Well, OK ...

... Towards the end things got a bit fraught. But I don't know what to believe about Ashton's injuries - whether the club were faking them, or Ashton was, or whether they were genuine.

Even if he wasn't happy - and if I was Ashton and went from playing alongside Helveg, Bentley, McKenzie and Francis to Thorne, Hughes, Etuhu, Robinson and Jarrett in the space of a few months - he ensured that we got a decent fee for him, and did keep banging in the goals when he was fit and the team was playing well.

I think Ashton gave the club a decent chance to meet his ambition - unlike (say) Defoe when WHU went down - and I understand why he was so frustrated and wanted a move, which I don't think he went about in an unduly under-handed way - there were no rants to the media and no furious rows with Worthington or team-mates.

And we got a very, very good amount of money for him.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on January 24th 2006 at 15:10:56

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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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