muZZa__44 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Just now, eez-eh said: The plan was Russell would let us loan out Ecrepont, then when Mutch was back that would let us loan out Russell. Was in an interview with either Brown or Mathie when we signed Russell, can’t remember who. Bringing in another doesn’t make much sense unless something has happened with Mutch believe it was a Timmins interview 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Just now, muZZa__44 said: believe it was a Timmins interview Aye that was it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muZZa__44 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Just now, Kircer bairn said: Can’t see Raith splashing £10k weekly wage tbh. back at it with this banger again, come back with new material please or better yet don't come back at all thank you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzlemanizzle Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 9 minutes ago, muZZa__44 said: back at it with this banger again, come back with new material please or better yet don't come back at all thank you The boy is a banger and best ignored. He’s cute though. Might be worth keeping him as a pet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Smith sounding a touch exasperated in that interview. Sounded a bit more than just trying to the usual come to Somerset speech 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rb123 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 10 minutes ago, UpInTheAyr said: Smith sounding a touch exasperated in that interview. Sounded a bit more than just trying to the usual come to Somerset speech If i was to guess, they probably budgeted for 2,000 season ticket sales, at least... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 11 minutes ago, UpInTheAyr said: Smith sounding a touch exasperated in that interview. Sounded a bit more than just trying to the usual come to Somerset speech If they've budgeted for higher attendances/season ticket sales that's on them, not the fans. It's also a bit early to be panicking unless the numbers are way out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders1910 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 23 minutes ago, UpInTheAyr said: Smith sounding a touch exasperated in that interview. Sounded a bit more than just trying to the usual come to Somerset speech I thought that too. Attendance are never going to just double that quickly though. I actually thought the attendance on Friday night was decent for a Friday night on TV. I can't see Saturday being much better considering Hamilton don't have a big fan base. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYRSHIRE_ANGUS Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Guess we'll just have to start skelping loads of teams then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Think the club need to temper expectations with regards to the crowds. 2000ish on Friday was pretty decent imo and after a brilliant performance I’d imagine the vast majority of them will be back on Saturday. The easiest way to improve crowds is to win games of football more often than not and if we continue on our current upwards trajectory I have no doubt the crowds will continue to rise. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 IMO, people are reading far far too much into that Smith interview. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 14 minutes ago, AYRSHIRE_ANGUS said: Guess we'll just have to start skelping loads of teams then. Or clone the fans we already have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 2 minutes ago, No_Problemo said: IMO, people are reading far far too much into that Smith interview. I don't think the club are in imminent danger and do expect a bumper crowd for the next home game (and the one after that, if that one is also a win). But it was exactly the same thing you heard from McCall every week back in the day, and he wasn't being shy about it. The one thing I'd say is that advertising outside the Ayrshire Post is still mostly unexplored. Get some signs up in the town. As someone suggested, get a spot on West FM (ideally two days after Boab has gotten Covid). Invite every skinny wee ginger influencer in the country and beyond to come to a home game. Maybe advertise the new box in Fox Hunting Times or at the Masonics or something. My dad didn't phone me after Friday to talk about the game even though it was on the telly and that's my usual sign that the club has gotten the word beyond the usuals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckfast Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Might be Stone who is moving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgreig Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 10 hours ago, itzdrk said: Don't really get their point on this. We had 2857 there on Friday with roughly 400 away fans. Meaning we had nearly as many walk up fans as we did season tickets. That's not going to fall away if they keep going well. Exactly, the season ticket metric is not nearly as important as the attendance overall. I thought that 2800+ for a Friday night was really good. I do think that a season ticket is a relic of the past - a very simplistic model that probably doesn't work well financially for a lot of people. Now that we have the technology to be able to do dynamic pricing and other more flexible options we should really be exploring that. I buy a season ticket but that's not really a rational choice - I can never attend any midweek games due to work commitments and when you factor in games missed due to holidays etc. it is really partly a donation to the club in my case. I am sure that I am not the only one. Having said that, although 1270 is low compared to the clubs that we would consider to be our peers, it's still over 20% up on last year I believe and in any other business that kind of metric would be considered a major success. I think the more important thing is to measure the overall gate numbers and how they compare year on year. The other aspect is the spend per person - much better quality food and drink would increase that. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 6 minutes ago, Buckfast said: Might be Stone who is moving. Can’t see it, had a dodgy game v Dundee United but really liked the look of him since then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckfast Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 3 minutes ago, ayrunitedfw said: Can’t see it, had a dodgy game v Dundee United but really liked the look of him since then. I like him as well, got told him and Brown don't see eye to eye, but how true that story is remains to be seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muZZa__44 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 (edited) i'd be a bit concerned if he's allegedly fallen out with a keeper again cause that was the rumours with Albinson Edited August 14 by muZZa__44 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placidcasual Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 We will need goalkeepers beyond this season. Nothing wrong with having 2 or 3 prospects in for a year to have a proper look at them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 4 minutes ago, Buckfast said: I like him as well, got told him and Brown don't see eye to eye, but how true that story is remains to be seen. One of my main criticisms of Brown is how knee jerk he is with regards to players. Emptying a player after six competitive games who has been more than decent would be extremely harsh and doesn’t bode well for other potential loan players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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