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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 8, 2024 8:20:14 GMT
What a fantastic job a Chester LEGEND is doing at Curzon Ashton. Currently sitting pretty in second place behind Scunthorpe at the moment, away wins at South Shields and Kings Lynn, a narrow 0-1 home defeat to champions-elect Scunthorpe in midweek, made the playoffs last season. All this with a lower end budget and the squad they’ve got too - massively punching above their weight and Mahon’s managerial stock is rising - definitely one to keep an eye on.
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Post by RonD on Sept 8, 2024 9:01:06 GMT
What a fantastic job a Chester LEGEND is doing at Curzon Ashton. Currently sitting pretty in second place behind Scunthorpe at the moment, away wins at South Shields and Kings Lynn, a narrow 0-1 home defeat to champions-elect Scunthorpe in midweek, made the playoffs last season. All this with a lower end budget and the squad they’ve got too - massively punching above their weight and Mahon’s managerial stock is rising - definitely one to keep an eye on. 👏 👏 👏 Weren't Scunthorpe 'champions elect' last season too? 🤔 |
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 8, 2024 9:19:26 GMT
Wasn’t really the point of the thread tbh. More that a former player of ours is now in management and doing a cracking job - one to watch.
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Post by hughie on Sept 8, 2024 10:26:58 GMT
I agree about Craig Mahon.Doing a great job with small home crowds.The Blue and White have done an interesting article on Ex Chester management reunions.They are Neil Young,Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley and Steve Watson plus Craig Mahon.
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Post by oldtimer on Sept 8, 2024 10:27:40 GMT
With a fraction of our budget When are we going to be champions elect ?
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Post by Neil Hunt Nonsense Potter on Sept 8, 2024 11:53:49 GMT
With a fraction of our budget When are we going to be champions elect ? What a div you are. |
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Post by Harry Lime on Sept 8, 2024 12:05:16 GMT
With a fraction of our budget When are we going to be champions elect ? But is that true? Curzon get a load of income from the 4g pitches and backers. Judging by the number of players moving both ways between the clubs there can't be too much difference in wages. |
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 8, 2024 12:11:52 GMT
You can say that but with the likes of George Waring and Craig Hobson having featured for them under Mahon then it isn’t as simple as that. They’re definitely punching with him in charge.
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Post by jamescfc on Sept 8, 2024 12:21:38 GMT
All this with a lower end budget. Eeerrr. No. It’s not a lower end budget. |
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 8, 2024 12:33:32 GMT
It’s Curzon Ashton mate. Volunteer committee, seen their squad? And their attendances?
Their Chairman was on Facebook the other week asking the local community page how to engage the community to come down and watch and increase attendances.
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Post by Anders on Sept 8, 2024 12:39:46 GMT
With a fraction of our budget When are we going to be champions elect ? But is that true? Curzon get a load of income from the 4g pitches and backers. Judging by the number of players moving both ways between the clubs there can't be too much difference in wages. Yes, they don't have anywhere close to a top budget but they do have a little bit more money than many think. The 4G pitches bring in a fair bit. They're also in a prime location for Gr Manchester based players, they don't concede as much of their wages to Esso like some of our players do.
Mahon did well last season, the only question mark he faced was how he'd do in the transfer market in the Summer but he somehow managed to snatch Buckley-Ricketts from Warrington, fair play.
Ultimately Ashton-under-Lyne and the nearby area just have too many clubs, with Ashton Utd, Stalybridge and Droylsden as well. Bit like Northwich who have Vics, Witton, 1874 and Barnton. If there was just one club they'd be quite a force with proper crowds.
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Post by Lobster on Sept 8, 2024 13:04:49 GMT
But is that true? Curzon get a load of income from the 4g pitches and backers. Judging by the number of players moving both ways between the clubs there can't be too much difference in wages. Yes, they don't have anywhere close to a top budget but they do have a little bit more money than many think. The 4G pitches bring in a fair bit. They're also in a prime location for Gr Manchester based players, they don't concede as much of their wages to Esso like some of our players do.
Mahon did well last season, the only question mark he faced was how he'd do in the transfer market in the Summer but he somehow managed to snatch Buckley-Ricketts from Warrington, fair play.
Ultimately Ashton-under-Lyne and the nearby area just have too many clubs, with Ashton Utd, Stalybridge and Droylsden as well. Bit like Northwich who have Vics, Witton, 1874 and Barnton. If there was just one club they'd be quite a force with proper crowds.
They also tend to have decent FA Cup runs, which helps. Similarly Warrington. All those early FA Cup exits in the B&J years really didn't help us! |
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Post by jamieablock on Sept 8, 2024 17:29:44 GMT
Be the next Chester manager him
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Post by jamescfc on Sept 8, 2024 18:51:17 GMT
It’s Curzon Ashton mate. Volunteer committee, seen their squad? And their attendances? Their Chairman was on Facebook the other week asking the local community page how to engage the community to come down and watch and increase attendances. Thats called fan engagement. All clubs do it, rich and poor. Completely irrelevant. Curzon have got a good well put together side with a good manager and a good budget. They’re not the little guy punching above their weight that people think. You could of course take Brackley and think the exact same but we know thats a different story. |
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 8, 2024 19:14:42 GMT
Be the next Chester manager him Personally I hope so. |
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Post by Moltisanti on Sept 8, 2024 19:33:40 GMT
Be the next Chester manager him Personally I hope so. Doubt he’d want to. Be people telling him to resign after a couple of defeats. |
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Post by noddy on Sept 8, 2024 21:04:42 GMT
Every manager employed by this football club gets a fair crack of the whip and every opportunity to succeed. We are not a hire and fire outfit.
