Jazzar
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7 hours ago, Lalo said:
Through these minks the night Dundee
And a Merry Christmas to you too.
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7 Academy players in Saturday's squad plus a few 1st team regulars barely recovered from the sickness bug suggests we were fortunate to get anywhere near a result against one of the play-off contenders. No excuses though and I'm reminded of what Bully said a while back - "Don't get too high in victory and don't get too low in defeat"......but what I'd give for one or two that defeated French WC squad
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Not impressed overall but we won 2-0. More about the opposition than anything else but I'll take that. If we get a decent window for signings then I'll start to believe but the next two games are going to be indicative of what's possible this season especially if we can get anything from them.
I'm away for a beer.
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1 minute ago, Calayrdonia said:
McAllister was absolutely outstanding today. Deserves a hell of a lot of credit.
Totally agree - the guy's attitude is terrific and I'm pleased for him.
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4 hours ago, JohnGAYR said:
I can assure you any of us who were at the Talbot game a few years ago are taking nothing for granted.
I hope Bully has shown the current squad the video of our game against Talbot - the warning signs are flashing red imv - injuries to key players like Musonda, Kirk and O'Connor plus a defence that seems capable of conceding against anyone nevermind a fairly decent side from the lower reaches of the Scottish game. Yep, I'm taking f**k all for granted here.
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If Murdoch is out then we'll struggle to get a grip in midfield......but maybe 'The Ghost' will prove me wrong? Frankie out is more of a worry because I thought we weren't dominant enough at the heart of our defence against Hamilton.
I'd be happy with a point tbh and the way we dominated ICT at Somerset but still lost suggests a close game that could go either way. Crazy league so expect a crazy result again.
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22 hours ago, The Mantis said:
I sense a soupçon of scepticism there…
To my knowledge:
Long term
Robbie Deas (broken leg)
Shane Sutherland (cruciate)
Unknown (I.e. the club lets us find out by word of mouth)
Danny Devine
Tom Walsh
Roddy MacGregor
Scott Allardice
Austin Samuels
Daniel MacKay
To these you can add that Sean Welsh has started the last couple of games so is overdue to get crocked. And our first choice keeper was effectively thrown under a bus by the manager at Cappielow and isn’t being picked…
So get your money on >40 corner kicks this time
I blame it all on plastic pitches (but then "you would" some would say).
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I'll probably get pelters for saying this but I wasn't that unimpressed the way some are on here by Nick McAllister's performance last night. He likes a tackle (and is better at that than McGinty or Houston) - crunched Zanatta (wage thief, still at it) and Tiehi and made several solid challenges that the rest of our defence seemed reluctant to make. He's limited on the ball and his passing can be wayward but I like his attitude and I hope the reason for him being sub'd off again is something he can shake off before the next game. Give the boy a break, eh.
Been said before but that plastic-pitch does ma nut in. Ours last week was heavy and though the players train on plastic most of the time, the difference between that and a heavy grass pitch in a real game is large. Not convinced it suits our style of play and it did seem that way last night. Looked like Dipo had played in Ashford at one point but the ball just zipped away from Sam before he could react - wouldn't have happened on grass.
Was pleased that Smith and Ecrepont got some game time and Bully seems to like introducing youngsters when necessary/possible. O'Connor, Ashford and Mackenzie (could have scored after a good move) all played their part as well. Dipo is just awesome at times and his 2 goals were brilliant. Ye, we were shite last night but I do like this squad of players and staff.
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17 hours ago, North Terrace Gazza said:
Only time I ever gave up on Ayr and had a boycott was during Roberts reign. Worst manager in my humble opinion
I've had my doubts about my team but I've never given up on them. Might be an age thing admittedly but the club are in my blood, like it or otherwise. I can live with the disappointments - maybe it's because I've got used to it.
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Has banana skin written all over it - we either confirm ourselves as contenders in this game or, as has been the case on far too many occasions in the past, drop the baton and bugger up the feel-good factor. Crazy league as many have said and they're not wrong so f*ck knows how this will go and I'm not even going to predict the score. Whatever, I too like Friday football under the lights so am looking forward to it. COYA.
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43 minutes ago, WATTOO said:
.......we're doing it from a voluntary perspective as opposed to it being forced upon us.
This for certain.
We've suffered in the not too distant past from injuries and suspensions. This season we've lost Murdy for a couple of games and not had any suspensions as yet (I think!). Bully has rotated at times - last week he rested Houston and Reading for a game against the Lichties at their place where we've struggled frequently. It may have been tempting to play our 'best' eleven but Bully didn't, plus he got a performance from a sub whose yet to be a first choice in the league. It all has the hallmarks of a squad who ALL want to be getting game time even if there might be some niggles that, in a struggling team, would result in some staying on the treatment table.
No way I'm criticising anything that Bully has done so far this season - and having guys on the bench who want/demand game-time is a very good sign.
Tomorrow is another day though and I'm not counting any chickens - but I bumped into an old mate who's a Morton fan today. He had the fear, bless.
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22 minutes ago, Thumper said:
What isn't a joke is that the Ayr support is still full of Tories!
