The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread

[D'Jaffo]

Is Tommy Wright suited to building and managing a team that will be expected to go and win every week? Kilmarnock also don’t have the money that Dundee, Dundee Utd, Ross County and Hibs have had to play with in this league before.

Genuinely think that if they get their recruitment spot on then Partick will be up there potentially winning the league. Dunfermline as well if they appoint a half decent manager. Hopefully we can challenge but I don’t think we will this year.

[AsimButtHitsASix]

5 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said:

Genuinely think that if they get their recruitment spot on then Partick will be up there potentially winning the league. 

We've been hearing this about Partick every season they've been in this league since they came down and, seeing as their squad finished a whole two points ahead of an absolutely rancid Airdrie team, they have a long way to go it seems

[Fae_the_'briggs]

Oh well,  looks like you've got your real derby back, looks like QOS fans will have to start a "derby" rivalry with Hamilton now. "Hamilton,  Hamilton,  f**k yer Hamilton"  just doesn't have the same ring to it though. Best of luck in those games anyway. 

[D'Jaffo]

We've been hearing this about Partick every season they've been in this league since they came down and, seeing as their squad finished a whole two points ahead of an absolutely rancid Airdrie team, they have a long way to go it seems

We finished a whole one point ahead of a rancid Raith team and imo would’ve ended up winning the Championship the following season had we been able to bring in the guys McCall had targeted in January to sustain our title push. You can’t underestimate how much the excellent team spirit that McCall has built in that team and also the momentum that they will have after winning the league. A lot does depend on keeping guys like Tiffoney and improving in a couple of areas but I can see them doing just that.

They’ll also have more money than we had in 2019 so you’d imagine if they need players to push on in January, McCall will get who he wants.

[Trogdor]

1 hour ago, TheScarf said:

In our dee-fence in the last 3 seasons we've had County, United, Hearts and Dundee throwing silly money at their squad.

Yeah, no doubt about that. Just highlighting to the DKB that it'll no be easy.

Partick would have been a better example to cite tbf. Because they were in League One I forgot they were in the Prem not so long ago! 

[pandarilla]

Dundee United maybe?

Hopefully. But i don't think that would go down well with the Arabs i know.

[Guest]

55 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said:

We finished a whole one point ahead of a rancid Raith team and imo would’ve ended up winning the Championship the following season had we been able to bring in the guys McCall had targeted in January to sustain our title push. You can’t underestimate how much the excellent team spirit that McCall has built in that team and also the momentum that they will have after winning the league. A lot does depend on keeping guys like Tiffoney and improving in a couple of areas but I can see them doing just that.

They’ll also have more money than we had in 2019 so you’d imagine if they need players to push on in January, McCall will get who he wants.

EEK !!

Surely a top league 1 to lower end Championship performer at best ??

I honestly don't know where this Patrick / McCall fear / love in comes from, they have the majority of the same squad that got them relegated in the first place and the Thistle fans I've spoken to thought they were mostly horrendous last season with the exception of the final 4 to 5 weeks of the season. I also know that their support is pretty split on McCall with many still wanting him bagged despite their promotion.

They've also just had a financially draining season and weren't exactly rolling in the dosh prior to their relegation so while they may indeed be pretty decent next year, I'm certainly not losing any sleep over them or indeed expecting them to be blowing the division away, especially if Tiffoney is the best they have to offer !!!

Anyway, great to see Killie coming down to join us, it should boost our season ticket sales greatly and get the interest in our side going in the area again and hopefully Mr Smith will be able to provide us with some decent financial backing for our own quality signings.

I must be getting old by the way, 28 years ??? I thought it was only about 14 or 15 since we were last shouting abuse at each other in a league match...............

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Ross MacIver been released by Motherwell, presume McCall will probably be getting him onboard and i agree with @D'Jaffo i think Partick will be right up there next season

[Thereisalight..]

18 hours ago, Hursty said:

I see the Sun (I know) reporting that Rangers Colts / B team or whatever they are called are looking to use Somerset for their home games next season in the Lowland League as they don't want to ruin the pitch at Ibrox by playing on it every week....

Whilst it wouldn’t be my first choice in money making excercises, if we charge them per game and per season outlay that would cover costs of pitch repairs and then some, then I guess I’d tolerate it. If fans were allowed in and we could keep the gate money then I’d be more accepting of it. In all honesty though I think there is many teams grounds closer to them that they could and should use 

[Thereisalight..]

Couldn’t believe that Kilmarnock went down last night without a fight. We gave Dundee harder games ffs! Honestly don’t care less about away fans coming to Somerset or us going elsewhere. I’d be happy enough if we get our full capacity of home fans all season 

[diegomarahenry]

Thistle have players that have been average at Championship level struggle in League one, they were helped by a Falkirk team desperate to Chuck promotion away. 
 

they may well be top 4 next year based on this seasons shitshow but they will need a serious upgrade on the players they have. 
 

Based on budgets, I’d have them maybe 3rd with us around 5th.

Hamilton will look to offload players but normally have well drilled youngsters in the squad, Kilmarnock will be in the same position but it depends on how they rebuild. If they go down the route of mercenaries from league one and two in England then they will fail. 
Dunfermline had what seemed a good signing policy last season but ultimately failed. 
based on the rebuilding jobs required, I’d put Hamilton as favourites, Kilmarnock and Dunfermline in the top 4.

