scottd Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Surprised this hasn't been mentioned earlier http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2879966/Brian-Gilmour-announces-45m-blueprint-turn-Ayr-United-Premiership-force.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemp Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottd Posted December 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Nonsense. Nice stadium though if it were ever built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Sounds like what Bill Barr said when he took over them 20 odd years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Very forward thinking. Ayr is wealthy so can see a housing development being successful in turn pumping money into the club if to be believed. Who knows but sounds a good idea to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Dickson Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) Sounds like what Bill Barr said when he took over them 20 odd years ago. Yep, Heathfield was to be an entertainment and sporting complex with an out of town retail park thrown in. It all fell through when the Scottish Executive called in their planning consent. Edited December 20, 2014 by Stuart Dickson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemp Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Scotland does not need any more out of town retail parks or entertainment complexes. Or identikit stadiums for that matter. It might selfish of me but I hope Ayr don't leave Somerset Park, an away day there would not be the same going to a stadium that looks like our own soulless dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Surprised this hasn't been mentioned earlier http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2879966/Brian-Gilmour-announces-45m-blueprint-turn-Ayr-United-Premiership-force.html good report scott, interesting to read that after speaking to brian gilmour the current owner said there is nothing in it and nothing to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windae cleaner Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Scotland does not need any more out of town retail parks or entertainment complexes. Or identikit stadiums for that matter. It might selfish of me but I hope Ayr don't leave Somerset Park, an away day there would not be the same going to a stadium that looks like our own soulless dump. I agree always a good atmosphere when playing there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Scotland does not need any more out of town retail parks or entertainment complexes. Or identikit stadiums for that matter. It might selfish of me but I hope Ayr don't leave Somerset Park, an away day there would not be the same going to a stadium that looks like our own soulless dump. as opposed to the crumbling dump, sans parking, that they currently inhabit? they need a new ground, that is for sure, and a new one need not be soul-less. all it really needs is to harness the noise of whatever size crowd is there and keep the fans close to and a little above the pitch in my experience, Falkirk's stadium has bags more atmosphere than ours and the raised stands at NDP would work really well in a completed stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemp Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Some of us like crumbling things.....mind you, no parking?? How do they get by? That's it, off to the out of town shopping centre it is! Ayr United games are for getting the train, having a fish supper and getting pished. They are staying at Somerset and let that be an end of the matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Some of us like crumbling things.....mind you, no parking?? How do they get by? That's it, off to the out of town shopping centre it is! Ayr United games are for getting the train, having a fish supper and getting pished. They are staying at Somerset and let that be an end of the matter. well as long as you have decided, eh did you tell them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaldyOzBud Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 I agree always a good atmosphere when playing there For what it's worth, one of my favourite away days was the Scottish Cup tie ( 2010? ) at Somerset Park, a full house, and it was brilliant standing on the terraces behind the goal, a great atmosphere and although it is definitely ramshackle, it's not the midden that Cappielow is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlucifer Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) For what it's worth, one of my favourite away days was the Scottish Cup tie ( 2010? ) at Somerset Park, a full house, and it was brilliant standing on the terraces behind the goal, a great atmosphere and although it is definitely ramshackle, it's not the midden that Cappielow is. I think this was the friendly but it was still a great day at the seaside Edited December 20, 2014 by stlucifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Pie in the sky comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 I agree always a good atmosphere when playing there That might because our fans are all half leathered and looking forward to a fish supper/chips at halftime. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 That might because our fans are all half leathered and looking forward to a fish supper/chips at halftime. . speak for yourself, i was usually full leathered and munching on a burger swiftly followed by a pie, that was in the days when the tile bus got us there well early, now its a quick pint if your lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 speak for yourself, i was usually full leathered and munching on a burger swiftly followed by a pie, that was in the days when the tile bus got us there well early, now its a quick pint if your lucky That reminds me of the cup game we had there , a couple of seasons ago . Not long after kick-off , a well known poster (well back then anyway) was walking past and when I called to him he could barely string two words together. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 That reminds me of the cup game we had there , a couple of seasons ago . Not long after kick-off , a well known poster (well back then anyway) was walking past and when I called to him he could barely string two words together. . who ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Very forward thinking. Ayr is wealthy so can see a housing development being successful in turn pumping money into the club if to be believed. Who knows but sounds a good idea to meI'm in Ayr just now.If it's a wealthy Town then they must spend their money elsewhere as there's more shops closed down than there is shops open.I know the majority of Town Centres are struggling but this place is really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 And the JDs don't have any St Mirren strips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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