Trogdor Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Usually the away support is better behaved! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 12 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said: 6 weeks ago I’d have said that we needed McCall in due to the state of our summer recruitment, we needed a rebuild and McCall is one of the most prepared managers at our level. Now, I think the squad is in better shape apart from the obvious defensive issues. If we lose to Peterhead, Arbroath and Dundee United, things will be pretty toxic and the last thing the club needs to do is piss about interviewing a series of coaches before taking another gamble. McCall would be the obvious choice, followed by John Robertson, even Billy Dodds would be seen as a safer pair of hands than some of the candidates from last time. Robertson was a name I thought of but he seems more interested in his regular gig on BBC Sportsound. I’m not sure the Ayr gig would interest McCall as much as people think. The big thing keeping him here last time was Cameron. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said: I’m not sure the Ayr gig would interest McCall as much as people think. The big thing keeping him here last time was Cameron. McCall's return on more than a short term basis would be an admission that the football model had failed. I doubt McCall would appreciate the recruitment team or Mathie's roles that much. I could be way off with that but McCall is a bit old school in that he likes to control it all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 12 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said: Robertson was a name I thought of but he seems more interested in his regular gig on BBC Sportsound. I’m not sure the Ayr gig would interest McCall as much as people think. The big thing keeping him here last time was Cameron. He wants back into management and I don’t really see him being offered a better job… I’ve went from definite no of him returning as manager, to undecided tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Everyone knows McGeady is the next manager. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, Trogdor said: McCall's return on more than a short term basis would be an admission that the football model had failed. I doubt McCall would appreciate the recruitment team or Mathie's roles that much. I could be way off with that but McCall is a bit old school in that he likes to control it all. He is the ideal man to steady a ship, I’m not sure Ayr are currently the basket case he normally joins, he’d be more suited to Morton currently but I think the Alloa job would be his most likely. Could it work at Ayr? He’d speak to the club propaganda more, fans would be more onside. Recruitment wise, if the budget was set in 3 McCall certainties and 3 Glendinning punts every window, we’d be in better shape. Would Mathie like it, probably not and that might be the stumbling block. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 Just now, No_Problemo said: He wants back into management and I don’t really see him being offered a better job… I’ve went from definite no of him returning as manager, to undecided tbh. The one big thing that he’d bring us right now is he’d help in recruiting players as you get the feeling a lot of players want to play under him. We seem to get knocked back by an awful lot of domestic based players for clubs who are at the same level as us. I’m doubt Bullen has a great deal of “pull” for players whereas McCall does. I’m just not sure he fits in with the correct structure of the club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceanlineayr Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Half time team talk leaked..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Nelson said: Everyone knows McGeady is the next manager. McGeady is rumoured to be richer than the chairman by some margin. If the club were to make him manager, they would have to be aware that he would walk away the second he couldn’t be arsed any more. Or, we’d be in a Neil Watt scenario where the manager is paying players and bonuses to sure up his reputation. He’d be a gamble, I wouldn’t be against him getting it but I have a feeling that him taking the job would be more about vanity that ambition 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyIncognito Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 McCall would also be very polarising among Ayr fans, a lot of folk I know wouldn’t want him back under any circumstances. Would never happen though as he would want complete control over everything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 I'm not buying the idea that McCall 'wouldn't fit the system'. There are significant overlaps in responsibility between an old school manager and a modern head coach, particularly with the collaborative approach Ayr say they use. I think that would be a poor reason to dismiss the idea of his return. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 1 minute ago, D'Jaffo said: The one big thing that he’d bring us right now is he’d help in recruiting players as you get the feeling a lot of players want to play under him. We seem to get knocked back by an awful lot of domestic based players for clubs who are at the same level as us. I’m doubt Bullen has a great deal of “pull” for players whereas McCall does. I’m just not sure he fits in with the correct structure of the club. I don’t think McCall is quite as old school as talked about - the main question obviously is around what he thinks of the current recruitment process… Ultimately, compare how many young gems McCall got us, in comparison to the current system and McCall can do whatever he wants in terms of recruitment. He obviously made poor signings too, but there is no chance they would be at the same volume to what we are currently doing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Just now, GuyIncognito said: McCall would also be very polarising among Ayr fans, a lot of folk I know wouldn’t want him back under any circumstances. Would never happen though as he would want complete control over everything. Come the middle of December, McCall being hired as manager would be the equivalent of a hot water bottle in your bed on a frosty night. A feeling that everything will be at least, ok 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said: The one big thing that he’d bring us right now is he’d help in recruiting players as you get the feeling a lot of players want to play under him. We seem to get knocked back by an awful lot of domestic based players for clubs who are at the same level as us. I’m doubt Bullen has a great deal of “pull” for players whereas McCall does. I’m just not sure he fits in with the correct structure of the club. Very true about his "pull" with domestic players. Players always seem to want to play for him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcal Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Someone scale that stand and get the bedsheets hung from the roof. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peil Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, diegomarahenry said: McCall would be the obvious choice, followed by John Robertson, even Billy Dodds would be seen as a safer pair of hands than some of the candidates from last time. Early start the night? Fair play Edited November 11, 2023 by Peil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Did the team actually get applauded off today by some? Truly astonishing stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peil Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 1 hour ago, motley123rock said: They were a nightmare and their childish shout and disgusting abuse of the the ladies from the shop was out of order. Yes agreed the game was awful. Here, that's no right. Those ladies do a cracking job and travel all over supporting the team. Get the walloper(s) named and shamed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzlemanizzle Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 28 minutes ago, AuAl said: Someone scale that stand and get the bedsheets hung from the roof. Should be easy enough to get past the defence. Plenty have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcal Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, No_Problemo said: Did the team actually get applauded off today by some? Truly astonishing stuff. Some folk will applaud anything. Wild. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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