ˈɛɹ juːnˈaɪɾᵻdz ɪmpɹˈɛsɪv fˈɔːɹm æt ðɪ ˈaʊtsɛt ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn nˈaɪntiːn skˈɑːɾɪʃ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp sˈiːzən lˈɛd əbzˈɜːvɚz tʊ ɛɡzˈæmɪn ðə lˈeɪɾɪst ˌɛspˌiːˌɛfˈɛl ˈɛntɹi ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚmənts dˈuː tə ðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌvðə klˈʌb ɐtʃˈiːvɪŋ pɹəmˈoʊʃən wˌaɪl stˈɪl bˈeɪst æt ðɪ ʌnmˈɑːdɚnˌaɪzd sˈʌməsˌɛt pˈɑːɹk ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚ pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd tˈiːmz stˈeɪdiə sˈɪns ðɪ ˈædvɛnt ʌvðə nˈuː lˈiːɡ bˈɑːdi ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn hæd mˈɛt ðə pɹˈiːviəs ˌɛspˌiːˈɛl sˈiːɾɪŋ θɹˈɛʃoʊld ʌv sˈɪks θˈaʊzənd, ðˈɛɹfoːɹ lˈɪɾəl ɐtˈɛnʃən wʌz pˈeɪd tə ðə mˈæɾɚ.
Ayr United's impressive form at the outset of the 2018–19 Scottish Championship season led observers to examine the latest SPFL entry requirements due to the possibility of the club achieving promotion while still based at the unmodernised Somerset Park (all other promoted teams' stadia since the advent of the new league body in 2013 had met the previous SPL seating threshold of 6000, therefore little attention was paid to the matter).