoo |
With any luck that "DaveFEVS" character will pass by and share his wisdom. Was always so eloquent and balanced in his opinions. |  |
| THIS IS DEMOC-RRRRRRR-ACY MANIFEST! |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 13:34 - Jun 13 with 1630 views | Europablue |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:33 - Jun 13 by charlie1 |
They’ll celebrate him leaving, we celebrate him arriving.
Everybody’s happy. |
Absolutely. He's very intense and there is a definite possibility that he has learned to be much more tactful, but if we are delighted to have him and they are happy to be shot of him, it works well all round. | | | |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 13:41 - Jun 13 with 1602 views | Guthrum |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 12:40 - Jun 13 by textbackup |
I can imagine he’s a ‘I want it done yesterday’ kinda boss!
But I mean, it’s worked so far for us hasn’t it |
Indeed. I only put in the caveat to head off anyone saying "he's not so jolly behind the scenes".
In interviews Ashton makes much of demanding the very top level from his staff. Which, as you say, has got results in many areas of the club. | |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 13:48 - Jun 13 with 1534 views | BlueNomad |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 13:06 - Jun 13 by WeWereZombies |
He hasn't even got The Verve back together and put on a concert at Portman Road... |
We would be Lucky Man | | | |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 13:48 - Jun 13 with 1529 views | lizzibee |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 09:49 - Jun 13 by hoppy |
But I mean… what has he ever done for us? |
Nothing - not been impressed with him at all. Brought in a rubbish manager, not invested in the ground, shocking signings....send him back | | | |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 15:43 - Jun 13 with 1369 views | MisterBlue |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 12:40 - Jun 13 by BlueNomad |
Well he hasn't built any aquaducts! |
Give him time, it will be part of the West Stand rebuild |  | | |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 15:45 - Jun 13 with 1356 views | hoppy |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 15:43 - Jun 13 by MisterBlue |
Give him time, it will be part of the West Stand rebuild |
Not part of the Cobbold stand rebuild, to connect with the Aquatics Centre? Where's the joined up thinking? | |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 16:07 - Jun 13 with 1302 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 15:45 - Jun 13 by hoppy |
Not part of the Cobbold stand rebuild, to connect with the Aquatics Centre? Where's the joined up thinking? |
I can't help feeling that they're missing a trick by not building Snoasis on the training pitch. |  |
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| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 16:38 - Jun 13 with 1231 views | MisterBlue |
| Happy Mark Ashton Day everyone on 15:45 - Jun 13 by hoppy |
Not part of the Cobbold stand rebuild, to connect with the Aquatics Centre? Where's the joined up thinking? |
No, there will be a series of water slides connecting the upper Cobbold to the Aquatic Centre. | | | |
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