AUFC 1910 Posted Wednesday at 13:22 Share Posted Wednesday at 13:22 Was there anyone who didn’t want a quality replacement for Paddy, Nick or Mark at the end of last season? Would anyone have been upset if they had left and joined other clubs during the close season? Unfortunately it looks like we have added to them, and increased our list of “average squad players that could fill a gap now and then but end up playing each week”. I suppose it all depends on your expectation levels for the team this season. Had we not lost Dowds and McMann to injury, I will argue anyone that we would be sitting top of the league right now. I have nothing personal against Paddy, Nick or Mark and I’m grateful and thankful for their service to the cause, but I would much prefer us to be facing them in another team, than having all 3 on the pitch for us week after week. Put simply, we ain’t going anywhere fast with them in the team week after week. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railwayend Posted Wednesday at 14:26 Share Posted Wednesday at 14:26 57 minutes ago, AUFC 1910 said: replacement for Paddy, Nick or Mark at the end of last season? Would anyone have been upset if they had left and joined other clubs during the close season? Unfortunately it looks like we have added to them, and increased our list of “average squad players that could fill a gap now and then but end up playing each week”. I suppose it all depends on your expectation levels for the team this season. Had we not lost Dowds and McMann to injury, I will argue anyone that we would be sitting top of the league right now. I have nothing personal against Paddy, Nick or Mark and I’m grateful and thankful for their service to the cause, but I would much prefer us to be facing them in another team, than having all 3 on the pitch for us week after week. Put simply, we ain’t going anywhere fast with them in the team week after week. Mark (who was excellent on Saturday) and Nic are pool players . I thought the signing of McMann would have pushed Paddy to the pool as well , but McMann is so good in the central defence that Paddy has filled the lb slot . Maybe Devlin will come into the team and push McMann over to LB and Paddy to the bench . Dunno ! I have my doubts. You are correct though if we are to win this league anytime soon more quality is a must ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted Wednesday at 15:04 Share Posted Wednesday at 15:04 36 minutes ago, railwayend said: Mark (who was excellent on Saturday) and Nic are pool players . I thought the signing of McMann would have pushed Paddy to the pool as well , but McMann is so good in the central defence that Paddy has filled the lb slot . Maybe Devlin will come into the team and push McMann over to LB and Paddy to the bench . Dunno ! I have my doubts. You are correct though if we are to win this league anytime soon more quality is a must ! I'd be very surprised if Devlin makes it to 10 games for us this season. Get the feeling it's going to be one niggly injury after another. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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UpInTheAyr Posted Wednesday at 18:46 Share Posted Wednesday at 18:46 5 hours ago, AUFC 1910 said: Was there anyone who didn’t want a quality replacement for Paddy, Nick or Mark at the end of last season? Would anyone have been upset if they had left and joined other clubs during the close season? The output from those three are only going to ever hit a certain level. Some folk are happy with mediocrity though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted Wednesday at 18:49 Share Posted Wednesday at 18:49 3 hours ago, callum-ayr said: I'd be very surprised if Devlin makes it to 10 games for us this season. Get the feeling it's going to be one niggly injury after another. Yeah, it doesn't look likely that year extension is getting triggered at this rate. He's been injured since he joined and I've still no idea what's wrong wit hhim 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted Wednesday at 18:56 Share Posted Wednesday at 18:56 Found this old signed ball when I was clearing out the cupboard. Anyone recognise any of the signatures because I can't make a single one of them out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted Wednesday at 18:58 Share Posted Wednesday at 18:58 1 minute ago, UpInTheAyr said: Found this old signed ball when I was clearing out the cupboard. Anyone recognise any of the signatures because I can't make a single one of them out Top one Ryan Boris maybe? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coollestersmoothe Posted Wednesday at 19:32 Share Posted Wednesday at 19:32 5 hours ago, AUFC 1910 said: Was there anyone who didn’t want a quality replacement for Paddy, Nick or Mark at the end of last season? Would anyone have been upset if they had left and joined other clubs during the close season? Unfortunately it looks like we have added to them, and increased our list of “average squad players that could fill a gap now and then but end up playing each week”. I suppose it all depends on your expectation levels for the team this season. Had we not lost Dowds and McMann to injury, I will argue anyone that we would be sitting top of the league right now. I have nothing personal against Paddy, Nick or Mark and I’m grateful and thankful for their service to the cause, but I would much prefer us to be facing them in another team, than having all 3 on the pitch for us week after week. Put simply, we ain’t going anywhere fast with them in the team week after week. I'd have been happy if they were all replaced. But they're there for a reason - which is as you say "average players that could fill a gap". Wouldn't have lamented the loss of any of them, but the players that've been brought in to replace them are all crocked so we're playing with the hand we've been dealt for now. I think everybody would prefer us not to be playing them week in week out. Nobody is content with that. My gripe is that they seem to be getting grief for having the cheek of being picked to play, when the only reason they're on the park is through injuries to better players. And i've picked up the vibe on here recently that "well, we've spent a decent budget. We're not playing great. It's a shitshow. And it's all because Brown insists on playing these three shiters every week". Again, seems to miss the one huge point that we're a team of walking wounded. Just so happens that the injured players are the ones we've spent some money on and are our standouts. I guess you could spend all the money you want on players. But if they've f**ked their ACL, done their back in or pulled a muscle then they'll no be playing. