Peter Culter
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4 hours ago, Leeco10 said:
I think we need to agree to disagree on this point.
Buffs have had a long term plan, most of which is now in place.
SFA Licence, Player Pathway, U20s, new Park and Clubhouse etc, we were also one of 3 teams instrumental in the formation of the West of Scotland League and the Pyramid.
Where it hasn't matched the long term plans is on the playing side, the relegation and failure to go back up and compete at the top level.
The financial impact of getting us through the SFA license has meant sacrifices elswhere, that will undoubtedly include playing budget.
Like I said in a previous post, it was a short term pain for long term gain.
Wee question, who would you have as manager if not Tiff?
A few teams have had managerial Merry-go-rounds in recent seasons, do we try with another unproven manager, or do we stick by the current one and hope we can get a bit of consistency.
The latter is my choice but appreciate the frustrations among the Faithful.
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Great posts, Leeco10.
I can definitely see your points but have to say I’m still firmly in the ‘Aitken Out’ camp.
To your question of who would replace him, Jamie McKim who worked wonders at Johnstone Burgh prior to their cash injection would be the man for me.
Currently sitting doing nothing so, personally, don’t think the club should be hanging about.
On the point of training, just because they are intense doesn’t mean they are necessarily good.
With them being so intense as you say he’s running a fine line between getting the best out of the players or getting them on the treatment table.
It’s what is communicated during those sessions that’s important and if it’s as good as what he gives on match days then therein lies a big problem.
Gormley for all of his failings got less time as Manager and less negativity than Aitken is getting now and was removed but as another poster said, we probably can’t afford to sack him due to next-to-no income (although we were assured at the AGM that we would have six weeks’ money banked at all times).
I can’t see him resigning as, again, my own opinion, I find him extremely arrogant but we all have different views on people.
My last query, if I were to walk into my work with a conversion rate as poor as Aitken and openly stating that I’d failed, would I be kept on for another year?
I highly doubt it.
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1 hour ago, funky monkey said:
I'm sure that he's got another year to run?
Another year of dropped attendances then.
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48 minutes ago, Park the Buffs said:
Chris Aitken has won only 16 League games out of 44 during his time at Buffs - is that good enough to give him a third season?
Absolutely, categorically not!
If he’s given another season the club had better be prepared for a further reduction in numbers through the gate.
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Another pathetic defeat.
Make a change now!
Jamie McKim sitting around twiddling his thumbs while we plod on with this imposter!
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1 hour ago, funky monkey said:
That's Buffs 10th league defeat of the season. For a club that was in the Premier League last season it's been a hugely disappointing and unacceptable campaign. Being honest, even when we topped the league for a short spell, we've just never looked good enough to get a promotion spot.
I've stated a few times that I didn't think the squad was refreshed enough during the close season and that led to a poor start to the season for Buffs. We had more or less the same group of players that took to relegation.
We've had to rely quite heavily on our twenties to bolster the squad all season. It's a big ask to put a level of responsibility on young players to try and get promotion.
I'll cut the management team some slack in that we have had horrendous injury problems this season, rarely putting out the same starting 11, same midfield, losing 2 of our strikers for the majority of the season.
Big questions and decisions for the Buffs committee. Do we stick or twist? Will we need to downsize with less money around the club, smaller crowds?
The only positive for next season is that we'll have local derbies again Irvine Meadow, Winton Rovers and Ladeside to look forward to. It's not going to be any easier for us next season though. Planning has to start now.
An excellent post and one that I mostly agree with.
The one area where my opinion does differ is that we have a Manager in place who has ultimately failed during his time at the club.
The statistics will show that he was the man in charge when we lost our Premier League status (regardless of how poor we were before he took over) and it is again his name leading a side that has failed to regain its place in the top league.
Injury problems aside, many questions have been asked during his tenure at the club from developing a player for another club ahead of arguably one of our best players and the point-blank refusal to start a player who has proved he can score goals when brought off the bench.
I do think that smaller crowds will be an issue for us going forward (especially if we keep Aitken) so it’s important all income is maximised on those derby days.
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2 hours ago, funky monkey said:
What Buffs player was that, shirt number?
I’d like to know what reasons the player had for being as arrogant.
I must have missed most of this season where we’ve been absolutely outstanding and beaten every team to show up to Buffs Park.
Too many players happy to talk a good game and fluff their lines when it matters.
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50 minutes ago, Park the Buffs said:
First some perspective on worst Buffs performances ever. I give you - April 21st 2023 Kilwinning Rangers 0 Clydebank 7 (that wins the prize for me). Same manager that night. Are we any better almost a year later?
No.
He contributed as much from the sidelines then as he does now.
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45 minutes ago, History Buff said:
It was sadly one of the worst Buffs shows I’ve seen in a long, long time. And there’s been plenty of them over the 55 years I’ve followed them.
I was thinking along the same lines.
One of the worst that I’ve seen, too.
When you consider the s*it shows of last season, that is saying something!