When a manager is relieved of his duties it's long overdue.
People discussing games, players or formations isn't going to put anyone off applying for the managers role.
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Post by avfo on Sept 8, 2024 21:17:41 GMT
Every manager employed by this football club gets a fair crack of the whip and every opportunity to succeed. We are not a hire and fire outfit. When a manager is relieved of his duties it's long overdue. People discussing games, players or formations isn't going to put anyone off applying for the managers role.Having to give up their day might though, Mahon has been employed by Wigan for years. |
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Post by weareblues on Sept 9, 2024 1:21:26 GMT
Still think getting rid of him for John Johnston plus 25k we paid for him is one the worst bits of transfer business this clubs ever done.
What a player what a servent made up he’s doing well
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 9, 2024 6:11:36 GMT
Still think getting rid of him for John Johnston plus 25k we paid for him is one the worst bits of transfer business this clubs ever done. What a player what a servent made up he’s doing well Was because he was the last “relic” left from previous managers and the LADS wanted rid. |
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Post by weareblues on Sept 9, 2024 15:18:35 GMT
Still think getting rid of him for John Johnston plus 25k we paid for him is one the worst bits of transfer business this clubs ever done. What a player what a servent made up he’s doing well Was because he was the last “relic” left from previous managers and the LADS wanted rid. Couldn’t even be arsed to stay out his contract so made bullshit excuses then signed for guiseley month or so later 😂 Absolute 🔔🔚 |
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 9, 2024 15:25:19 GMT
What are you on about? The LADS didn't want him here, was obvious. Anyone still left over from previous regimes, they saw a threat.
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Post by PhillippeDuLait on Sept 9, 2024 15:45:03 GMT
Was because he was the last “relic” left from previous managers and the LADS wanted rid. Couldn’t even be arsed to stay out his contract so made bullshit excuses then signed for guiseley month or so later 😂 Absolute 🔔🔚 I wasn't sad to see the back of Johnston. Him turning up at Guiseley in short order after leaving to "spend more time with his family" playing for his local club did stink a bit. Mahon on the other hand was a player I was sad to see depart. |
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Post by Moltisanti on Sept 9, 2024 15:48:26 GMT
What are you on about? The LADS didn't want him here, was obvious. Anyone still left over from previous regimes, they saw a threat. Obviously on about Johnston as Mahon didn’t sign for Guiseley. |
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Post by Lobster on Sept 9, 2024 16:06:05 GMT
Was never as big a Mahon fan as most of our fans seem to be. People remember his best games but I think a lot of the time he was average to poor.
Served the club well though and good to see him doing well as a manager. And yes, the Johnston deal was an awful bit of business. Johnston didn't seem to enjoy the expectation that came with playing here. Probably says a lot that his only good performances were the ones behind closed doors.
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Post by weareblues on Sept 9, 2024 16:28:40 GMT
Couldn’t even be arsed to stay out his contract so made bullshit excuses then signed for guiseley month or so later 😂 Absolute 🔔🔚 I wasn't sad to see the back of Johnston. Him turning up at Guiseley in short order after leaving to "spend more time with his family" playing for his local club did stink a bit. Mahon on the other hand was a player I was sad to see depart. Fairly sure he lived in stoke so wasn’t even like Guiseley was any closer |
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Post by Moltisanti on Sept 9, 2024 16:30:30 GMT
Was never as big a Mahon fan as most of our fans seem to be. People remember his best games but I think a lot of the time he was average to poor. Served the club well though and good to see him doing well as a manager. And yes, the Johnson deal was an awful bit of business. Johnson didn't seem to enjoy the expectation that came with playing here. Probably says a lot that his only good performances were the ones behind closed doors. It’s Johnston. 😉 Mahon did have spells where he was ineffective but that’s going to happen at this level. When he was on it he was brilliant. Stockport, Southend and Barnsley he was class. Always worked hard for the team and a great servant and our longest serving player. Chester legend. |
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Post by weareblues on Sept 9, 2024 16:32:52 GMT
Was never as big a Mahon fan as most of our fans seem to be. People remember his best games but I think a lot of the time he was average to poor. Served the club well though and good to see him doing well as a manager. And yes, the Johnson deal was an awful bit of business. Johnson didn't seem to enjoy the expectation that came with playing here. Probably says a lot that his only good performances were the ones behind closed doors. Mahon was definitely not average to poor he was probably one of our most consistent players at a time we were absolutely abysmal to watch Joy to watch on his day |
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Post by Lobster on Sept 9, 2024 17:07:25 GMT
Was never as big a Mahon fan as most of our fans seem to be. People remember his best games but I think a lot of the time he was average to poor. Served the club well though and good to see him doing well as a manager. And yes, the Johnson deal was an awful bit of business. Johnson didn't seem to enjoy the expectation that came with playing here. Probably says a lot that his only good performances were the ones behind closed doors. 😉 Mahon did have spells where he was ineffective but that’s going to happen at this level. When he was on it he was brilliant. Stockport, Southend and Barnsley he was class. Always worked hard for the team and a great servant and our longest serving player. Chester legend. Shows I've forgotten about him already. |
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Post by Lobster on Sept 9, 2024 17:10:40 GMT
I wasn't sad to see the back of Johnston. Him turning up at Guiseley in short order after leaving to "spend more time with his family" playing for his local club did stink a bit. Mahon on the other hand was a player I was sad to see depart. Fairly sure he lived in stoke so wasn’t even like Guiseley was any closer That's the point. He left us for Kidsgrove, but then soon after signed for Guiseley who were in the same division as us at the time. |
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