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36 minutes ago, SteveA said:
Kirk Broadfoot seemed to enjoy the atmosphere. His knee slide at the end of the game was brilliant to see.
Saw that (on telly) and thought it was great of him to acknowledge the support, which had been loud all through the game. Just hope that the BBC doesn't object to it - they were clearly broadcasting a chant which was casting doubts on the marital status of someone's parents
I see from Robert's post on hospitality that Kirk also spoke to the paying folks after the game.
The commentators were full of praise for him before and during the game, for his football skills and for doing everything he can to prolong his playing career.
Truly the epitome of a professional footballer.
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8 hours ago, FrontRow said:
Cammy in goals looked confident (he normally scares me)
The few times that I have seen him recently, I have been impressed by him. His positioning is good, and he has made saves when he has had to.
In particular, his distribution is so much better than Ridgers'. He nearly always gives it to one of our players, instead of Mark's aimless punts down the pitch, which often actually miss the pitch completely
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Oh dear, that was another two hours of my life that I'll never get back. Could have been doing my tax return or regrouting the shower.
As I keep saying, the problem is not the defence. It's our complete inability to score. (make up your own Gardyne joke here)
And I've never seen so many left-footed penalties.
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2 hours ago, old caley girl said:
Im kinda torn on this one tbh. Without comment on ethics of what happened would someone lose their job in another workplace environment re something like this?
Well it's cleared the way for him to become Prime Minister
I assume that his contract - like most contracts of employment - had a clause about behaviour damaging the club's reputation or bringing it into disrepute. And that the club thought that they had a strong enough case - perhaps with a payoff to make sure he agreed.
In most other workplace environments, an employer could probably make changes to keep the two men apart - but not in a football team.
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Didn't see much of the second half, but surprised we are still in the Cup.
It was obvious by half-time that we had squandered the opportunity to be 3 or 4 up, and that we would lose out after the break.
The story practically writes itself.
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Yes, we have let in some silly goals, but I think the problem is at the other end.
Not enough creation of goalscoring chances. Poor service to the strikers. And usually woeful finishing whenever someone does have a chance.
If I could fix only one of these, I would provide better service to the strikers. We could have Harry Kane up front, but he is still pretty useless without good service. OTOH, even mediocre strikers will get lucky if they have enough chances.
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2 hours ago, Kingsmills said:
Things have not worked out for Manny as either he or we would have wished when he first arrived but, in my view, that is incredibly harsh and unjustified.
I completely disagree with the word "lazy". He does work his heart out.
Apart from that, I agree with the description.
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Headless Chickens 1, Dunfermline 2.
Lots of frantic running around, but no direction. With the possible exception of Gardyne, we don't have the skills for anything fancy. So keep it simple. Run at the box, run at the goal, run at the defender. They can keep you out on the wing or outside of the box forever. Put them under pressure - force them to stop you. Be direct.
Do lots of shooting practice.
And FFS learn the offside rule.
PS. The livestream was rubbish too. Stuttering constantly, and frequently frozen. Unfortunately I didn't miss anything.
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Good to see Carson back - hope he's fit.
What's happened to Sutherland? I was warming to him - he wasn't the most subtle of players but we needed his strength up front.
3-0 for us this afternoon.
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10 minutes ago, Yngwie said:
I had to travel down through Fife this morning and saw the Dunfermline team bus heading north, must have set off at 8.30 which I thought was quite early for a 3pm kickoff.
Probably wanted to do some Christmas shopping at House of Bruar.
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Just received one, too, but mine isn't an offer.
"As a goodwill gesture, we will issue a refund of £5. This will be processed today and will be in your account within the next few days."
Happy to accept that, since we saw about 85% of the game.
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1 hour ago, Kingsmills said:
They have no legal obligation to make a gesture
If I was a lawyer with infinite time and resources, I might argue that:
a) there was a contract between them and me explicitly to allow me to watch the game (unlike, for example, a contract between me and my ISP to allow general access to the internet, or the licence fee allowing me to generally watch broadcast TV)
b) it was reasonable to expect to be able to watch the entire game - no one would buy a ticket to watch only part of the game
c) in the event of failure to supply the service, they are responsible to me, in a manner similar to a retailer (not manufacturer) being responsible for remedying problems with faulty goods
d) the get-out clause about not guaranteeing the stream is therefore not valid
e) they should thus compensate their customers, and then seek redress from their service supplier (as a retailer of goods would seek redress from a manufacturer) if they can establish where the fault was - their contracts with their suppliers should include service level requirements and provisions covering service failure.
Now you can probably see why I'm not a lawyer
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From Ayr's website, a couiple of days ago:
"PPV Issue | Ayr v Inverness
The Club are aware of a technical issue which affected the final few minutes of the live stream of last Saturday's match v Inverness.
The issue has since been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience that may have been caused."
I have written again to Nick Provan, suggesting that a refund or a free PPV for ICT's next visit in April would be a welcome gesture, and that I look forward to hearing what action the club intends to take.
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OTOH, I was encouraged to receive some sort of response in the middle of the first working day after the match.
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I too have received that email.
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Wise words well written.
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2 hours ago, bughtmaster said:
I do believe however that if I am correct the Coaches should take the restraints away from him and allow him to play his natural game. This I am reasonably sure would result in our achieving our seasons ambitions.
No, I don't think so. As you said, he is a maverick and instinctive, and the problem is that his own teammates don't know where he will be and what he will do. I suspect that he doesn't know either, until he does it - the very definition of instinctive. In addition, he is simply not physically strong enough, and is easily dealt with by defenders.
We could debate whether the rest are too "regimented". I would argue that the likes of Walsh, Doran and Gardyne are not. But the fact remains that things are not working for Duku.
I liked what I saw at the start of the season - his willingness to put himself about, and to chase things that others would have given up on. But more than a quarter of the season is long enough to conclude that it just isn't working.
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16 minutes ago, Kingsmills said:
However, I do think it would be a reasonable goodwill gesture from Ayr to refund maybe £8
I'd settle for a free PPV ticket for our next visit, scheduled for 09 April.
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13 minutes ago, Robert said:
E-mail sent. Will let you know if I get a favourable response.
Have sent in a refund request using the form on their website - which is how I got a response from them earlier in the week.
Their terms and conditions say "Ayr United FC cannot guarantee the availability or level of service of the stream at all times". I am not a lawyer, but I can't see that standing up to any legal scrutiny. No one would enter into a contract with them to see anything other than the entire game, especially given the amount they charge.
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I will be asking for my £18 back. I suggest that everyone does that.
or use the form at https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/contact-us
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1 minute ago, Robert said:
I lost the livestream a few minutes ago and can’t get back on. Anyone having same issue?
Yup, me too. Just rebooted.
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Walsh off, Duku on. Game over
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23 minutes ago, Robert said:
We will have the strong wind behind us in the second half.
Ridgers to score, maybe? More seriously, I hope we continue to try to play a close game, and don't just lob the ball downwind.
There is an argument in favour of playing into the wind - it forces you to play a tight, controlled game.
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17 minutes ago, Robert said:
Camera work not what I would expect for £18!
Must be paying for the crowd in the commentary box
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Inverness CT -V- Kilmarnock - Preview
in Caley Thistle
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We tend to do well when playing in pink. I have wondered if it stands out so well that the players pick each other out just a fraction of a second more quickly. The opposite of the infamous Man U grey strip that lasted only 45 minutes because they couldn't see each other.