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Seen there’s a few Twitter rumours about Jack McMillan signing as well. Hopefully these are true as he’d certainly be an upgrade on last season and a much better option than Muirhead. Then Muirhead can just serve as a backup for both CB and RB.

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23 minutes ago, AuAl said:

You lot better pray that McCall doesn't fall into the same trap as some of our jobber managers who regularly played Muirhead in midfield. Just awful.

In this case it might be a blessing that Ian McCall is obsessed with the Bannigan & Docherty midfield pairing. With both of them plus Turner and I’m assuming soon to be Crawford as well, Muirhead will be pretty far down the pecking order as a CM. Thankfully.

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28 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said:

Aye McCalls recruitment consists of ex players, players he’s seen play against his teams, OF youngsters and the odd player recommending by an auld pal.

Never anything out of the box with him really.

That's fine with me. Most of our 'out of the box' signings do nothing for us - thinking the likes of Austin, Coulibaly, Ntwambe, Nitriansky, German. Doolan and Erskine were out of the box signings by McCall and they became club legends. I tend to think recruitment - at this level - is a strong point of McCall's; in that he gets more right than wrong, not that he doesn't make mistakes.

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53 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said:

Aye McCalls recruitment consists of ex players, players he’s seen play against his teams, OF youngsters and the odd player recommending by an auld pal.

Never anything out of the box with him really.

He’s the master of Championship mediocrity.  Never the man to take us up. 

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57 minutes ago, AuAl said:

You lot better pray that McCall doesn't fall into the same trap as some of our jobber managers who regularly played Muirhead in midfield. Just awful.

Bannigan, Docherty, Turner and Crawford will all be ahead of him so thankfully that’s an unlikely scenario. 
 

One thing Muirhead would add to the team is a bit of physicality which we have lacked at times this season (notably against Arbroath).     

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...and yet we'd take Uncle Ian back in a heart beat.

Would probably have him back for a year to get a more solid footing in the league but no more than that. He wouldn’t have got us promoted.
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3 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said:


Would probably have him back for a year to get a more solid footing in the league but no more than that. He wouldn’t have got us promoted.

Closer than anyone else in the last 40 years. Jeezo man let it go.

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5 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said:


Would probably have him back for a year to get a more solid footing in the league but no more than that. He wouldn’t have got us promoted.

Are Ayr planning to get promoted from this division? Even when McCall was manager it seemed like it was more him/the side going above expectations rather than actually aiming to be challenging. 

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Closer than anyone else in the last 40 years. Jeezo man let it go.

What are you babbling on about?
Are Ayr planning to get promoted from this division? Even when McCall was manager it seemed like it was more him/the side going above expectations rather than actually aiming to be challenging. 

A lot has changed at the club since McCall left. We were basically a part time club with a full time playing squad that shot way above what anyone besides McCall had planned. With the additions off the field it looks like we’re getting the infrastructure in place before actually making an attempt at going up.
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15 minutes ago, JagsCG said:

Are Ayr planning to get promoted from this division? Even when McCall was manager it seemed like it was more him/the side going above expectations rather than actually aiming to be challenging. 

Considering we're now flinging about three year deals for players, and building up a proper backroom staff, the new owners aim is def promotion.

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1 minute ago, Trump said:

Yous fancy taking Ryan Williamson back? Great going forward…

Swap deal for Ciaran McKenna?

Edit: more seriously, no I don’t. He’s not the worst player but an utter, utter shitebag.

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24 minutes ago, Trump said:

Yous fancy taking Ryan Williamson back? Great going forward…

League 1 level player, was dreadful defensively for us in the championship. Not to mention the very-amusing business with his pre-contract. 

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59 minutes ago, JagsCG said:

One thing Muirhead would add to the team is a bit of physicality which we have lacked at times this season (notably against Arbroath).     

He's also a good player to bring off the bench when you need a goal.

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1 hour ago, Nightmare said:

Seen there’s a few Twitter rumours about Jack McMillan signing as well. Hopefully these are true as he’d certainly be an upgrade on last season and a much better option than Muirhead. Then Muirhead can just serve as a backup for both CB and RB.

Seen that too, and while I’m usually sceptical with Twitter rumours they were spot on about Milne. It would be a very good bit of business anyway. If we’re lining up with a back five then I think the below would be up there with anything in the division.

Milne- Holt- Brownlie - Akinola - McMillan

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1 hour ago, oneteaminglasgow said:

Seen that too, and while I’m usually sceptical with Twitter rumours they were spot on about Milne. It would be a very good bit of business anyway. If we’re lining up with a back five then I think the below would be up there with anything in the division.

Milne- Holt- Brownlie - Akinola - McMillan

Is it credible sources any of the rumours regarding McMillan?  Would be delighted if we could sign him

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22 hours ago, Bishop Briggs said:

IIRC that rumour was circulating last summer. We are always getting linked with Ayr players that McCall managed. I'd rather have Regan Tumility.

Another possibility is Jason Naismith who was out of favour under McInnes. Ex loanee Jack McMillan, out of contract at Livingston, could be a decent shout too.

 

3 hours ago, Nightmare said:

Seen there’s a few Twitter rumours about Jack McMillan signing as well. Hopefully these are true as he’d certainly be an upgrade on last season and a much better option than Muirhead. Then Muirhead can just serve as a backup for both CB and RB.

Yes please! 😀

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4 hours ago, D'Jaffo said:

Aye McCalls recruitment consists of ex players, players he’s seen play against his teams, OF youngsters and the odd player recommending by an auld pal.

Never anything out of the box with him really.

Indeed.

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