Superhursty7 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, Superhursy7 said: Good stuff from Lachlan, I don't think it's the right time for him to take the Patrick job but I think his urge to make amends will be all consuming unfortunately, you're a long time dead and you want to go with as clear a conscience as possible. Good luck to him, it took a while but he built a team that's been a joy to watch at times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgc1910 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Feels like the relationship between McCall and Cameron has soured a bit since the Summer with the financial cutbacks. I guess the issue for McCall will be whether things will be any different next June. Of the current team, we’ll lose Doohan, Kelly, Harvie, Forrest and probably McCowan if someone is willing to cough up a transfer fee. That will probably leave us scrabbling around looking to pull some rabbits out a hat again. It’s an approach that’s bound to catch up with us eventually. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somerset =nou camp Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 ^If McCall goes Mark Kerr will be our next manager 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super_carson Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 What other realistic options do we have? John Hughes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Why in football, just because someone is an older player are they touted as the next manager. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrExile Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 16 minutes ago, somerset =nou camp said: ^If McCall goes Mark Kerr will be our next manager Hope not. Think we need to establish ourselves in this division for another year or two yet. Would rather give it to someone with a profile not too dissimilar to McCall when he joined. Experienced manager with previous success but needing to prove themselves again and clean up their cv 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhursty7 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 All I want is a bag of cans and some one to post a wolf of wall Street meme 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 17 minutes ago, AyrExile said: Hope not. Think we need to establish ourselves in this division for another year or two yet. Would rather give it to someone with a profile not too dissimilar to McCall when he joined. Experienced manager with previous success but needing to prove themselves again and clean up their cv Do you think Billy Davies and Lachlan would hit it off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, callum-ayr said: Out of contract Hughes (bar his Raith spell) ticks the boxes Does he? I'd say the opposite, in that he has a habit of ripping squads apart. He took over a Hibs side who finished 6th, and got them to 4th, but they only actually got 7 more points. He then dismantled the team, built his own, and got sacked. They eventually ended up relegated due to the mess he made of it. He took a rampant Livingston side, who had just lost some form, and turned them into a team who struggled to win games and finished 4th. He went to Hartlepool in November and got them to finish second bottom. He then moved to ICT, who under Terry Butcher had built an incredible side who had finished 4th the season before, and were one of the best sides in the country. He won a cup and finished 3rd, but the league was a different place. He also destroyed the good feeling about the club, ripped apart the squad and they eventually ended up relegated due to the mess he made. His spell at Raith was just hilarious. Raith were 8th and 4pts clear of 9th when he took charge. They won 4 games in almost half a season with him in charge, and lost the play off to the same Brechin side who came up and were one of the worst second tier sides of all time. I always find it totally bizarre hes lauded as some great manager. He, literally, only ever has short term success, and that always when hes taking over a successful side. Within a year or two hes ripped everything apart and the club end up in a position where it takes them years to recover from. Edited September 22, 2019 by RandomGuy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Kinda want McCall to stay Kinda don't give a f**k if he leaves Confident we will be fine regardless. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 I’m not keen on Hughes. As said, he’s had success with other managers squads which might well pay off this season but long term that’ll be an issue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 And it's the Bellrock lad that's set Lachlan off on Twitter. Really doesn't do himself any favours does he (the former) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Dick Campbell anyone? Not sure if he is interested in a return to FT football and compo being due may make it a non starter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 If McCall leaves then Stewart Petrie should be top of the list of potential candidates to replace him. Montrose have admittedly started this season poorly, but no manager has over-achieved more in Scottish football over the past two seasons. That he's been able to take a small club well beyond their 'natural' place in the pecking order is exactly the sort of track record you'd want from an Ayr manager if we do indeed have aspirations of reaching the Premiership. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 8 hours ago, VladimirMooc said: Absolutely terrific to read page after page of Ayr fans convince themselves McCall is staying with them. Sorry lads, he’s a goner. It's quite the opposite as the majority think he's away, however it's not McCall that Thistle require, it's a miracle worker.......... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BukyOHare Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) I obviously hope McCall stays but if he goes then so be it. We're definitely going to be an attractive proposition to potential replacements and we don't need to sell ourselves short with potential candidates. Every manager has some sort of failure on their CV at one point or another. My worry would be that we've had years of stability with the right guy for the right club for so long, do the club have a handle on what's actually made things so relatively successful? The wrong appointment could quickly undo years of progression. That's my ultimate fear. Get the advert out there and see who's CV lands on the doormat. Off the top of my head, what about Owen Coyle, who's worked with Sandy Stewart in his backroom team for years, Jim Weir or Stewart Petrie (geography might dictate otherwise with the guys in jobs). Edited September 22, 2019 by BukyOHare 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 minute ago, BukyOHare said: I obviously hope McCall stays but if he goes then so be it. We're definitely going to be an attractive proposition to potential replacements and we don't need to sell ourselves short with potential candidates. Every manager has some sort of failure on their CV at one point or another. My worry would be that we've had years of stability with the right guy for the right club for so long, do the club have a handle on what's actually made things so relatively successful? The wrong appointment could quickly undo years of progression. That's my ultimate fear. Get the advert out there and see who's CV lands on the doormat. Off the top of my head, what about Owen Coyle, who's worked with Sandy Stewart in his backroom team for years? Fucking fold the club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgc1910 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 John Hughes is a straight no! i wouldn’t go for Kerr as manager, but seems like s model pro so wouldn’t have s problem stepping up to assistant. I could honestly live with Scally stepping up in the hope of preserving some continuity. I’m saying that without the first clue how he is rated within the club right enough. Or maybe it’s just the names being mentioned elsewhere that are making me want to gamble on promotions from within. The thought of Duffy, McIntyre or Hughes makes me want to greet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BukyOHare Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, UpInTheAyr said: Fucking fold the club. That's your opinion and fair enough but who would you suggest? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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