Speak for yourself - I don't know any fucking Tories who support Ayr.
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This has got draw or win by 1-0 / 0-1 written all over it. But this crazy league will mean 4-4......at least! 'Mon Ayr.
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The comparison with this time last year is fuckin mental. Bullen deserves shit loads of credit as do the backroom staff (signings, fitness etc). Not getting carried away, just loving the feeling, especially when it co-incides with them getting beat.
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11 minutes ago, edinburghhonestman said:
Ideally I'd go with the same lineup again but Bullen does love a bit of a tinker.
It's tempting to stick with the same eleven but, having watched his latest post-match commentary, I won't be at all surprised if Bully changes things again. Dipo looked a bit jaded at times in the last two games so he may be rested and the same applies to Paddy. But we'll see - Arbroath will offer their usual full-on commitment as demanded by Dick Campbell so whatever black'n'white eleven play, they'll need to be ready for that. It'll be a battle for sure as the Lichties need the points. Mackenzie to start? Maybe 'the ghost' will get a start in a three-man midfield with Chalmers being benched? Bottom line - expect changes after 2 physical matches in quick succession.
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Have the Lichties installed a wind-break yet? No? Balloon football otherwise.
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I'm a bit late to the party but I'd always have John Traynor in any legends line-up. The guy was just great and a member of a certain coupon-bustin, cup-holders-disaster, winning team
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5 minutes ago, GaryMc93 said:
........no chance he's leaving in January.
Unless he keeps bangin them in and we then get a crazy offer? We didn't make any money on Shankland - once bitten, twice shy?
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Watched the highlights of their 'wind-assisted' match at Gayfield - Dundee don't look that bad to be fair and I still think they'll be there or thereabouts come April - they just need to start putting points on the board by winning games regularly especially at home. If we get Murdy back and the conditions aren't horrendous then we'll be okay. A draw or a single goal victory for either side seem likely. Be interesting to see how they handle Dipo-the-Unit but, as previously mentioned, they'll need to keep an eye on Young and Chalmers as well now - both are dangerous players in and around the box.
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Come on guys - there's a fans-liaison guy called Jamie Garrett who should be contacted regarding the justifiable moans on here regarding the lack of highlights. There may be a good reason (beats me) but at least he'll know who to ask and get an answer.
As for QP and their poor turn-out of fans at the game, I don't buy some of the excuses offered for their literally no-show yesterday - they're well up the league and would have gone top yesterday if they'd managed a win. We had been stuttering with 3 straight defeats and could have been viewed as there-for-the-taking yesterday. Now compare and contrast with our game at Ochilview on a Friday in early August after a very poor run of results for us both in the league and in the league cup - but we still had a tremendous turn out of fans there. And got a deserved win. So I'm sorry - your fans need to try an awful lot harder imv.
As to the game, first thing to say is I've barely stopped laughing at Simon Murray, What a dick that guy is. Secondly, Queens weren't that bad in spells but just couldn't defend with any great consistency and in Stephen (three-penny-bit) Eze they have someone who could and should have changed the game but didn't. On the other hand, we have Dipo who gets better and better - that second goal was sheer class, just wished it had been at the SRE as the roof would have come off again like it did with his brilliant goal against Dundee. Hope he stays for a very long time but I guess there will be buyers queuing up soon enough. Stay healthy, big man. Pleased for everyone after that run of 3 defeats and especially pleased for the way the squad is performing - big changes in the 11 yesterday and it worked really well. The message is clear - we play as a group and there will be changes from week-to-week depending on who the opposition are, the formation planned and how people have performed in training. Lastly, well done to the new boys - Mullin, Young and Chalmers - a seriously big step up in quality and a marker for everyone in the squad.
Big game next week - just what we want.
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More than a decent signing - another option, starting or off the bench. Welcome, Logan - hoping you're a bit better than 'Joe' lol.
Good luck to Michael Hewitt - I hope he comes back fit and ready to challenge for a regular place. Nice lad too.
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17 minutes ago, SandyCromarty said:
There might just be 7 travelling supporters, Ayr fans will be familiar with that number eh?
Terrible comeback - mind you, you've got Billy Dodds to suffer so fair play to you for at least trying.
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1 hour ago, RiG said:
A massive hinderance to our large travelling support that will be heading down the road for this one.
Getting your excuses in early, eh. Still, it'll be a pleasant change if you do turn up with a "large travelling support"
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1 hour ago, RedEd said:
The game was filmed, and when QoS scored their first Lee Bullen and Tommy Tait seemed to be analysing what went wrong with the aid of a tablet.
Very professional, presume that happens in first team games too when there's a feed.
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The Ultimate Super Ayr Thread
in Scottish Championship General Chatter
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Given our signings this season, I've a fair amount of trust in Glendinning getting what Bully wants in the window. On a wider point, we are all disappointed with the last two results but circumstances (injuries, illness, loss of form - all at the same time) seemed to have conspired against us which is what happens to most teams at this level. I'm not downbeat about it given where we were in the not too distant past. We are still on track and progress elsewhere gives me confidence that we'll be okay for a play off place at least.