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    The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread

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    7 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said:

    Snodgrass fucked over a few clubs then.

    We had him in at Dens, had called the press to come over, he'd toured the pitch, completed his medical and we'd put on the website that we were about to announce a signing. Then his agent got a call from Leeds United. b*****ds.

    Leeds or Dundee.....

    like Sophie’s choice 

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    The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread

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    11 hours ago, D'Jaffo said:


    Did Snodgrass not confirm it though?

    Nah Rab Reilly alluded to it but would you trust him? 

    But even RR says Snoddy asked for an extra £100 which equates to a 33% rise which for a young player is huge.

    some our fans would have you believe we pulled out of signing Scotland star Robert Snodgrass over a lousy £75

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    The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread

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    43 minutes ago, malkyshotton said:

    This may have been covered but does Rugby not get played on different type of artificial pitch to football and if so would that not mean it would be a non starter anyway (bearing in mind it probably is a non starter)

    Top level rugby players absolutely despise the 4g pitches though. There was outcry when Glasgow city  Council wanted to install them at Scotstoun.

    Interestingly though Warriors ended up using Rugby Park after the pitches at Scotstoun were flooded so they may not have an issue with them anymore.

     

     

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    The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread

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    3 minutes ago, rb123! said:

    When thinking about it there could surely be the opportunity for the club to form a partnership with Ayr rugby club and build a new stadium together. Somewhere else other than a tinpot lego thing at Dam Park.

     

    The two clubs would share the ground and have combined events/hospitality area etc. Only disadvantage would be needing to have an astro pitch for the rugby side. Plus side to that though could mean full time training at the stadium which would reduce costs. Imagine atm the club pay a lot for using the likes of Ayr academy and West of Scotland Rugby club in Glasgow.

     

    There's examples down south of Rugby clubs and football clubs sharing grounds, main two I can think of are Swansea and Coventry. The latter an example of when it doesn't work well!!

     

     

    The cost sharing aspect is a huge plus, not just on the initial build but on going repairs to Somerset must be killing us.

    It would make sense to groundshare but if it does happen if like to see a separate company set up  to build/run the stadium with a 50/50 split between both clubs so that we can’t be forced out etc otherwise we’d risk being another Coventry.

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    The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread

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    17 minutes ago, ftk said:

    Yeah thats possibly what the outcome could be. Lachlan not big on this idea but exploring his options.

    South Ayrshire Council want to move Ayr's leisure facilities closer to the town centre. Train station along the road and possible new bus station in burns statue square. Also lots of nearby college parking not used at weekends.

    Ayr Rugby Club obviously keen on Ayr Utd to come on board to share the costs of redevelopment. If not they will just build one stand. South Ayrshire council will own the land but will give it away very cheaply on a 100 year lease.

     

    As much as I’d prefer us to stay at Somerset, a move like this would be preferable than to the land at Heathfield.

    That being said there are a few issues and questions....

    1. The rugby club are loaded and simply don’t need us to be involved so I’d presume we’d simply be their tenants which I do not like one bit.

    2. The existing land at Milbrae is not zoned for residential, it’s only for leisure use afaik so not sure what they will do with it. *

    I would think if it is going ahead it’s more likely we’d use it as a training base.

     

    *edited to add that either I am wrong  about the zoning or something has changed since the rugby club moving was discussed in the early 2000 as it seems they are in advanced discussion with Cala Homes.

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    The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread

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    1 hour ago, callum-ayr said:

    Off the top of my head:

    14/15 

    Good for Ayr - Blakeman, Preston, McKenna

    Didn’t work out - Neil, Robertson, Slane (can’t remember if McCall signed him)

    15/16

    Good for Ayr - Fleming, Graham, McLauchlan, Boyle, Docherty, McCrorie, Adams, Moore, Trouten, Preston 

    Didnt work out - Stevo, Caldwell, Hodge

    16/17

    Good for Ayr - Hart (never got much of a look in that season and done ok when called upon), Rose, McDaid

    Didn’t work out - Balatoni, McKenna, Meggat, Cairney, Harkins, El Alagui, O’Connell, Nisbet, Thomas 

    17/18

    Good for Ayr - Hare-Reid (same as Hart), Higgins, Reid, Ferguson, Bell, Geggan, Kerr, Moffat, Shankland

    Dudnt work out - Ruddy

    18/19

    Good for Ayr - Doohan, Smith, Harvie, Murdoch 

    In the middle - Muirhead

    Didn’t work out - Miller, Cadden

    19/20

    Who knows?

    Harsh, both Balatoni and Meggat were decent. We were just so poor as a team that year that they got ripped apart.

    I reckon 1994 Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi would’ve looked shit had they been in the Ayr team that season.

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    The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread

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    21 minutes ago, WATTOO said:

    I work in the finance industry and know exactly how all this technology works (or doesn't work as the case sometimes can be), however I still maintain that putting your hand in your pocket and handing over a £20 note isn't really a hardship and is in fact far simpler than buggering about with your mobile phone, selecting an app and then scanning it in the hope that the reader is working ok.

    Of course, that doesn't suit the narrative that we're all being fed so nobody will ever say it as it really is.

    On the plus side, it is better from a security perspective at local level as there should be no cash handling by the turnstile operators and it should also be far simpler from an HMRC perspective for the club, so that's my balanced opinion on it.

    Anyway, happy enough with the price increase and will be straight in there for a season ticket and then I won't have too worry / moan about the E-Vouchers !!!

    I don’t see any issue with moving to a cashless entry system to be honest. Got to virtually any major event and you’ll need to buy a ticket in advance, there aren’t many that accept cash on the door now. 

    All the major gig venues now offer e-ticketing, yes some of our older supporters may need to arrive a wee bit earlier to buy a ticket from the shop  but it’s a small sacrifice.

    I’d imagine the time taken to count gate receipts, the hassle of taking cash to the bank plus the security of holding it until Monday and the risk of theft from the turnstile operation all add up. Not to mention bank charges for depositing cash.

    i would be interested to know what the deal is with the ticketing company, how much of a cut they take, I’d presume it’s a small % of each transaction.

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    The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread

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    1 hour ago, Grant228 said:

    Not quite. 

    Us cutting our budget would still mean us having a larger budget than Ayr, providing we spend it well, unlike last season I'd imagine we'd be hoping to finish above Ayr. 

    Likewise Partick will hope to have there shit together, and they'll still have a parachute payment from the Spfl. Conversely Inverness will have to make cuts if they don't go up. You can't rule out Morton entirely, budget wise they'll be similar to you, if they hit a goldmine of a player ala Shankland they'll be wanting the playoffs. 

    Getting into them will be mega competitive as always, for Ayr to get in your hoping a team with a bigger budget fucks up. 

    A team like Dunfermline would do nicely.

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    The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread

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    I’d def be keeping Moff, Bell, Geggan and  Kerr but would be heavily weighing the last 2’s contracts on appearances.

    Whilst Bell is unspectacular he is dependable and versatile. Geggan is also versatile, able to play in midfield or right back. I expect David Ferguson will return and claim the RB spot so Geggan is a useful backup.

    What all 4 of those guys give us is experience and will be good to have around the club.

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    The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread

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    3 hours ago, I'm Brian said:

     

    Because we don't know what is happening.

    Bit of a gamble signing someone when you have absolutely no idea as to whether they will be allowed to work in the country from April

    Pretty sure both the EU and the UK government have already said that existing EU citizens  won’t need a work permit in the UK and UK citizen who live/work in Europe will be the same.

    in fact if anything this is the best time to sign some Europeans, before any restrictions come in to play!

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