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibuya Posted Wednesday at 20:04 Share Posted Wednesday at 20:04 Safe to say that McAllister and likely McKenzie will not be in the starting XI on Saturday coming. I'm no Reading fan but I don't see him losing his spot until Devlin proves he is a) fit and b) too good to drop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rb123 Posted Wednesday at 20:17 Share Posted Wednesday at 20:17 11 minutes ago, Shibuya said: Safe to say that McAllister and likely McKenzie will not be in the starting XI on Saturday coming. I'm no Reading fan but I don't see him losing his spot until Devlin proves he is a) fit and b) too good to drop. Russell Musonda Stanger McMann Reading Henderson Dempsey Rus Murphy McLennan Oakley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railwayend Posted Wednesday at 20:34 Share Posted Wednesday at 20:34 28 minutes ago, Shibuya said: Safe to say that McAllister and likely McKenzie will not be in the starting XI on Saturday coming. I'm no Reading fan but I don't see him losing his spot until Devlin proves he is a) fit and b) too good to drop I think McKenzie may well hold his starting place . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
United1973 Posted Thursday at 05:29 Share Posted Thursday at 05:29 16 hours ago, AUFC 1910 said: Was there anyone who didn’t want a quality replacement for Paddy, Nick or Mark at the end of last season? Would anyone have been upset if they had left and joined other clubs during the close season? Unfortunately it looks like we have added to them, and increased our list of “average squad players that could fill a gap now and then but end up playing each week”. I suppose it all depends on your expectation levels for the team this season. Had we not lost Dowds and McMann to injury, I will argue anyone that we would be sitting top of the league right now. I have nothing personal against Paddy, Nick or Mark and I’m grateful and thankful for their service to the cause, but I would much prefer us to be facing them in another team, than having all 3 on the pitch for us week after week. Put simply, we ain’t going anywhere fast with them in the team week after week. I agree with you . If we want premiership ready team these players should be nowhere near the team 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted Thursday at 09:20 Share Posted Thursday at 09:20 11 hours ago, railwayend said: I think McKenzie may well hold his starting place . I'd be up for that but I think he's best in centre mid just pressing and working hard. For me this would be our best 11 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BukyOHare Posted Thursday at 12:08 Share Posted Thursday at 12:08 (edited) 2 hours ago, itzdrk said: I'd be up for that but I think he's best in centre mid just pressing and working hard. For me this would be our best 11 Murphy not in our best 11 or Stanger? Come on. Edited Thursday at 12:10 by BukyOHare No Stanger either! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted Thursday at 12:09 Share Posted Thursday at 12:09 6 hours ago, United1973 said: I agree with you . If we want premiership ready team these players should be nowhere near the team "Premiership ready" reminds me too much of this to be taken seriously. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted Thursday at 13:08 Share Posted Thursday at 13:08 The only teams at this level who ever look "Premiership-ready" are those who have still retained most of their Premiership players following relegation. Other than having 345345345345 fans, Falkirk are nowhere near Premiership-ready. You can gub this league and still easily get found out in the league above. Ayr didn't even look Championship-ready at the start of last season, nor in several seasons previously. If Ayr do ever go up then the solid expectation would be going straight back down. But yo-yoing between the first and second tiers is an improvement on hanging around the second tier for years, which in turn was an improvement on yo-yoing between the second and third tiers, which in turn was an improvement on hanging around the third tier for years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coollestersmoothe Posted Thursday at 13:11 Share Posted Thursday at 13:11 1 hour ago, Richey Edwards said: "Premiership ready" reminds me too much of this to be taken seriously. Wonder what cost comes up if you scan that barcode. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BukyOHare Posted Thursday at 13:18 Share Posted Thursday at 13:18 9 minutes ago, Thumper said: The only teams at this level who ever look "Premiership-ready" are those who have still retained most of their Premiership players following relegation. Other than having 345345345345 fans, Falkirk are nowhere near Premiership-ready. You can gub this league and still easily get found out in the league above. Ayr didn't even look Championship-ready at the start of last season, nor in several seasons previously. If Ayr do ever go up then the solid expectation would be going straight back down. But yo-yoing between the first and second tiers is an improvement on hanging around the second tier for years, which in turn was an improvement on yo-yoing between the second and third tiers, which in turn was an improvement on hanging around the third tier for years. So gradual, steady improvement then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted Thursday at 13:37 Share Posted Thursday at 13:37 25 minutes ago, Coollestersmoothe said: Wonder what cost comes up if you scan that barcode. You get charged £140 billion and get f**k all in return. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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