The board can take some share of that blame

They engineered a situation where they made Cashton a figure for booing by firstly not telling the truth about his "injury", then saying that there was nothing they could do to keep a player who wasn't happy and wanted to leave. Ashton didn't help matters by barely trying after he signed his new contract and agreeing to the faked injury before the West Ham cup game.

Posted By: Ian S on August 1st 2007 at 09:47:35

Message Thread

Disappointed in the booing of Ashton (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 09:15:21
- Good while he was here (NCFC) - HoofinHughes, Aug 1, 11:15:28
  - Yeah, change username if need be, lol (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 1, 11:23:45
    - Unable to make a comment about the post? (NCFC) - HoofinHughes, Aug 1, 11:48:40
      - cue - you never answer my questions, why should i answer yours (NCFC) - HoofinHughes, Aug 1, 11:49:56
        
        boo hoo hoo hoo hoo (NCFC) - pants, Aug 1, 13:03:31
        
        Point well and truely proved (NCFC) - HoofinHughes, Aug 1, 13:25:36
        
        boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 1, 13:33:16
- Spot on megson, pissed me off no end, and he looked like he wasn't enjoying it (NCFC) - pants, Aug 1, 10:05:26
  - Back to his best??? (NCFC) - HoofinHughes, Aug 1, 11:12:29
  - Back to his best???!!! (NCFC) - Ian S, Aug 1, 10:47:28
    - I obviously offend you (NCFC) - pants, Aug 1, 11:01:09
  - Back to his best?! (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 1, 10:09:47
  - thought he was being a bit of a wanker tbh (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Aug 1, 10:08:24
- He was called up in McLaren's first squad, the injury happened after the World Cup (n/m) (NCFC) - samcd84, Aug 1, 09:58:38
  - so it was (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 10:10:31
- The board can take some share of that blame (NCFC) - Ian S, Aug 1, 09:47:35
  - did west ham agree to the faked injury as well? (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 09:54:34
    - Then spent about 4 games only playing the last ten minutes (NCFC) - pants, Aug 1, 10:16:11
      - I know you hate being wrong but (NCFC) - Ian S, Aug 1, 10:45:20
        
        I was wrong, I don't hate being wrong (NCFC) - pants, Aug 1, 10:52:52
        
        If I recall (NCFC) - Ian S, Aug 1, 10:56:56
    - So why did he play against Plymouth then? (NCFC) - Ian S, Aug 1, 09:57:21
      - Why did we allow a player to continue with a head fracture? (NCFC) - pants, Aug 1, 10:18:32
        
        which does put the 'no commitment' thing to bed for me (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 10:38:13
        
        for the answer to that (NCFC) - blindasabat, Aug 1, 10:28:08
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 10:37:25
      - ha ha true (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 10:06:00
- It was mostly kids anyway. (NCFC) - lurd, Aug 1, 09:39:59
- It was the complete lack of effort he put in during the last 6 months at CR (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 1, 09:38:07
  - nah disagree with that (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 09:41:59
    - Only games he put in any effort into for us that last season... (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 1, 09:43:49
  - Well why didn't we boo him then when it mattered ? (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 1, 09:38:56
    - Football fans in childish shocker (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 1, 09:40:36
      - lol (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 09:45:34
- Ashtons statement on leaving carrow road (NCFC) - Army Boy, Aug 1, 09:30:28
  - he also refused to carry on training (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Aug 1, 09:35:38
    - Would you if you were injured? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 1, 10:19:31
  - Hes not exactly going to say "I dont want to go" when hes just signed for another club (n/m) (NCFC) - Gazzaman, Aug 1, 09:34:01
    - That statement was perfectly respectful in my opinion (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 1, 09:35:04
      - and very honest (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 09:36:04
        
        Actions speak louder than words too (NCFC) - pants, Aug 1, 10:07:40
        
        Because his girlfriend is in Norwich I believe (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 1, 10:10:22
- Me too - ignorant ponces. It nearly kicked off in the Barclay -booers & non-booers shouty. (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Aug 1, 09:26:44
- Me too, always liked him, top class player who had to move on to further his career, (NCFC) - Thomo, Aug 1, 09:22:52
  - I was annoyed how Ashton sulked in his 2nd season here, but he has watched (NCFC) - lovely old job, Aug 1, 09:25:28
    - did have his moments, but then (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 09:28:09
- At least he signed an extension to his contract helping us get a good fee. (NCFC) - Army Boy, Aug 1, 09:22:27
- He also resisted temptation to have a stab back at the booing in the interview post-match (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 1, 09:21:29
  - did he? good on him. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 09:23:25
    - Yes, interviewer teed him up for it too, but he just avoided it and focused on the game (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 1, 09:30:55
      - good lad, bigger man and all that (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 09:34:15
- Didnt get that, did he ever publically say he wanted to leave? No (n/m) (NCFC) - Gazzaman, Aug 1, 09:16:47
  - no but he old worthy he didnt want to play for us again. (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Aug 1, 09:29:11
    - to be fair (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 09:33:33
      - Lol yeah. But when being paid that much he should still be giving his all for the club (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Aug 1, 09:35:07
        
        that is a fair point (NCFC) - megson, Aug 1, 09:37:54

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