| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” 21:50 - Feb 13 with 2917 views | Chris_ITFC |
There he is. Standing behind* one of our greatest ever managers all the way.
Any posts suggesting anything else from here on in are just pure trolling.
Save them for Facebook. Back the boys.
*Ok, sitting next to. |  |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 09:42 - Feb 14 with 2424 views | SaffronWaldenBlues |
I don't think anyone was suggesting Ashton wasn't going to back McKenna, McKenna is in the safest job in football, a luxury he wouldn't have had at Chelsea or Manure. He's as lucky to have us as we him too. |  |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 11:06 - Feb 14 with 2328 views | algy |
Both of our "greatest ever managers" passed away several years ago. KMc has certainly done better than most of our other managers but he's not in the same class as SAR and SBR, yet. |  |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 11:45 - Feb 14 with 2219 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 11:06 - Feb 14 by algy |
Both of our "greatest ever managers" passed away several years ago. KMc has certainly done better than most of our other managers but he's not in the same class as SAR and SBR, yet. |
"yet"
If he leaves in the next 12 months, he'll never reach the status of SAR or SBR, and IMO hasn't yet surpassed Burley.
If he hangs around for a good period, and we're once again an established PL club in 5 years, then maybe... | | | |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:16 - Feb 14 with 2138 views | Chris_ITFC |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 11:06 - Feb 14 by algy |
Both of our "greatest ever managers" passed away several years ago. KMc has certainly done better than most of our other managers but he's not in the same class as SAR and SBR, yet. |
Don’t disagree of course, but he is ‘one of our greatest’. I take your point though! | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:18 - Feb 14 with 2126 views | Chris_ITFC |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 09:42 - Feb 14 by SaffronWaldenBlues |
I don't think anyone was suggesting Ashton wasn't going to back McKenna, McKenna is in the safest job in football, a luxury he wouldn't have had at Chelsea or Manure. He's as lucky to have us as we him too. |
They were, albeit to much consternation!
Is McKenna safe from the sack by floridaboy 25 Jan 16:21Appreciate what he has achieved but is he out of his depth in the Premier league.
More changes again! Some players safe from being dropped!
Has he lost how to motivate the players!
He has spent a lot on players who don't seem to be able to produce the necessary end result!
IS HE SAFE FROM THE SACK!
Any other team in our current position would have changed the manager. Why is he deemed safe by the owners!!
Like I say, save it for Facebook!  MA has spoken. | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:28 - Feb 14 with 2074 views | NeedhamChris |
I'm not sure it's fair to use Ashton doing an interview after people criticised him for being quiet as proof that they were wrong about him being quiet.
You could just as easily argue it's a response to a valid piece of feedback.
Personally, I don't care a jot about how often he speaks or doesn't speak, but others do | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:30 - Feb 14 with 2069 views | SaffronWaldenBlues |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:16 - Feb 14 by Chris_ITFC |
Don’t disagree of course, but he is ‘one of our greatest’. I take your point though! |
While I appreciate what McKenna has done, he's not one of our greatest yet, there are a few more ahead of him. Sir Alf Ramsay, Sir Bobby Robson, George Burley, John Lyall and Bill McGarry. Lyall won what is now the Championship and had us back in the top flight for 3 seasons, the most any manager following our decline in the mid-1980s. That was a big achievement and often gets overlooked. | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:31 - Feb 14 with 2054 views | algy |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:16 - Feb 14 by Chris_ITFC |
Don’t disagree of course, but he is ‘one of our greatest’. I take your point though! |
If second place in the third division and second place in the second division makes him worthy of the word "greatest" the bar has been set very low. I suppose it shows how bad most of the rest were. | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:40 - Feb 14 with 1999 views | SaffronWaldenBlues |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:31 - Feb 14 by algy |
If second place in the third division and second place in the second division makes him worthy of the word "greatest" the bar has been set very low. I suppose it shows how bad most of the rest were. |
He's been the best since Burley.
Joe Royle was probably our least lucky, if Evans had bought the club a few seasons before hand we'd have been back up. | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:50 - Feb 14 with 1951 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:31 - Feb 14 by algy |
If second place in the third division and second place in the second division makes him worthy of the word "greatest" the bar has been set very low. I suppose it shows how bad most of the rest were. |
Context is key |  |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:56 - Feb 14 with 1905 views | gsoly |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:28 - Feb 14 by NeedhamChris |
I'm not sure it's fair to use Ashton doing an interview after people criticised him for being quiet as proof that they were wrong about him being quiet.
You could just as easily argue it's a response to a valid piece of feedback.
Personally, I don't care a jot about how often he speaks or doesn't speak, but others do |
It's not the CEO's - or Chairman's - job to do regular and routine interviews as the voice of the club in 2025. Not a single other football club in the land operates like that. Ashton's media moments are very-well timed and he's proven this year that he comes out to speak at the low as well as the high points.
Everyone's entitled to their view on *how* he speaks; but I struggle to see how anyone can rationally say he goes quiet. |  | | |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 14:09 - Feb 14 with 1800 views | Chris_ITFC |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:31 - Feb 14 by algy |
If second place in the third division and second place in the second division makes him worthy of the word "greatest" the bar has been set very low. I suppose it shows how bad most of the rest were. |
That’s an exceptionally glass half full description of it.
