Nelson Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Getting McCall to do all the community engagement stuff could be a challenge. We could barely get him out his West End coffee shop to take training at times. Dragging him down to Ayr to do storytime at a local primary school just isn’t going to happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 If we are going through the same effort as last time, having 4-5 rejections before getting someone in that fits the profile. The same issue we seem to have with signing players….then maybe we should look at how we (Mathie) are conducting business. Because no other club appears to make such heavy weather of these things on a regular basis. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, Nelson said: Dragging him down to Ayr to do storytime at a local primary school just isn’t going to happen. Sitting, smoking a fag with a GnT like Dave Allen, legs crossed reading James and the giant peach. I’d watch. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 12 minutes ago, Nelson said: Getting McCall to do all the community engagement stuff could be a challenge. We could barely get him out his West End coffee shop to take training at times. Dragging him down to Ayr to do storytime at a local primary school just isn’t going to happen. This is just absolute nonsense. McCall might not have been touring every assisted living facility in the country but he is famous for getting involved in everything possible regarding running a club. As already mentioned, one very specific example of this in managing to hunt the media-starved clown that is currently serving as stadium announcer. When he was at Partick my mate called the ticket office one day to find out where his Ayr ticket had gone and it was McCall that answered it. He now has a signed envelope. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrAtlanta Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, railwayend said: Oh buddy you really don’t want to be swearing at me , you really don’t . Got to be one of the funniest posts I’ve ever seen on here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Feel like pure shite, just want to know @No_Problemois safe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Machina Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, railwayend said: Oh buddy you really don’t want to be swearing at me , you really don’t . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazbart Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, eez-eh said: Just been sacked after 6 games at Forest Green for being an arsehole. I’d rather Bullen back. Clearly my sarcasm was too subtle on this one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 15 minutes ago, ayrunitedfw said: Feel like pure shite, just want to know @No_Problemois safe For now… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Is there anyone else who objects to being swore at? Just for fucking future fucking reference. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 21 minutes ago, Ex Machina said: Superbad? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayr23 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, Richey Edwards said: Is there anyone else who objects to being swore at? Just for fucking future fucking reference. Lee Bullen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Just now, Ayr23 said: Lee Bullen. He got his own Praetorian guard of stewards because people on here called him bald. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 39 minutes ago, Thumper said: This is just absolute nonsense. McCall might not have been touring every assisted living facility in the country but he is famous for getting involved in everything possible regarding running a club. As already mentioned, one very specific example of this in managing to hunt the media-starved clown that is currently serving as stadium announcer. When he was at Partick my mate called the ticket office one day to find out where his Ayr ticket had gone and it was McCall that answered it. He now has a signed envelope. I don’t see how you can argue that binning Somerset Boab is evidence of his commitment to our community engagement strategy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 minutes ago, Nelson said: I don’t see how you can argue that binning Somerset Boab is evidence of his commitment to our community engagement strategy. He made a great contribution by buying cigarettes from local shops. I never saw Bullen buying cigarettes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 3 minutes ago, Nelson said: I don’t see how you can argue that binning Somerset Boab is evidence of his commitment to our community engagement strategy. I know it's a low bar but compare the club's media output under McCall to that under the next two managers. I'd argue that it was better than Bullen's as well for that matter. But my main beef was with the idea that McCall somehow didn't care or put in the effort. His problem is the exact opposite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC 1910 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) Manager - put a winning team on the pitch. Anything on top of that is gravy Edited January 19 by AUFC 1910 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 3 minutes ago, AUFC 1910 said: Manager - put a winning team on the pitch. Anything on top of that is gravy Let’s not forget that actually winning games and playing decent football is a big part of getting the community interested. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
United1973 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 19 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: Is there anyone else who objects to being swore at? Just for fucking future fucking reference. Aye a fucking do lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcal Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) Aye, I'd argue that the our wildly inconsistent form and ability to completely bottle every big game in the last couple of years (other than that night in Inverness), has been more detrimental to the general interest in the club from supporters outwith all of us core supporters than it would be to have a manager that is less interested in "community" aspects. I'm all for community engagement and increasing the image of the club, but the best way to do that is by winning games. Fair weather fans may look kindly on the club if we're doing good stuff out with football, but I don't see them buying season tickets if it's clear we are rotten to watch on the pitch. Give us a manager that knows how to win games. Edited January 19 by AuAl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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