Yeah - I just thought I'd try and cut through it a bit.

I see Ashton's one-year tenure at Carrow Road in much the same way as I see Scott Parker (or perhaps Peter Crouch)'s loan spell - a move that benefitted all parties without ever really looking like a really long-term arrangement, because the player was just a bit too good for us.

With Ashton it needn't have been the case, but that's the fault of the manager and the board rather than the player. Ashton celebrated all of those Prem goals with his team-mates in front of the City crowd, and he meant it, I honestly believe that.

He was a brilliant player and always struck me as a fairly intelligent, honest guy and I wish him all the best.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on January 24th 2006 at 15:00:21

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Why so much resentment towards Ashton? (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 24, 14:48:20
- Certainly.... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 24, 15:06:47
- How would you react to this? (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 24, 15:05:58
  - Well, OK ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 24, 15:10:56
    - I'm happy we had him, dissappointed we didnt stay in the Premier so we could keep him (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 24, 15:22:17
      - Precisely - maybe even not just a good striker, but a more balanced team. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 24, 15:31:46
        
        Shame Marney got injuried (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 24, 16:24:44
- Too be fair... (NCFC) - Brom, Jan 24, 14:56:59
  - just throw your shirt somewhere (NCFC) - Canaria_glorificus, Jan 24, 15:01:15
  - Yeah - I just thought I'd try and cut through it a bit. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 24, 15:00:21
- absolutely. very well-put, too. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 24, 14:55:53
- "Palpably", "our greatest, most satisfying victory since Bayern Munich" (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jan 24, 14:55:42
  - Ketchup. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 24, 14:56:53
    - Sad though (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jan 24, 14:59:35
      - I think it was though, in terms of how satisfying I found it. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 24, 15:02:26
      - definitely sad, and probably true. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 24, 15:00:58
        
        Those were the ones I was going to mention. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 24, 15:04:39
        
        also slightly sad... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 24, 15:09:20
- Spot on..... (NCFC) - Canaria_glorificus, Jan 24, 14:54:42
- can't fault any of that (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 24, 14:51:14
- i totally agree!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - francesco, Jan 24, 14:50:15

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