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  1. snorbens_caleyman
    I'd settle for a free PPV ticket for our next visit, scheduled for 09 April.
  2. snorbens_caleyman
    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.
  3. snorbens_caleyman
    I will be asking for my £18 back. I suggest that everyone does that. +44 (0) 1292 263435 [email protected] or use the form at https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/contact-us
  4. snorbens_caleyman
    Yup, me too. Just rebooted.
  5. snorbens_caleyman
    Walsh off, Duku on. Game over
  6. snorbens_caleyman
    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.
  7. snorbens_caleyman
    Must be paying for the crowd in the commentary box
  8. snorbens_caleyman
    Agreed, but if it is bringing in additional revenue, over and above the normal revenue from those attending matches, then why not keep it going? Lots of things have been "temporary" when introduced, but were then retained. Income tax, for example!
  9. snorbens_caleyman
    I'd be interested to know the financial returns, even though it's none of my business. 200 people paying £15 totals £3,000 - and I'm sure that some of the clubs with larger followings could attract substantially more than that. Not counting Cup games, 18 league games would thus bring in £54,000. Costs of equipment and payments to the internet and streaming providers would come off that, and I'll guess that commentators are all unpaid volunteers. So a club may well take in enough money to employ, say, an additional member of staff, on or off the field - or could use the money for other things. I haven't seen any suggestion that actual physical attendances have been hit by the livestreaming. Although, as I once said, wait for a freezing mid-week night in February!
  10. snorbens_caleyman
    You don't give a toss about people like me who are nearly 600 miles away?
  11. snorbens_caleyman
    Same price as actually being there - 50% dearer if you would qualify for a concession admission ticket And they are known as the "Honest Men". To get the full matchday experience, leave your windows open wide, and get your other half to turn a hose and a fan on you.
  12. snorbens_caleyman
    I contacted Ayr about purchasing PPV, and this is their reply: "The PPV purchase functionality will be set live tomorrow (Friday) round about lunch time if you want to try again then."
  13. snorbens_caleyman
    I just had a look, and I agree with you - I can't see any way to buy a PPV ticket. Will have another look later in the week. And, for those like me who are south of the border (or using a 4G connection in Lewis ), I see that they are enforcing the UEFA/FA ban on selling Saturday afternoon PPV tickets to anyone whom they think is in England.
  14. snorbens_caleyman
    Thanks, Mantis, I thought I'd seen one, but couldn't remember. Don't think I'll be paying £40 for it! And, to ensure that I am on topic, can I just say that I won't be buying a copy of Robbo's book
  15. snorbens_caleyman
    Coke? Hope you didn't miss out on Renzo's fantastic ice-cream. It had a lemony tinge to it - best I've ever tasted. Just to add a couple of books. King Willie Grant published a slim autobiography (88 pages) in 1993, called "A Fair Kick of the Ball". Years since I read it, but I'm sure it will have more about his time at Elgin - and of course elsewhere - than about Thistle. Also published in 1993, Bill McAllister was commissioned to produce "Highland Hundred", a general history of the first 100 years of the Highland League. There may be books about non-Inverness Highland League clubs or players, but they wouldn't have interested me. Has anyone ever written a history of the Clach?
  16. snorbens_caleyman
    But 42 is the answer, to Life, the Universe, and Everything
  17. snorbens_caleyman
    I agree. Unless you're a really good golfer, the advice is always to aim for the centre of the green, regardless of where the pin is. So I would suggest that we always cross the ball to drop on the penalty spot, or on a line between it and the 6-yard box. Yes, defences will get wise to that, but as long as the ball is live in the box there is more chance of scoring than if it's gone into the stand.
  18. snorbens_caleyman
    wot I said a couple of days ago
  19. snorbens_caleyman
    That looks like it. It seems to have started up just in the last day or two. And it doesn't seem to be at random - seems to happen the first time in a session that you try to access a specific forum. And, to correct what I said earlier, it does also occur on my phone.
  20. snorbens_caleyman
    Desktop, Firefox 93.0 on Windows 10 here. And, I've just checked, also Edge 95.0.1020.38 and Chrome 95.0.4638.54. Basically, what RiG said. Not on my phone - Samsung Internet Browser on an old version of Android. (Yes I know the risks!) Wasn't bothering me, but if you weren't aware of it, Scotty, then best you know about it.
  21. snorbens_caleyman
    So far, "leaking goals" hasn't been our problem. We still have the lowest goals-against number in the table. But only the 5th-best goals-for number, 10 behind the highest scoring team - Partick Thistle. It's simply lack of quality at the front. Duku completely ineffective, Doran no longer incisive, Mckay not getting any service, Walsh with a tendency to launch his crosses over the goal-line, and everybody, everybody, woeful at putting shots on target. I'd be tempted to spend a lot of training time on the basics - ball control, crossing and shooting.
  22. snorbens_caleyman
    Can't remember where I was reading it recently, but it seems that environmentally they are a disaster, shedding microplastics all through their lifetimes, and then being impossible to dispose of in any eco-friendly manner. OTOH, one of my wife's relatives is involved with Stenhousemuir, and he once took me through all the costs and income associated with their pitch. Basically, it kept them afloat.
  23. snorbens_caleyman
    The Raith commentators were really good, as always, and I did like their taking the mickey out of the referee. "Take 30 lines. "I must not backchat to the referee". Before the start of the second half!"
  24. snorbens_caleyman
    Not disagreeing, but Raith maintained good defensive discipline in the second half, and we were as aimless and toothless as ever. Going down to 10 men rarely makes the difference that everyone expects, unless the team folds completely.
  25. snorbens_caleyman
    Yup. Now would be a good time and place for Duku to score his first league goal.
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