Inspector Lestrade Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-52090221 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaxiOwl Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 RIP Joe a true Wednesdayite. Thoughts are with his family at this sad time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Former Labour MP Joe Ashton has died aged 86, his family has confirmed. Mr Ashton, who was born in Sheffield, represented the Nottinghamshire seat of Bassetlaw for 33 years from 1968-2001. As well as being a politician, Mr Ashton became a columnist, an author and a playwright as well as director of Sheffield Wednesday football club. His death was unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic, and his family said he had been been suffering with dementia. There will be no public funeral because of the current restrictions, however a memorial service is due to take place later in the year. Bedside restrictions His daughter, journalist Lucy Ashton, said on Twitter: "My dad has passed away. "I wasn't able to be with him at the end because of Covid-19. "The funeral will just be me and my husband and I can't even buy flowers. Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 RIP Joe Top Wednesdayite Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlyegg Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Knew Joe quite well... Once on a tram to Hillsborough from town...v piggies at ours. Scumbag piggies gobbing off and spitting on him ( well after director days, so was getting on a bit). He said to one of em...once more porky and I'll knock thee out and they backed off... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMortimer Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Best wishes to Joe's family. He was the one member of the board (so far as I know) who back in 1994 (?) didn't exploit their knowledge of the upcoming Charterhouse investment to feather his own nest by buying up as many shares as possible. Just for the record, as we were not a plc at the time, this was not technically illegal. But he did not get involved, telling journalist David Conn that he thought it was a grubby business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Duran Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: It wasn't at all. You should trace back to whomever told you that and tell them to stop making stuff up I guess he may have mis-read/mis-interperated the message / tweet.. saying his family couldn't be with him at the end because of covid19 Edited March 30, 2020 by Doctor Duran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strings Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 RIP Joe. UTO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philswiz Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Apologies, no offence meant in anyway, I misread his daughters quote about not being able to be there because of Coronarvirus. Will edit my original post. RIP Joe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 RIP Joe always put the club first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) RIP Joe.Met him a couple of times in the 90's.and what a character he was.He had a great sense of humour, and he also understood the feelings of all the supporters both in good and bad times. Edited March 30, 2020 by parkfieldowl14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animis Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 RIP Joe - condolences to his family who don't appear to be able to lay Joe to rest in the way they would want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 It would be a rare person who would agree with Joe Ashton on everything but we shared our love of Wednesday. Sincere condolences to Lucy and his long list of friends. RIP Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essix Blue Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 aaah Joe Ashton bingo. Always a highlite of the Dave Allen AGMs. RIP Joe. Top man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOWL Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 I knew Joe personally and politically and worked with him for many years. A good man and the best MP I had the privilege of working with. A true Wednesday fan and loyalist. Sincere condolences to his family. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt68owls Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 R.I.P Joe, a true Wednesdayite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 always sad when someone dies but 86 and seems to have lived it to the full, think we'd all take that …….RIP JOE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panda800 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Didnt he have to resign as director because of some scandal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodgybysea Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 There's always one who can't help themselves................................RIP Mr Ashton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage owl Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, panda800 said: Didnt he have to resign as director because of some scandal? Time and place pal. RIP Joe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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