ɪt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ kənfˈɜːmd ðæt ˌʌndɚ kˈɜːɹənt lˈiːɡ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚmənts, ˈɛɹ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd wʊd biː ɐlˈaʊd tə plˈeɪ mˈætʃᵻz æt sˈʌməsˌɛt pˈɑːɹk wɪð mˈɪnɪməl ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts tʊ ɪts fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz ʃˌʊd ðeɪ ɡˈeɪn pɹəmˈoʊʃən tə ðɪ ˌɛspˌiːˌɛfˈɛl pɹəmˈɪɹʃɪp, æz ðə mˈoːɹ stɹˈɪndʒənt sˈiːɾɪŋ kəpˈæsᵻɾi ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃənz hɐdbɪn ɹᵻmˈuːvd sˌʌm jˈɪɹz ˈɜːlɪɚ.
It was later confirmed that under current league requirements, Ayr United would be allowed to play matches at Somerset Park with minimal improvements to its facilities should they gain promotion to the SPFL Premiership, as the more stringent seating capacity regulations had been removed some years earlier.