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2 hours ago, Crawford said:
Completely unrelated, but where's the good spots to eat/takeaways in ayr?
Headed to Craig Tara for a week soon with the kids.
Also f**k Kilmarnock.
Thank you.
Ayr is not as bad as some people make out , coming into Doonfoot from Craig Tara you have a couple of good takeaways at the Co op on your left , chippy/pizza and Indian , both decent . Next up a few hundred metres is the Balgarth Pines , great beer garden, good food . On the bridge just along the road is the Secret Garden , good snacks and lunches , got a cracking deck over the River Doon . Push on about a mile and you have the Chestnuts Hotel , very good food and beer garden , few hundred metres from Ayr Beach . Nearby The Chestnuts is the Fox and Willow , great food , best beer garden in town . The toen centre you have The Maridian , good food cafe bar , Smiths cheep food . You also have The Treehouse which has great food and its own boozer The T Bar ,buzzing night spot , bands 2am etc . The prices are tasty though . If you just want a geezers boozer : Tam O’Shanters , Wee Windows , Billy Bridges ....
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Defo looking at a new stand with standing at the front and top drawer hospitality. Maybe even an open to the public gym .
Maybe a couple of AstroTurf training pitches out the back of the north bank .
Possibly the announcement of two old favourites resigning for the club .
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Six goals from the midfield while playing out of position in the Championship isn’t to be sniffed at . If we’re lucky enough to have a shot a signing him we got to take it . The guy is Scottish Premiership or English Championship bound in the fullness of time , crazy not to be in for him .
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10 minutes ago, WATTOO said:
Totally agree with this, people only seem to be picking out his good moments and forgetting about the games where he offered nothing and also the chances that he missed that you'd have expected him to take.
For what it's worth, I feel the same way about McInroy, both he and Tomi seem to be getting turned into some sort of super human players at this level when in reality we were so bad in the attacking Midfield department that ANY competent player would have looked like a huge upgrade and pretty much the same goes for Adeloye and our issues up top.
As I said previously, I'd have definitely kept both of them if we could have, however neither were that good that I'd be offering silly money to keep them or writing our season off if they went.
I'd also add that If we're to read across our new guys scoring record over the past few years against Adeloye at pretty much the same level, the the new guy based on stats alone looks like a much more exciting prospect, however only time will tell....
Tend to agree with the above . I’m a huge fan of Tomi and hope he signs . However this lad Dipo looks a more energetic player , aggressive and mobile with that fox in the box instinct . Wither we pair him up with Bryden or Ashford , or bring in a big hard working centre forward to knock the headers down and/or behind will depending how much budget we have left after brining in the priority defenders and midfielders .
On Kerr walking , again cracking player but we got our priorities right getting Dempsey fixed up . Interesting about McGinn , think the Morton boys fancy there chances of getting him , but you never know . The Wiki transfer list isn’t bulging with guys available and in our price range .
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3 hours ago, ryanayr1987 said:
You are fucking obsessed with gogic. How many times have you mentioned him in the last year?
Once or twice mate , hardly a crime . Your tone is getting a bit tiresome best work on it most promptly .
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12 minutes ago, ayrunitedfw said:
ye, I’d agree with this. You’ll struggle to get two better holding midfielders in this league than Murdoch and Dempsey on their day. It’s a attacking midfielder we need. Someone who is going to chip in with goals.
All about opinions but in mine neither Murdy or Ben are holders , in my book to quote Ally McLeod , they are buzzers or in today’s lingo box to box grafters . Need a unit behind them to mop up , smash people in the air and play out . We had a big farmer a couple of years ago that did this job pretty well .
Kerr McInroy was a top player , maybe a luxury we can’t afford at the moment . We have to plug the leaks at the back and protect the back line with a holder . Again just my opinion .....
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8 hours ago, ryanayr1987 said:
know Scott Allan is totally unrealistic but mathie will know him from his time at hibs and again was just released
Maybe Alec Gogic has finished his time at St Mirren ? Ex Hamilton and Hibs . Just saying .
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1 minute ago, WATTOO said:
The guy looks to have pace, strength and a good finisher, so as long as we can create chances then I'd back him to be nailed on for double figures next season.
Agreed .
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Pretty happy with that , two footed , aggressive what’s there not to like . One more striker needed , Tomi or not Tomi lets get it done ...
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So Kerr has gone and Tomi is rumoured to be going . Sad but it’s been happening to us for a long time , they’re hardly the first to bail for more coin . That being the case it’s over to Glendinning, let’s see what he can do . No pressure there huh ?
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12 hours ago, Superhursy7 said:
mentioned Scott Cuthbert a few weeks back as an example of a an experienced player who might fancy coming back up the road if it ends up being him I'll be putting the lotto on.