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No ability to make a simple pass or a desire to shoot when the opportunity was glaringly obvious.
Rank rotten again.
The visitors could have been home and hosed by the interval had they taken their chances.
If a league could be won on the ability to moan and shout at each other we’d be swanning around with our medals now.
Just get that imposter out now and let any prospective new Manager have a look at who he feels could do a job for next season and build from there.
Unless Lamont was injured he’s contradicted himself again.
He said in his interview last week that he “doesn’t take Lamont off” so why do so today?
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31 minutes ago, energyzone said:
I think you've misread the post you are replying to - you've both said the same thing.
Yes, I think that’s been the case.
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31 minutes ago, Size Five said:
Aitken insisting in his post match interview that winning all their 6 remaining games will see them promoted.
Cloud cuckoo land stuff. There is absolutely no chance they are capable of that. They have been wildly inconsistent all season. It’s obvious the mentality is not there in the group and Aitken’s body language suggests he doesn’t believe it for one second either.
It really has been a very poor appointment and season. And one that could set the Buffs back many years.
Aitken has obviously failed to recognise that even if we do win all of our remaining matches (which we won’t) there are numerous teams that can still overtake us with the many games in hand that they have.
Did he not say that we had to win all ten or so in a previous post-match interview?
He’s tripping himself up with his nonsense.
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52 minutes ago, andy25 said:
Manager cant have much longer to go surely?
Personally, I hope not.
I’ve never rated him.
Was excited when the announcement was first made then realised it wasn’t Stevie so that initial excitement faded quickly.
I mentioned in an earlier post the only thing he has done from a coaching perspective is go on an unbeaten run with a team who, all things considered, should be going unbeaten in their league.
We can talk about Gormley and his reign but the facts and record books will show he is the Manager that took us down and he is the Manager who, it looks like, will fail in gaining us promotion.
That alone should leave the club with no other choice.
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That is probably that (if it wasn’t already).
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11 hours ago, funky monkey said:
Crowds have been poor all season at Buffs Park.
Lack of Ayrshire opposition is definitely an element.
Starting the season so poorly another.
Difficult to know what'll get the crowds returning again other than success on the park.
Credit to those who are trying to make things happen.
The Buffs Foundation is a great idea but I suspect subscriber numbers will have dropped alongside paying supporters.
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A victory but that didn’t inspire confidence.
I wonder how much gate revenue has been lost since we were in the Premier Division as the last few home league matches have shown a noticeably small support.
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A must-win match on Saturday.
Absolutely no doubt about it.
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3 hours ago, Size Five said:
Whatever happened to Kilwinning's pledge to use the pathway?
The aforementioned 'seasoned veterans' hot on the heels of old timers like Kevin Nicoll, Chris and Mark Millar et all.
The club seems to have lost it's way in terms of having a community ethos.
As for Aitken, he says the same weak platitudes week in-week-out.
I think it would be a big mistake to keep him on next season for another tilt at getting back up to the Premier.
Aitkens poor routine is definitely being found out now.
Comes across as a bit of a knob on most occasions in my opinion.
I wasn’t blown away by his appointment as he accomplished an unbeaten run with a team who, being honest, should have been on an unbeaten run and then got the sack.
As our previous Manager found out, once you start having a go at the supporters (as he did a few weeks ago when he mentioned hearing “bad shouts”) things very rarely go to plan thereafter.
In the same interview he talked about giving the player in question “all the support” and then replaced him for the next match.
A fresh face required for next season.
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I noticed in the post-match interview that this has been the first time Aitken alluded to us maybe not getting promoted.
He looked really deflated (he “doesn’t get too down”, though) when he spoke.
Very little from the sidelines except the occasional “f**k sake” which isn’t exactly inspiring.
He took East Kilbride on a run of unbeaten matches, then got the bullet.
It wouldn’t surprise me if his attitude was a contributing factor in that.
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Results like those particularly over the past fortnight and throughout the season are why I have been reluctant to embrace any conversation mentioning promotion.
Tools downed against the so-called “weaker” teams.
Our Manager can deflect and talk of performances of officials all he likes but starting Ben Lewis at right back today was yet another bizarre decision.
Don’t worry though, he’ll “take the criticism.”
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4 hours ago, Size Five said:
It all of the above is true re Gall and QTS, Darvel are destined for Div Four obscurity before the decade is out.
Here’s hoping!
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A brilliant win today but I still think promotion is a tough ask.
The damage has been done with results earlier in the season plus failure to pick up a lot of points over the festive period.
I’m just simply not convinced that the squad is good enough.
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1 hour ago, andy25 said:
Where was Boylan today?
It was his birthday yesterday so possibly away for the weekend.
I can only guess Keiren Wood was carrying a knock for him to be benched.
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All the good work done in our last outing completely ruined this afternoon.
Shocked but not overly surprised.
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Forgotten man Dario Nimmo completes transfer to Ardeer Thistle.
Nothing from us regarding this but confirmed by his new club.
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I get you.
Another excellent post and sensible debate.