Any neutral football observer will tell you what an incredible achievement back-to-back promotions is. That was beyond anyone’s expectations when he joined, so I’d say he’s pretty great.
When you consider how few managers have ever done that, it’s no shame for our Club to call him one of our best. | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 14:10 - Feb 14 with 1791 views | Chris_ITFC |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:30 - Feb 14 by SaffronWaldenBlues |
While I appreciate what McKenna has done, he's not one of our greatest yet, there are a few more ahead of him. Sir Alf Ramsay, Sir Bobby Robson, George Burley, John Lyall and Bill McGarry. Lyall won what is now the Championship and had us back in the top flight for 3 seasons, the most any manager following our decline in the mid-1980s. That was a big achievement and often gets overlooked. |
Yeah excellent points. It wasn’t really a central point of my OP, more just an added emotive pillar to the rallying cry! | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 14:33 - Feb 14 with 1744 views | Nutkins_Return |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 11:06 - Feb 14 by algy |
Both of our "greatest ever managers" passed away several years ago. KMc has certainly done better than most of our other managers but he's not in the same class as SAR and SBR, yet. |
This is so unnecessary and to downvote the OP to stress about 2 past managers. He said "one of". Absolutely zero shade thrown over Sir Alf or Bobby. McKenna is clearly one of our best and will go down in history for his achievements already.
I'm not a youngster but it's never healthy to judge the current against another era really. Especially when it's irrelevant to the point made.
The whole point of the post is let's get behind the boys for a big push to the end of the season. And nothing changes after Sat either! | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 14:36 - Feb 14 with 1732 views | Nutkins_Return |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:31 - Feb 14 by algy |
If second place in the third division and second place in the second division makes him worthy of the word "greatest" the bar has been set very low. I suppose it shows how bad most of the rest were. |
It's relative isn't it FFS. Back to back promotions in your first two seasons in the leagues you are in is outstanding.
We are a fantastic football club with a decent past. But we aren't one of the big boys and in fact we've been a pretty poor football league team for a couple of decades. Only an outstanding manager achieves what McKenna has. | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 15:08 - Feb 14 with 1660 views | gsoly |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 14:36 - Feb 14 by Nutkins_Return |
It's relative isn't it FFS. Back to back promotions in your first two seasons in the leagues you are in is outstanding.
We are a fantastic football club with a decent past. But we aren't one of the big boys and in fact we've been a pretty poor football league team for a couple of decades. Only an outstanding manager achieves what McKenna has. |
Couldn't agree more. McKenna's achievements surpass Burley's for me. While that's subjective, the fact that KM is one of our greatest ever managers is surely not. | | | |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 15:09 - Feb 14 with 1657 views | Nutkins_Return |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 15:08 - Feb 14 by gsoly |
Couldn't agree more. McKenna's achievements surpass Burley's for me. While that's subjective, the fact that KM is one of our greatest ever managers is surely not. |
Love George but yes I think McKenna is a superior overall manager. Doesn't diminish Burley achievements of course! | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 16:27 - Feb 14 with 1534 views | algy |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:50 - Feb 14 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
Context is key |
Yes context is key. In the context of having far greater funding than all but one previous manager, we can certainly say KMc is a better manager than Paul Cook. | |
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 17:29 - Feb 14 with 1381 views | gsoly |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 16:27 - Feb 14 by algy |
Yes context is key. In the context of having far greater funding than all but one previous manager, we can certainly say KMc is a better manager than Paul Cook. |
Come on now. Funding in the PL; yes. But what he did in L1 and the Championship on an average budget was remarkable. | | | |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 18:15 - Feb 14 with 1272 views | itfcsuth |
McKenna is untouchable for me, as simple as that. One of the best and brightest young managers i can think of across Europe.
Only recall one person asking where Ashton was, so thats an incredibly small sample size across the fanbase.
These are the routine updates, they are brilliantly open and consistent with the communications - its all solid stuff, cant ask for anymore than the club gives with their communications. [Post edited 14 Feb 18:16]
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| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 18:28 - Feb 14 with 1229 views | Kievthegreat |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 17:29 - Feb 14 by gsoly |
Come on now. Funding in the PL; yes. But what he did in L1 and the Championship on an average budget was remarkable. |
Our L1 budget was massive compared to the other teams. We spent more on transfer fees than all 23 other teams combined and had the largest wage bill in the league.
Then again, our Championship spend would have been below average which highlights just how remarkable that season was. |  | | |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 03:03 - Feb 15 with 967 views | Blue_In_Boston |
| “Where’s Ashton?”, “McKennaball isn’t working” on 12:30 - Feb 14 by SaffronWaldenBlues |
While I appreciate what McKenna has done, he's not one of our greatest yet, there are a few more ahead of him. Sir Alf Ramsay, Sir Bobby Robson, George Burley, John Lyall and Bill McGarry. Lyall won what is now the Championship and had us back in the top flight for 3 seasons, the most any manager following our decline in the mid-1980s. That was a big achievement and often gets overlooked. |
John Lyall never gets the credit he deserves. He turned us around with minimal spending and played an exciting brand of football in the promotion season and first ever of the Premier League. From memory when we won at Norwich just before Christmas that took us into the top 5.
4th best Town manager for me behind the two Sir's and George Burley. | | | |
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