This is not such a bad shout , the guy has played most of his career in L1 or L2 , so a decent standard , he can play both RCB and LCB as well as right back . He was also captain at Luton and Stevenage . I wonder if he’s put down roots in the London area or if he wants to cash in his chips and get up the road ?
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5 minutes ago, Superhursy7 said:
be honest don't know a lot about Brown but he would bring some experience to a young squad and is the captain at Peterhead.
According to transfermkt he can also operate at right midfield or right back . The plot thickens .
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1 hour ago, HeathrowAUFC said:
Who did you see?
Can’t be 100% sure but looked like Richard Foster ......Driving in as I was driving out ....
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5 minutes ago, North British said:
Perhaps something brewing down at Somerset just now .....
On the new player front .
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Perhaps something brewing down at Somerset just now .....
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7 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said:
All of our out of contract players will have been speaking to ourselves and other clubs for about the last six months. That thing with Adeloye and the French club was a fans page just looking at affordable strikers that stood out statistically. I’m sure if a club came along from that level then he would be off but I doubt he’s an actual target for them.
I think it’s time we gave some ultimatums to the remaining unsigned . We can’t give up our time advantage over our rivals still involved in play offs etc .
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3 minutes ago, munro7 said:
Slightly concerned about Adeloye liking a post on Twitter with a poll asking which player they’d like to sign, think it was a lower league French outfit or supporters thereof.
Suggests he’s very much keeping his options open.
After the Aero episode it seems prudent to assume all our unsigned players are having conversations with other clubs . None more so than Tomi . I think the French club may have been Nancy .
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14 minutes ago, edinburghhonestman said:
Good luck to Muirhead if he is going to Thistle on more money than Ayr. Doubt he's a regular starter for either but at this stage of his career it's natural he'd take the best offer out there.
I'm hopeful we'll bring in someone with a bit more football in them as a replacement.Good luck to the big guy , over 100 games with us , deserves a bit better than he’s getting on this forum .
Getting in a replacement that’s better and has a bit more football on our budget is a fair challenge . Another flip the coin loan or another from down south . Over to you Mr Glendinning......
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3 minutes ago, rgreig said:
don't know about Queen's Park, but the Cove chairman gave an interview on BBC Radio Scotland after they secured promotion saying that the playing side of the club had improved more rapidly than they expected and that they would be remaining hybrid next season while they complete infrastructure projects. So I don't think they will be spending to create a promotion winning team yet. But it sounds like they have a multi-year plan and it may be that when we are also in a position to make that promotion push they will be formidable rivals.
Anyone thinking Queens Park are in the Championship just to make up the numbers needs to google their owner Willie Haughey , the guy is caked and hasn’t brought Owen and Sandy in to tread water . I’d think we need to max out our points against them in the early part of the season while they are finding their feet , same goes for Cove . The Championship is fast running out of dead wood , and is a graveyard of ego’s who can’t back it up on the pitch anymore , ask Falkirk and Dunfermline all about that . Hopefully Smith and Bully have done their homework as we are one of the clubs these debutants will be targeting .
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1 hour ago, Richey Edwards said:
These two teams will add f**k all to the Championship apart from being cannon fodder. I wish they would both stay down
Queens Park will be spending big this summer , they aim to put a real challenge in next season . With them and Cove up our division just becomes a much more difficult place to be .
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2 hours ago, Finlay21 said:
Season tickets this coming week , very early June for official launch of 2nd and 3rd strips , think there will be some transfer updates this week
Would that be transfers or re-signings ?
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19 hours ago, North British said:
Goalkeepers: McAdams, Albinson
Defenders: Houston, McGinty, Ecrepont*, Bilham*, Jeannes*
Midfeilders: McAllister, Smith, Hewitt ,Murdoch .O’Connor
Forwards: McKenzie, Ashford, Bryden
Waiting to hear from:
Reading, Dempsey, Moffat**, Baird, , Muirhead, Adelyoe, McInroy
*Reserve/youth players
**Coaching role/reserve player
So most of the “sure things” have signed on again . We are getting down to the nitty gritty ! Most of the guys left may have had good offers elsewhere. Will we find out more today ?
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On 10/05/2022 at 13:11, callum-ayr said:
Goalkeepers: McAdams, Albinson
Defenders: Houston, McGinty, Ecrepont*, Bilham*, Jeannes*
Midfeilders: McAllister, Smith, Hewitt ,Murdoch .
Forwards: McKenzie, Ashford, Bryden
Waiting to hear from:
Reading, Dempsey, Moffat**, Baird, O'Connor, Muirhead, Adelyoe, McInroy
*Reserve/youth players
**Coaching role/reserve player
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Superb news on Murdy’s deal . Slowly moving into testimonial territory.
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The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
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Em think that would be the Nationalists ......