RedEd Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 10 hours ago, ayrunitedfw said: It was mentioned at the time that it was Thistle we turned the bid down from. I think that was August 2018, rather than January 2019. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEd Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 8 hours ago, D'Jaffo said: He also said one of his main reasons for leaving was that he wasn’t willing to rebuild another team over the summer which I can understand tbh but he’ll probably have to do similar at Partick if he wants them to go up. And it's not an entirely accurate statement considering 6 of the starting 11 for the last 2 games were at the club during the League 1 championship season. And on Saturday a further 2 were on the bench, with another 2 currently out injured. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty_Boy Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 People really shouldn't take what Ian McCall says so seriously. I thought that much was obvious by now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhursty7 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 The only two players who started on Saturday and weren't at the club at the end of last season were Roscoe and Kelly, fair enough McCowan did not break through to late on, Forrest would have been first choice big fit and Muirhead was always a replacement for Rose this season the rest were first team regulars so not exactly a massive rebuilding job, I hope some of these comments are tongue and cheek or his achievements are going to sour really quickly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Does he not mean next summer? Which will be a massive rebuilding job most likely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMIP Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Cameron stated on one of his q and a Facebook things that we didn’t receive any bids in January for Shankland. Given that the board backed him with full time football just over 2 years ago, I’m surprised at his criticism of the board. Or maybe they lost a wee bit of confidence in his judgement after they gave him the money to sign his mate Harkins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb123! Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I think what McCall said last night was one of his attempts at a bad joke which is can't actually work out if it was a joke or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pick that one out Marshall Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 33 minutes ago, UpInTheAyr said: Does he not mean next summer? Which will be a massive rebuilding job most likely. We might well need to rebuild as if this form continues we might be in the next league up (one can dream ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk89 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 22 minutes ago, Pick that one out Marshall said: We might well need to rebuild as if this form continues we might be in the next league up (one can dream ) If we had a fully fit version of our current squad for the full season I see no reason why we couldn't mount a serious bid for at least 11th in the premiership with some of the dross lingering around the drop this season. Obviously in reality once injuries hit we would struggle. But I suppose that is based upon us being a team high on confidence against teams getting battered week in week out at present. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 We might well need to rebuild as if this form continues we might be in the next league up (one can dream ) If we won on Saturday I'm going all in on that dream. I can't ever remember this many consecutive league wins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) The board gave McCall more than they've given other managers for the last decade and a half. This is not the same as backing him to the extent that other clubs in this division get backed ffs. If there is another full-time team in the country with a lower playing budget I'd like to know who it is. Yes, this is fiscally prudent. Yes, everyone hates Dunfermline and Livingston and Gretna and Dundee United and Morton and Partick and every other club that absolutely spunks money gambling on promotion and then subsequently explodes in financial ruin, but the fact is that nearly every other club around this level has had a go at this since Ayr last tried it nearly 20 years ago and McCall can plainly see it's paid off for some. Also Alan Forrest is a local boy who came through the club ranks and his big brother plays in the fucking Champions League every season. He's not going to go to fucking Partick Thistle, scurrilous dressing room rumours or not. Edited October 2, 2019 by Thumper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Thumper said: The board gave McCall more than they've given other managers for the last decade and a half. This is not the same as backing him to the extent that other clubs in this division get backed ffs. If there is another full-time team in the country with a lower playing budget I'd like to know who it is. Yes, this is fiscally prudent. Yes, everyone hates Dunfermline and Livingston and Gretna and Dundee United and Morton and Partick and every other club that absolutely spunks money gambling on promotion and then subsequently explodes in financial ruin, but the fact is that nearly every other club around this level has had a go at this since Ayr last tried it nearly 20 years ago and McCall can plainly see it's paid off for some. Also Alan Forrest is a local boy who came through the club ranks and his big brother plays in the fucking Champions League every season. He's not going to go to fucking Partick Thistle, scurrilous dressing room rumours or not. Not sure what relevance this has to Alan Forrest potentially signing for Partick Thistle tbqhwy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 37 minutes ago, ayrunitedfw said: Not sure what relevance this has to Alan Forrest potentially signing for Partick Thistle tbqhwy. if he's good enough for a step up, then he can step up, instead of crab-walking to Maryhill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 In fairness I though we might have lost Forrest last season and the season before that, I also thought we could have lost Harvie and even getting Murdoch to the club was also an achievement. It's by no means a foregone conclusion that everyone will leave especially if it's a sideways move into the unknown. I always felt McDaid was a bit different as he never seemed to have his heart totally in at Ayr. Guys like Forrest are local boys and settled here, he's playing for a club that suits his style and lets him showcase his talents, he's also playing at the top end of the league in a winning side and he's still young enough to get a BIG move. Don't get me wrong, if someone came in with a £250k + offer in January for any of our players (with the exception of McCowan) and the move was upwards and right for them, then I'd not be too disappointed as they'd be advancing their careers and we'd be pulling in some decent cash (relatively speaking). Anyway, we're just the fans rather than the board so we should let them worry about the contractural situations of our playing squad and we should just concentrate in watching and enjoying this great bunch of lads while we've got the chance.......... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb123! Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 See Jason the groundsman has got a new tractor, about time! Might help with the maintenance of the playing surface as well hopefully. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 It’s the most Ayrshire thing ever to be celebrating a new tractor 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb123! Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 27 minutes ago, Iain said: It’s the most Ayrshire thing ever to be celebrating a new tractor Just saw it in the Ayrshire Post so thought i'd say lol, it's the lottery that has actually paid for it, not the club, lottery has done a hell of a lot to improve somerset over recent years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 3 hours ago, rb123! said: Just saw it in the Ayrshire Post so thought i'd say lol, it's the lottery that has actually paid for it, not the club, lottery has done a hell of a lot to improve somerset over recent years. As far as I know the lottery comes from the Ayr United Development Society so it makes sense. The great wall of Somerset n that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 4 hours ago, rb123! said: See Jason the groundsman has got a new tractor, about time! Might help with the maintenance of the playing surface as well hopefully. I hope Adams got us a deal! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb123! Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, itzdrk said: As far as I know the lottery comes from the Ayr United Development Society so it makes sense. The great wall of Somerset n that. Everyone in the summer went mental thinking the great wall had blown half of McCalls playing budget for the summer haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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