D'Jaffo Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Tbf even if we don’t get Doolan, McCall said in his interview he had many targets in mind but they will only sign if they accept what we’re offering them. I don’t think Doolan was the be all and end all of our striker targets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb123! Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I'll try not and tempt fate here but good to see we seem to have lost the nutters who invaded this page after the end of the season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 1 hour ago, D'Jaffo said: Tbf even if we don’t get Doolan, McCall said in his interview he had many targets in mind but they will only sign if they accept what we’re offering them. I don’t think Doolan was the be all and end all of our striker targets. That comment did concern me, again suggested we are paying peanuts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, ayrunitedfw said: That comment did concern me, again suggested we are paying peanuts. What I'm not getting is that the likes of Morton, Dunfermline & Inverness are all supposedly having financial issues and were all on record as "cutting their budget", yet all seem to be signing players without any issues. On the other hand, we've lost all our top earners and are on the back of a good season with increased gates, sponsorship, prize money, TV money and the share of a good gate from Ibrox, yet the word coming out from the club seems to be that the budget has dramatically reduced following our promotion season from League 1 which I find rather strange ?? I don't know if this is all just "talk" on here or whether we are indeed struggling to match the average pay for a Scottish Championship club ?? Don't get me wrong, I'm not for one minute suggesting we could or indeed should try and match clubs like Dundee and Dundee Utd, however I'd be hoping that there is money available, given that we've lost Shankland, Crawford, Rose, Smith & McDaid (all our highest earners) plus allegedly re-signed some players on reduced wages ??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 That comment did concern me, again suggested we are paying peanuts. Or just offering wages in line with what a club the size of Ayr can offer, which won’t be great sums of money anyway. I’m not keen on the idea of us breaking the bank to sign Kris Doolan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 What I'm not getting is that the likes of Morton, Dunfermline & Inverness are all supposedly having financial issues and were all on record as "cutting their budget", yet all seem to be signing players without any issues. On the other hand, we've lost all our top earners and are on the back of a good season with increased gates, sponsorship, prize money, TV money and the share of a good gate from Ibrox, yet the word coming out from the club seems to be that the budget has dramatically reduced following our promotion season from League 1 which I find rather strange ?? I don't know if this is all just "talk" on here or whether we are indeed struggling to match the average pay for a Scottish Championship club ?? Don't get me wrong, I'm not for one minute suggesting we could or indeed should try and match clubs like Dundee and Dundee Utd, however I'd be hoping that there is money available, given that we've lost Shankland, Crawford, Rose, Smith & McDaid (all our highest earners) plus allegedly re-signed some players on reduced wages ???Dunfermline have just sold Longridge to Bradford so they’ll have made a bit of money off that. Also the guys they’re signing from League 1 won’t be on high wages. Inverness haven’t signed anyone since the end of the season and have also managed to offload a goalkeeper who was apparently on an excessively large wage. There has been absolutely no evidence that we’ve cut our budget. The panic only came from reports that we’d offered Moffat, Geggan and Bell lower wages. That’s pretty common when the player being offered terms will have a lesser squad role. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk89 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) In terms of the budget it is easy to jump straight in and think we've slashed it. My understanding was that contracts were offered with revised terms depending on how McCall viewed their potential contribution over the season. So guys who were key players may now be viewed as squad players due to injuries and advancing years. With guys like Shankland away this opens up the door to potentially offering better terms to the right experienced players, at the same time it would make no sense for McCall to talk up his budget as players would then reject the magnificent contracts we offer hoping to hold out for more money. Edited June 17, 2019 by Hawk89 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Ally Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 We've offered our entire wage budget and a lifetime supply of Boaby Pies to Kris Boyd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 21 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said: Dunfermline have just sold Longridge to Bradford so they’ll have made a bit of money off that. Also the guys they’re signing from League 1 won’t be on high wages. Inverness haven’t signed anyone since the end of the season and have also managed to offload a goalkeeper who was apparently on an excessively large wage. There has been absolutely no evidence that we’ve cut our budget. The panic only came from reports that we’d offered Moffat, Geggan and Bell lower wages. That’s pretty common when the player being offered terms will have a lesser squad role. That's fair enough then, I also agree that I wouldn't be breaking the bank to sign a 32 year old who couldn't get in a team which were nearly relegated last season. As I've probably mentioned before, staying in North Ayrshire and working in Glasgow, the only "gossip" I tend to hear is either what I'm reading on here or from time to time tip offs from acquaintances which don't always prove to be correct. I just remember reading lots of negativity surrounding our apparent budget for this season but as said by you and others, this may just be idle gossip or even a negotiating strategy by the club. Being completely honest, I don't think we're a million miles away with our current squad, however we do definitely need as priorities an experienced or highly promising Goalkeeper, Midfield playmaker, at least one striker but probably two and possibly a winger although McCowan, McGuffie and Forrest can all play out there if need be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb123! Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Season Tickets on sale now, about time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 That's fair enough then, I also agree that I wouldn't be breaking the bank to sign a 32 year old who couldn't get in a team which were nearly relegated last season. As I've probably mentioned before, staying in North Ayrshire and working in Glasgow, the only "gossip" I tend to hear is either what I'm reading on here or from time to time tip offs from acquaintances which don't always prove to be correct. I just remember reading lots of negativity surrounding our apparent budget for this season but as said by you and others, this may just be idle gossip or even a negotiating strategy by the club. Being completely honest, I don't think we're a million miles away with our current squad, however we do definitely need as priorities an experienced or highly promising Goalkeeper, Midfield playmaker, at least one striker but probably two and possibly a winger although McCowan, McGuffie and Forrest can all play out there if need be.We’re not far off a finished squad. Looking at QOTS they’ve apparently got 14 players on trial this week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccurdieboy Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Anyone know the price of the new home top? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEHonestman1910 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, mccurdieboy said: Anyone know the price of the new home top? I don't think it's out yet mate, although the away one is priced at £50 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccurdieboy Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I have kept £50 by from my birthday money so hoping it is going to be that lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 I don't think it's out yet mate, although the away one is priced at £50I’m sure I saw someone on Twitter that had bought one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEHonestman1910 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Just now, D'Jaffo said: I’m sure I saw someone on Twitter that had bought one. That might be true, according to the website, there's only the away shirt available. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkyshotton Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Season ticket bought online. Dead easy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 If you buy a season ticket for the terracing, can you still use it to get into the main stand (and vice-versa)? I liked being able to mix it up with the vouchers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Pies Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Season ticket bought online. Dead easy.Did you get a confirmation email? There having issues with online payments going through. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb123! Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 44 minutes ago, Panda Pies said: 3 hours ago, malkyshotton said: Season ticket bought online. Dead easy. Did you get a confirmation email? There having issues with online payments going through. Only taken a couple of hours for it to go tits up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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