On the ground share, the pitch has been dreadful for a few years, they were only playing on it on league games for the last 2 seasons, both were cut short the reduced games did nothing to improve the surface. 
if we are serious about competing in this league, writing off home games because your pitch is like a ploughed field isn’t going to help. 
unless they completely lay new turf or a hybrid pitch, It would seriously hurt any challenge so could mount 

[diegomarahenry]

12 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said:

Couldn’t believe that Kilmarnock went down last night without a fight. We gave Dundee harder games ffs! Honestly don’t care less about away fans coming to Somerset or us going elsewhere. I’d be happy enough if we get our full capacity of home fans all season 

The current situation is that we should move to level zero at the end of June. 
unless the George Square episode causes a spike and they all migrate to the seaside on a sunny day then Ayr should be ok to hold crowds I would expect. If Glasgow is a higher level then the club may need to select the attendees based on location or something like that to prevent travel. 
 

I would be confident, with prevention protocols,  of at least 1000 home fans being allowed in to Somerset in July.

[Thereisalight..]

16 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said:

The current situation is that we should move to level zero at the end of June. 
unless the George Square episode causes a spike and they all migrate to the seaside on a sunny day then Ayr should be ok to hold crowds I would expect. If Glasgow is a higher level then the club may need to select the attendees based on location or something like that to prevent travel. 
 

I would be confident, with prevention protocols,  of at least 1000 home fans being allowed in to Somerset in July.

There should be no reason at all for less than 2000 to be allowed in Somerset next season. Last night there was staggered timings for entry , one way systems, no pie stalls etc. I hope to god by the time the season starts these “measures” are binned. Also hope that clown Jason Leitch ditches his stance on fans having to be in seated areas *

*although I’m fairly certain they weren’t seated at Kelty or Brechin? 

[Guest]

28 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said:

Thistle have players that have been average at Championship level struggle in League one, they were helped by a Falkirk team desperate to Chuck promotion away. 
 

they may well be top 4 next year based on this seasons shitshow but they will need a serious upgrade on the players they have. 
 

Based on budgets, I’d have them maybe 3rd with us around 5th.

Hamilton will look to offload players but normally have well drilled youngsters in the squad, Kilmarnock will be in the same position but it depends on how they rebuild. If they go down the route of mercenaries from league one and two in England then they will fail. 
Dunfermline had what seemed a good signing policy last season but ultimately failed. 
based on the rebuilding jobs required, I’d put Hamilton as favourites, Kilmarnock and Dunfermline in the top 4.

On the ground share, the pitch has been dreadful for a few years, they were only playing on it on league games for the last 2 seasons, both were cut short the reduced games did nothing to improve the surface. 
if we are serious about competing in this league, writing off home games because your pitch is like a ploughed field isn’t going to help. 
unless they completely lay new turf or a hybrid pitch, It would seriously hurt any challenge so could mount 

£90 to £100k for a good grass pitch and £450 to £500k for a good pretend pitch isn't cheap but it has to be a major priority as you say.

[diegomarahenry]

11 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said:

There should be no reason at all for less than 2000 to be allowed in Somerset next season. Last night there was staggered timings for entry , one way systems, no pie stalls etc. I hope to god by the time the season starts these “measures” are binned. Also hope that clown Jason Leitch ditches his stance on fans having to be in seated areas *

*although I’m fairly certain they weren’t seated at Kelty or Brechin? 

They want people to stay seated and not mix, so I can see why the advice is seating only at the moment. 
But all being well, standing would be allowed and but there would still be some kind of controls, maybe vaccine passports will be a thing by then or a negative test on the morning of the game etc. 
You can see by the footage from English games, even the Morton game, as soon as fans are in the ground almost all protocol goes out the window, folk had masks down and were hugging each other. 
By July, hopefully it won’t be as much of an issue. If all people in the ground are going to have been vaccinated or have a negative test, it will greatly reduce the chance of transmission. 

[ayrunitedfw]

If the club had anything about them they’d be releasing season ticket details ASAP. Strike while the iron is hot. 

[Trogdor]

20 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said:

Also hope that clown Jason Leitch ditches his stance on fans having to be in seated areas *

*although I’m fairly certain they weren’t seated at Kelty or Brechin? 

I can't stand that guy. I switch the TV or radio to another channel everytime he comes on. That's actually what I'm looking forward to the most when we get through this is never seeing his sour puss again.

[Thereisalight..]

4 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said:

They want people to stay seated and not mix, so I can see why the advice is seating only at the moment. 
But all being well, standing would be allowed and but there would still be some kind of controls, maybe vaccine passports will be a thing by then or a negative test on the morning of the game etc. 
You can see by the footage from English games, even the Morton game, as soon as fans are in the ground almost all protocol goes out the window, folk had masks down and were hugging each other. 
By July, hopefully it won’t be as much of an issue. If all people in the ground are going to have been vaccinated or have a negative test, it will greatly reduce the chance of transmission. 

I wouldn’t be attending games at Somerset if vaccine passports or negative test conformation was needed. I’m sure im on my own with that one, but shit like that doesn’t sit easy with me 

[Thereisalight..]

Just now, Trogdor said:

I can't stand that guy. I switch the TV or radio to another channel everytime he comes on. That's actually what I'm looking forward to the most when we get through this is never seeing his sour puss again.

He’s a sanctimonious p***k who’s clearly enjoying his year of fame. Got to agree with you about never seeing his face (or whiny voice) again! 

[Guest]

The "seating" advice isn't even relevant to the likes of the NT which is completely uncovered and no different from any other outdoor space such as a busy shopping street or a park.

The bottom line is that I shouldn't need to point this out on a football chatboard, that's what the SFA and SPFL should be doing !!!