diegomarahenry Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Roxanne's man said: First time I've been down Ayr Town centre in roughly 6 months. Place is in a sorry state However, I saw something that caused me to lose my shit, so to speak. Why, after it failing in Ayr before, are they opening 'The Rangers Store'???? It's shite like this that ruins local football teams. I've always backed my local team (I now reside in Troon and I occasionally appear at Portland park for the banter, whenever there's not a game on at Somerset.) Ayr town isn't even half as good as what it used to be but to be throwing up a Shop, for a football team located 30 miles away, to appease the local glory seekers has pissed me off! If we finally get promoted, I'm certain they'll turn up at Somerset, pretending they were Ayr fans the whole time. The Rangers shop failed before next to The Forum, back before the Sevco resurrection and when the forum had a physical presence With the brilliant position Ayr United are in now and how fantastic Cameron's and Club Shop are, under David Smith who has poured his heart and soul into the team, surely I'm not the only Ayr fan who is annoyed at this? I understand 'Bigger team' but ffs The high street is dead in every town in the UK, Ayr has been hit harder than some because it was the county capital almost and the majority of stores were there and serviced the towns round about. It will be interesting to see what plans are in place now the new leisure centre has been binned. Hopefully they will just bulldoze the Kyle centre, Hourstons and the Arran mall and turn it in to green space in the medium term rather than trying to lease it to vape shops for 3 months. Begs the question, why, if all major retailers are moving out of towns and online, would Rangers retail see opening a physical shop anywhere outside of Govan as a good business move? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeDiego Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Roxanne's man said: I'm certain they'll turn up at Somerset, pretending they were Ayr fans the whole time. 100% The Europa league final outed a few folk like this. Folk I'd seen at Somerset fairly regularly popping up in Seville. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYRSHIRE_ANGUS Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Nothing like a record breaking skelping in Europe to drum up customers for a new Ranjurz shop. I was out walking in Tarbert this afternoon and bumped into a well known Sevco fan. We were talking about his English team (Swindon Town) which is definitely true as he has the tattoos to prove it, but rather mysteriously he now claims his "big team" is Leeds United. Reminds me of 2012 when all the local lads suddenly started wearing Arsenal, Man United and Liverpool tops for a few years and the pub bantz was strictly limited to the EPL. Can't think why. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 15 minutes ago, AYRSHIRE_ANGUS said: Nothing like a record breaking skelping in Europe to drum up customers for a new Ranjurz shop. I was out walking in Tarbert this afternoon and bumped into a well known Sevco fan. We were talking about his English team (Swindon Town) which is definitely true as he has the tattoos to prove it, but rather mysteriously he now claims his "big team" is Leeds United. Reminds me of 2012 when all the local lads suddenly started wearing Arsenal, Man United and Liverpool tops for a few years and the pub bantz was strictly limited to the EPL. Can't think why. The company I used to work for was taken over and the management set-up went from hardcore Rangers to hardcore Celtic due to the location change. Ayr to Greenock. Quite a few folk either shifted to Celtic or claimed they were Ayr fans all along and had no interest in Rangers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Roxanne's man said: Why, after it failing in Ayr before, are they opening 'The Rangers Store'???? Given that high street retail in Ayr is literally extinct, I would honestly put money on this being some sort of tax scam. Incidentally I found it very funny that on the day of the Queen's funeral, the Celtic shop in Glasgow Airport was shut but the **** weren't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, ComradeDiego said: 100% The Europa league final outed a few folk like this. Folk I'd seen at Somerset fairly regularly popping up in Seville. Ask them if the Seville toilets tasted better than the Somerset ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEHonestman1910 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: Is that joke shop that sells stink bombs still open? I presume that's the one you mean over the bridge, aside from M&S right?? If so, it's been shut for about 10 years now. Edited November 16, 2022 by THEHonestman1910 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne's man Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: Is that joke shop that sells stink bombs still open? They sell spray paint at Halfords, if that's where I think this is going 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Just now, Roxanne's man said: They sell spray paint at Halfords, if that's where I think this is going I wouldn't possibly. I am a healthcare professional and an upstanding member of society. Spoiler Aye I would. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne's man Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 4 hours ago, diegomarahenry said: Hopefully they will just bulldoze the Kyle centre, Hourstons and the Arran mall and turn it in to green space Cannot argue with that tbh. Would have been nice to have seen an attempt and a sports venue type thing, ice skating and pool and so on, with yer nandos, bar and McDonald's upstairs for at a minimum a temporary lift in a ghost town. Too much to ask for really it's harder on the folks my age who (unfortunately ) grew up with the Kyle centre and the town being busy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibuya Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I was in Irvine on Saturday and the retail park and Rivergate was jumping. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1nickydevlin Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 19 minutes ago, Shibuya said: I was in Irvine on Saturday and the retail park and Rivergate was jumping. That rangers shop would have been perfect for the rivergate. A *** hellhole 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb123! Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 5 hours ago, diegomarahenry said: It will be interesting to see what plans are in place now the new leisure centre has been binned. Hopefully they will just bulldoze the Kyle centre, Hourstons and the Arran mall and turn it in to green space in the medium term rather than trying to lease it to vape shops for 3 months. Will probably all get demolished and get turned into social housing full of neds and junkies to stagger about the high street instead of giving them to young families in the local area who actually need housing. Shouldn't complain however as it's usually our very own Dave Smith's Ashleigh Construction who build most of the social housing for the council so he'd make a few bob out of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 34 minutes ago, rb123! said: Will probably all get demolished and get turned into social housing full of neds and junkies to stagger about the high street instead of giving them to young families in the local area who actually need housing. Shouldn't complain however as it's usually our very own Dave Smith's Ashleigh Construction who build most of the social housing for the council so he'd make a few bob out of it. If they make it attractive enough that people will spend time in Ayr, the centre would attract more small cafes and restaurants like Troon and Prestwick, catering for day trippers rather that shoppers. It is a ghost town as it is, with the station hotel and half the shops boarded up, its a dump and they need a vision to change it. They won't have the money so flattening the derelict, publicly owned part would be enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugen_power Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Are Rangers stores all corporate owned? Sure this isn't just some daft *** thinking he can turn a profit with his "own" business To be fair, unless they try the riddy Rangayr moniker, it'd be the only new business in Ayr that didn't force the word Ayr into a ridiculous, tortured pun for thAyr name 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Opening a store on Ayr high street seems about as smart a business decision as all the other ones that mob makes. Wouldn't be surprised if it's outlasted by the pop up Christmas stores. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEd Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 M&S, Wilko, Boots, Mountain Warehouse, Waterstones, Boots, Slaters, HMV, The Works, Claire's Accesories, O2, EE. A selection of major retailers on Ayr High Street. Nobody is disputing the difficulties it (and every other town centre) faces, even Troon has a few empty units, but it's not quite dead yet. Add Blacks and Ayr Central to the list and you'll probably find Ayr is in a better position than many similar sized towns. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) I see we are having a calendar out this year again! A signing and shopping event on the 19th Dec. Really liked last years calendar (well the 2022 one) with some designs by the lad that posts on here who's username escapes me! Edited November 17, 2022 by Thereisalight.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne's man Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 18 hours ago, 1nickydevlin said: That rangers shop would have been perfect for the rivergate. A *** hellhole "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious, as Roxanne's Man works there too!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Must be a treacherous task to pick the images for July through December on a football club calendar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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