D'Jaffo Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 hour ago, callum-ayr said: Just one? Can never have too Mutch pudding I suppose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Yid_in_Exiile said: I don't know what folk were expecting but I thought Mathie did a good job there. I like the fact that people now talk about their own responsibilities and not those of others, he is CEO of the Club not the manager so I would hope he would talk more strategically. Also the objective of the interview was clearly retrospective. take a breathe and review where we are against plan. if he spoke about transfer budgets or targets, even generally, then it would be analysed minutely and every difference between what he said and what Bullen or however say next would be compared and found wanting. Let those who target the transfers and sign them speak about that stuff, not the CEO. Equally clearly we are ahead of plan, even if we don't finish second again this coming season we will be ahead of plan so long as we are competing for top four again. He referencing Brighton as a model and noting the ups and downs on their ten year journey gives you a hint of what is ahead. There are not going to spunk cash on bouquet signings, they are going to build more sustainably and think "outside the box" to try to out perform their budget. If you are thinking outside the box then not every decision is going to come off - that's obvious surely - but their reckoning is that if 60 or 70% of their transfer decisions come off that will be success. Be prepared for us signing folk that not many of us have heard of. We're getting a new stand, new hospitality income streams and a new grass pitch (delighted about the last one). All that should produce a better product on match days. Ultimately it all depends on results of course, as fans (especially new fans) are essentially glory hunters (or a least pride-in-our-town's-team hunters). That is not a criticism, that's just a fact when folk have plenty of other things to do with their time and money. I still think we are heading in the right direction - and if that makes me a "happy clapper" then so be it. Hell, having a credible multi-year plan is a first in the seventeen years I have been following Ayr. Absolutely you can make the observations that we haven't been a pretty watch at times, underperformed in some big games and that will have deterred some potential fans and potential local backers/sponsors from fully committing. They haven't got everything right and some things rest on small margins outside management control (that Cup QF penalty miss, for example) but overall it's been a good season looking back. I agree with pretty much everything he said and hinted at. I think a key point in his interview was when he said that he is between celebrating how well we have done and how big a let down the play-off performance was. If he had came out with a cheery interview, safely lobbing Calums softballs back at him like Bullen sometimes does then it would have been disappointing. Much like McCall, Mathie wants personal success which means that Ayr may be a means to an end for him but for him to succeed personally, Ayr need to succeed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said: I think a key point in his interview was when he said that he is between celebrating how well we have done and how big a let down the play-off performance was. If he had came out with a cheery interview, safely lobbing Calums softballs back at him like Bullen sometimes does then it would have been disappointing. Much like McCall, Mathie wants personal success which means that Ayr may be a means to an end for him but for him to succeed personally, Ayr need to succeed. I’d hope that Mathie is here for a long time but I’m under no illusions that the guy wants to get to a bigger club at some point. I could see him going down to England maybe in a few years time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanayr1987 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) f**k me im wet with anticipation https://twitter.com/ayrunitedfc/status/1665747815014838273?s=46&t=B-8NZQ6YI4r0-_joFjquVA Edited June 5, 2023 by ryanayr1987 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peil Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 8 minutes ago, ryanayr1987 said: f**k me im we with anticipation https://twitter.com/ayrunitedfc/status/1665747815014838273?s=46&t=B-8NZQ6YI4r0-_joFjquVA first IMMINENT of the summer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 No surprises today, Robbie Mutch confirmed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 Get Stanger announced and that’s at least the goalie and centre back positions sorted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcal Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 No Mutch of a surprise 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Not sure how mutch more good news I can take. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanayr1987 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said: Get Stanger announced and that’s at least the goalie and centre back positions sorted. Don’t know why we don’t just announce it it’s pretty common knowledge now that he has signed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Mutch ado about nothing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 minute ago, ryanayr1987 said: Don’t know why we don’t just announce it it’s pretty common knowledge now that he has signed Is it? I thought we were still trying to sort out compensation with Alloa. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne's man Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Bet you not many teams have a sub goalie signed up yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, Iain said: Bet you not many teams have a sub goalie signed up yet. Can put that in a wee image at the end of next season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 This is Richey Edwards from P&B and I approve of the new "imminent" GIF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 3 hours ago, callum-ayr said: Sirloin steak Indian mystery kebabs for my dinner tonight for me, anyone else having anything nice? Curry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hursty Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 hour ago, D'Jaffo said: Get Stanger announced and that’s at least the goalie and centre back positions sorted. Is Stanger any good or likely to be coming in as backup? Only clip I've ever seen of him was when he had an absolute Nuke against Hamilton in the playoffs, hoping that was just a bad 5 mins 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEHonestman1910 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Richey Edwards said: This is Richey Edwards 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, Hursty said: Is Stanger any good or likely to be coming in as backup? Only clip I've ever seen of him was when he had an absolute Nuke against Hamilton in the playoffs, hoping that was just a bad 5 mins Reckon he’s a straight replacement for Kirk so it’ll be up to him to get in over Musonda or McGinty who I think will start the season as our first choice pairing. If McAllister signs up then he’ll be our emergency back up for that position. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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