To be fair, his last few months have seen some pretty significant errors of judgement. I know it bores some, but the Reform situation was and still is badly handled. You'd think he'd be trying to keep a clean profile at least in the immediate term. I wasn't impressed by his chanting about Norwich with the fans. He needs to sharpen up.

Too many snowflakes these days! Get over it, it's all banter! It's nice to see a CEO engaging wth the fans!

The debacle with Farage
His coverup and lying
His failure to take responsibility and apologies
His questionable transfer policy and delivery failure for Prem season
And now this obscene and offensive chanting

This is not someone who holds or even attempts to upholds ITFC values
Fans of his previous clubs told us what he was like and they have been proven correct.
His time is up. Ashton out

Things are building aren't they.

...mind you, he wasnt incorrect if he did sing it!

As a Suffolk club, I wonder whether they will invite all the county councillors to the ground for a tour... Imagine the hand wringing and shouts of disbelief from all the snowflakes on here as looks like most will be from Reform...

Case of sour grapes from the scum cos we finished above them again! Just trrying to ruin an enthusiastic moment? No place for religeon and politics in our sport. Prince William was singing obscenities at Aston Villa - are we to purge him as well?

Well he’s right…but…
More fuel for our socialist brethren to stoke the fires on a flame that should have been extinguished some weeks ago.

Once again his actions have cast a totally unecessaryshadow over things.

I wonder which clubs fans reported him... hmmm

Who comes on here to defend Norwich from Chants. Get a grip or get lost.

@Robert Garrett

If its true, then yes. Why wouldn't 'they'? Royals have not had impunity since 1215. And we all want an equal society, right?

Better than his ‘shit on the villa’ requests last time. He does think we’re Ashton FC.

Time will tell. Not his fault in truth, business owners shouldn’t ever index their entire success or failure to one person, there’s been a lack of basic governance because it’s been easiest.

Time will tell but we need a board that’s stronger and has real agency for everyone, one that puts our values above any individual agenda, not just Mark, but anyone.., a set of principles that guide the club for generations.

Guess maybe the days of owners wanting to be around for generations might be gone, but they must have better professional standards in their core businesses.

Oh dear. So I guess we won't be signing any more players from up the A140?

But he was just trying to be the best version of himself

Storm in a teacup....maybe how about we park singing about the scum every game? They're not that important!

He should perhaps follow the examples set by the manager he appointed who seems somewhat more mature than him despite being years younger...

Participating in a song about an octogenarian isn't a great look. There's no need for us to continually target Delia, on the contrary the rivalry should be on positive terms.

For anyone wanting Ashton charged over this, do you agree O'Shea should too?

Great observation darkhorse 28.

It was not so very many decades ago, in the days when football was more affordable as a proportion of income, that many people had season tickets at both Portman and Carrow Roads. There was rivalry, for sure, animosity certainly- particularly on derby day- but generally it was in all in reasonable spirit and the more exuberant/ one eyed tended to be the younger supporters.

It was a time when football supporters as a whole tended to be demonised as being symptomatic of society's broader malaise. For all that, though, Ipswich was renowned as being an exemplar, a club whose supporters were, almost uniquely, welcomed throughout both the country and Europe as a whole. One which was led by a family who represented values and decency which, except for the Hill-Woods at Arsenal, had been left behind by both football and society.

The Cobbolds, most recently Philip Hope-Cobbold, were gentlemen and important in the town and the county more broadly. Players, managers, staff and supporters were grateful to them for the financial support they provided and for their stewardship of the club. They stayed in the background, generally, but were a steadying hand on the tiller when required.

Mark Ashton, in contrast, is not an owner but a professional executive at a time of unprecedented financial success for the game and the club. He has generally managed the club well, in my opinion, and based on what I can ascertain, but he is demonstrably not a gentleman. That though isn't in the job description.

Being a responsible, courteous, modest, leader of the club is, however, even by implication. In this he is periodically prone to failing and, for all his professional success with us to date.

He may also, in the meantime, come a cropper with the FA and/ or The Premier League. It would be an equal shame were the club's reputation to be tarnished by someone whose CV it has enhanced so much.

darkhorse - have disagreed with many of your posts but this one hits the nail on the head. Spot on.

IT_since_75 - this is nothing to do with political persuasion, this is a question of professionalism. Ashton is representing the club and his position at the club is significant, this carries responsibilities which he's recently been lax on.

LuciBlue - it's a really good point. There's a hypocrite in me saying 'no, we love to see the passion from the players' but I guess there's a reality that he could have to maintain the same standards as Ashton. Keen to hear others thoughts on O'Shea.

@LuciBlue

Yes, they have committed the same offence. Why would it apply to one and not the other? Why even ask this question in the first place?

Ashton bleeds for this club. He's passionate about ITFC. Let him have his moment, like others have said just banter....get a grip. Im sure if it was Naaawich they would have a few chats about us. Get over it.

Of you eqtch thr video of this, Ashton didnt even sing the whole song. Only part yourself him sing isometric and potato"( yes even the words wrong). Rest of the time he was just jumping up and down, laughing. Imagine it, "Man celebrating with the fans, somewhat drunk, joins in the singing with fans" Silly thing to do? Probably. But certainly shouldnt be hung out to dry by fans. Just acting like an excited fan. The FA will do what they feel they need to do, and likely he'll be fined. And that should be the end of it.

Get in the FA. Come for Ashton and ITFC. Stupidity beyond belief to try and pick on him when he avoided singing anything untoward. Beginning of us building a siege mentality that the FA and football is against us...us against the world/Prem League. COYB...this is great !.

People are so sensitive these days. Any excuse to try and create a scene. Terraces over the years have had some pretty fruity songs sung on them. The woke brigade just looking to be offended as usual.