Rovers1992/1993 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Where did you read that.According to Ian mccoll there would be no chance of Ayr going full time. Don't know where you read that considering it's McCall that has been fighting for Ayr to go full time for the last 18 months and he's finally managed to convince the board.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 14 minutes ago, Ancient Mariner said: how do you know this ? proof please 10 minutes ago, Ancient Mariner said: where did you hear this whisper ? and proof please I'm looking forward to the forthcoming proof of someone else's text messages, and "a whisper". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 3 hours ago, Paco said: Even if Vaughan had put Dumbarton 6th, and us 7th, that would equate to around 60k of prize money. Nothing like that much. The difference between 6th and 7th will be somewhere between £10k and £15k. Nowhere near £60k. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Positive news! Ayr Utd and Airdrie both full time squads. Smaller budget which will mean relying on the Dev Team as Young had said. While this may be true for Airdrie, McCall has said that his squad will be 18 professional players and 6 or 7 youngsters that will be in and around the first team. Airdrie used the model of a youth team with a small group of senior players and while it got them into the play offs they didn't win the league. Should make for an interesting title race though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperHans Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 While this may be true for Airdrie, McCall has said that his squad will be 18 professional players and 6 or 7 youngsters that will be in and around the first team. Airdrie used the model of a youth team with a small group of senior players and while it got them into the play offs they didn't win the league. Should make for an interesting title race though. McCall made it clear last week on Radio Scotland that he'll do everything he can to bring Ayr back up. Also mentioned how he told the Chairman NOT to go full-time after they were promoted as he felt they weren't ready for the jump yet. The drop in league could be the perfect time to get something put together in order to mount a title challenge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Interesting call to stay FT. I wonder what the "balancing act" refers to? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers1992/1993 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Interesting call to stay FT. I wonder what the "balancing act" refers to? There will have to be cuts elsewhere to balance out the fact we're staying full time.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 McCall made it clear last week on Radio Scotland that he'll do everything he can to bring Ayr back up. Also mentioned how he told the Chairman NOT to go full-time after they were promoted as he felt they weren't ready for the jump yet. The drop in league could be the perfect time to get something put together in order to mount a title challenge. Hit the nail on the head at the end there. McCall said that while he was gutted we got relegated he feels that playing our first year in this league is a better basis rather than trying to establish ourselves in the Championship. Can't fault his thought process, just hope it pays off and we beat you lot to the title. All in the name of friendly competition of course. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastie Russell Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 51 minutes ago, Rovers1992/1993 said: How do you figure that one? We'll be back in the championship in 2018/2019.. Pish, we'll blow the budget to get up next season, end up in the play offs and f**k them up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers1992/1993 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Pish, we'll blow the budget to get up next season, end up in the play offs and f**k them up Ok then 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastie Russell Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Rovers1992/1993 said: Ok then Only time will tell, but I don't see where the confidence is coming from 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverarover Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Don't know where you read that considering it's McCall that has been fighting for Ayr to go full time for the last 18 months and he's finally managed to convince the board.. And I league 1 as opposed to championship. Will believe this when I see it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 And I league 1 as opposed to championship. Will believe this when I see it. https://www.youtube.com/embed/QxIcAxQTgQ0Have a swatch at this big fella. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercy Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 looks fake 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers1992/1993 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 And I league 1 as opposed to championship. Will believe this when I see it. Ayr have put it on twitter an hour ago that they will be going full time next season.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 1 minute ago, somerset_lad00 said: https://www.youtube.com/embed/QxIcAxQTgQ0 Have a swatch at this big fella. I was expecting, well, a big fella. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 looks fake Just realised the link doesn't work Here's the quote from Twitter"It has been confirmed that Ayr United will go full time for season 2017-18 (and with plans for the future). Detailed interviews with manager Ian McCall and Commercial Manager Graeme Miller look at what this means for The Honest Men both on and off the park." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I was expecting, well, a big fella. Unfortunately McCall is a midget in real life. Should've gave him a cushion to sit on for the interview. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Beastie Russell said: Pish, we'll blow the budget to get up next season, end up in the play offs and f**k them up Seems the most likely outcome to be fair. Edited May 16, 2017 by renton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 59 minutes ago, sonicsco said: Bobby Barr a Declan McManus all seem to of really enjoyed winning league one with morton and loved the moment hopefully they will be telling the players to go win the league and stay and enjoy it. Bobby Barr didn't win League One for Morton - he was at the bumpkin outfit that sent you slithering down into the seaside leagues that season. I suspect that McManus has already left for Fleetwood with no intention of ever coming back. I must say that watching Airdrie, Ayr and Raith all scrabbling to fund full-time football in the third tier is extremely amusing to watch from the box seats. Only one of them can go up automatically next season and even then - given the absolute dregs that the several, shan full-time teams will now be fighting over - it's not out of the question that a part-time side could win the league anyway. Particularly if Alloa end up staying down. With so many clubs staking the mortgage on winning promotion that league looks set to be absolutely cutthroat. Enjoy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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