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Ayr United’s Next Permanent Manager
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
Quite impressive, really, that none of the names on the shortlist have been leaked. [and that we're all scrambling around in the dark] -
Ayr United’s Next Permanent Manager
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
I heard the opposite... ...but [and this bit I haven't heard] if Owen Coyle was interested in the job that would change, I expect. -
Controversial Statements About Your Club
Kitty_Boy replied to Ludo*1's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
I don't disagree that Devlin was over-rated but my controversial statement is that Smith was even more over-rated. I think Devlin will play more Premiership games than Smith in his career. -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
People really shouldn't take what Ian McCall says so seriously. I thought that much was obvious by now. -
Ayr United’s Next Permanent Manager
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
That escalated quickly... -
Ayr United’s Next Permanent Manager
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
I'd actually take McCoist as a kind of high-profile, well liked feel-good-figurehead - a bit like McCall really - if Sandy Stewart was still doing the coaching/tactics etc... -
Ayr United’s Next Permanent Manager
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
The context was we had pumped Dundee United the previous week; he was just trying to manage expectations. -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
Well, yes, but the subsequent two-and-a-bit seasons have proved what a terrible decision sacking McCall would have been. We have been an (almost) unqualified success since turning full-time. FWIW, I think the summer made McCall's mind up that he wanted to move on to Thistle. Not because he wasn't 'backed' by the Board, or that his budget was cut, but because he realised that it is going to be a long time before the club has the infrastructure and finance required to go to the next level. -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
They wouldn't be able to have him as a player until January When are we getting him as a player? -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
Agree and its not only an identity in terms of the way we play but also the type of player we sign and McCall has spoken a lot about this. -
Houston has played for Rangers U20s in the competition already, not sure if that means he's cup tied. He might even still be eligible to play for them against Ballymena this weekend.
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The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
Or the resource to do anthing meanful with the data... I mean, we haven't even got enough turnstile operators. -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
I doubt statistical analysis is feasible for the Scottish Championship and below due to the absence of any useful raw data. -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
What sort of statistcal analysis are you thinking about? And how would it help identify possible new signings? -
Huge if true.
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The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
We didn't budget for getting into the last sixteen of the Betfred Cup, let's get that straight. Whether we needed to in order to have a competitive squad is another matter. -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
A better solution would have been to allow contactless payments at the turnstiles... -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
Hypothesis: McCall's strategy of signing promising players released from Aberdeen bigger clubs: Rose, Shankland, Smith, to a lesser extent, McDaid - and them going on to be successful - has led to us being a victim of our own (their) sucess. Bigger clubs are perhaps more reluctant to release players like them, especially if McCall is interested. Consequently, there are fewer players available to sign on a permanent basis or, unlike when we took Rose, I believe Aberdeen effectively have first refusal on Roscoe should he go on to be as successful. Consequently, to follow the same strategy, we have to look at loans instead. Ultimately, if the player's character is right, is there a big difference between taking a player on loan or signing him permantly on a one year contract, when you know if he does well he will be away at the end of the season (like Smith)? Managing to pick up the players we have in recent seasons that fit into the 19-21 year old bracket has been pretty exeptional but will prehaps become even more difficult. Other clubs at our level - subsistance full-time - look down south or abroad or to recruit players - I don't think we are in that market. Alteratively, you're recuiting from the same small pool of domestic full-time players, who job around Championship clubs without much success. tl:dr - I'm fine with loans. -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
He's been saying all summer he would probably would have to go down the loan route, although its not his preference. -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
It's not Ross Doohan... -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
People seem to be forgetting our special relationship with Aberdeen FC... -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
We're not scraping the barrel. We're peering into the barrel in order to pluck out the best fish. The right type of fish. -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
Interesting that you would think giving Shankland abuse on Twitter is wrong but it's OK to hope one of our players snaps him in half... -
The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
Kitty_Boy replied to D'Jaffo's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
Update: he's not going.