A key thing that most are missing in the Ashton Transfer.

[USAcanary 0]

From Canaries world today

Nigel Worthington told First News: "We''re always committed to trying to keep our best players at the Club, but the size of today''s bid coupled with Dean''s desire to make the move happen meant that after talking it through with the Board and the lad himself we''ve decided to accept this offer.

The club has said numerous times it did not need to sell Ashton. Neil Adams has said/hinted many times on the radio that if Dean wants to go then they will sell.

The fact is Dean could see the plain truth. We are ship with no captain, no direction, no plan.

He could see from the inside that the club is heading for trouble.

A list of bad transfer signings, lack of tactics to supply him with the chances he needs.

Who can blame him, Who can blame any player who want to come here.

We currently play terrible hoofing football

We need a new manager with new ideas plus we could give him the cash from the sale to rebuild the side.

[Pyro Pete 1,710]

Well quite.

Ashton''s a player who, like most strikers, is utterly reliant on

service. When that service stops, so do his goals. Without his goals,

where is he? His reputation declines along with city''s form.

He took the easy root to the top flight last year by joining us. Now

he''s done it again by jumping ship to West Ham, and gets rich in the

process.  Seems like quite a tidy little operator.

If City invest the money wisely to build a more balanced side, buying

proven goal scorers and creative midfielders (a right winger wouldn''t

go amiss) then Ashton''s departure could be turned into a positive.

Sadly, Worthington''s recent aquisitions do not inspire confidence in

his ability to spend wisely.

More third rate midfielders and fullbacks anyone?

[Rossi 0]

[quote user="Pyro Pete"]Well quite.

Ashton''s a player who, like most strikers, is utterly reliant on service. When that service stops, so do his goals. Without his goals, where is he? His reputation declines along with city''s form.

He took the easy root to the top flight last year by joining us. Now he''s done it again by jumping ship to West Ham, and gets rich in the process.  Seems like quite a tidy little operator.

If City invest the money wisely to build a more balanced side, buying proven goal scorers and creative midfielders (a right winger wouldn''t go amiss) then Ashton''s departure could be turned into a positive. Sadly, Worthington''s recent aquisitions do not inspire confidence in his ability to spend wisely.

More third rate midfielders and fullbacks anyone?

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Ashtons sale can only be viewed as a backward step. We should be in a position to be buying additional talent, not selling to re-build for the third time since the end of last season.

[lucky green trainers 0]

yeah, deano voted with his feet.  how many season ticket holders will do the same? a fresh start is badly needed.