Hursty

It was the official facebook page yesterday when they were saying tickets for the player of the year are still on sale until weekend. I'm sure if it was really 'critical' in the sense that it usually means then we wouldn't be topping up the wages of the furloughed players etc but just jumped out at me all the same.

I saw the club described out current financial position as 'critical' on the player of the year tweet this week. Slightly ominous..

I suspect the majority of the Ayr ones (other than possibly some of the u20's that I'm not aware of) would probably have been / will be offered something for next season whenever it comes round. With the possible exception of Geggan who is always injured. Maybe on reduced terms as we apparently did with Moffat and a few others last summer but dpnt think there was wholesale clearouts planned. Would be absolute madness to dish out a 1 or 2 year contract just now though considering it could be 3 / 6 / 12 months until we have any income in from fans paying at the gate.

The biggest gutter for me at the way this season has ended is not seeing Forrest have a goodbye. First time I've seen someone from being a wee boy watching me and my pals play boys club with his big brother at KG5 right through to playing nearly 250 games for Ayr by the age of 23. Some fantastic goals along the way as well. Something I'll personally never experience again. Even worse - that's Forrest, Devlin and Crawford at Livi now - making it harder and harder to hate them haha

If it's a one season thing we could be looking at 3 or 4 out of 10 teams in the Championship being relegated next season to get back to normal then? That would be brutal.

Looking at fixtures and table after last night I'd say Alloa is becoming a must win to avoid getting dragged into the battle to avoid 9th and the massive extra pressure that brings. Which is a concern given their form - hopefully our recent good run against them can continue

We've managed it once (Doc double v Alloa) in the 14 (13 if you ignore the Arbroath game) games since beating Partick 4-1. It's definitely a massive concern as we always look likely to concede, and a lot of our wins this season have come from quick fire goals in short spaces of time - Alloa twice, Arbroath, Morton twice spring to mind. Games like yesterday you really need to take advantage of a relatively early goal.

10 games since we managed 2 goals in a game....doesnt look good...

Called it

Based on the previous two meetings I'd say it's fairly likely that both teams will score at least once in this. Really hope we can get the first goal .

Muirhead will still be suspended. So we have a bit of a crisis for Tuesday night assuming Bell still struggling but in theory should be fine after that.

You have to choose between going to watch your team or playing when you get to 17/18 it's brutal especially when you are used to going every week all over the country. Dont know how to part quote but that's the bit that absolutely stands out for me. Its mental. Probably the basis of my whole annoyance - clubs like Ayr and Arbroath and about 30 others need every penny in the gate as they can. Competing with amateur leagues etc and playing 4 months of the season in dreadful conditions is mental. Use Arbroath as an example - I'd consider myself a fairly big Ayr fan and came through for the game in September. Great day and one of the best away days in the country Didn't even give it any consideration today.

Is that a bad thing though? No real need for two leagues both of reduced quality - amateurs play at 12, no need for a Saturday morning league. Obviously nothing will suit everyone as some amateur players work Saturday morning then play and plenty would still not bother going to a senior game in the afternoon but from experience any team I've been with in the last 10 /15 years would have had 3 or 4 players every week going to Ayr or Killie if they could. Cards on the table - I'm just ranting at this. Had the game today played to a finish and we had scored a laughable wind assisted winner I'd probably be sitting here saying nothing

You could well be right. Just doesnt seem ideal to me the now so I'm open to change. Seems there would be less postponements / times where folk look out the window and think 'f**k that' and watch the EPL games / Soccer Saturday / Champions League on telly instead. Always seems to be more postponements or games in awful conditions in n Jan / Feb to me but haven't researched it. On a side note I'd also have amateur games starting at noon to allow folk to both play and then go and watch senior game if their team is at home but again that doesnt seem popular so what do I know haha

Absolutely - Irish league just started last week or so. But there would be less need to try and 'get games out the way' in nonsense like today as the amount of fixture pile ups would be minimal. In a 'summer' season assuming today was a league game I reckon it would have been off at 8am and nobody would have complained

Summer Fitba anyone? The 'older' I get (37) the more I think it's the way forward. That's after 30 years of playing and watching on a Saturday throughout winter. The fact that the amateur team I'm involved with and then Ayr both have games abandoned on the same day possibly adding to my total scunnertness tonight haha. It's so much more enjoyable going to games from the Betfred Cup in July until about November then its 4 months of call offs and games played in shite conditions then a few nice days in March and April on absolutely ruined parks Ahh rant over. Kerr saying we will be telling the SFA we simply cannot play on the Tuesday in March (17th I assume) but considering we have a couple of games still to be rearranged I dont think we will have much say

It's the opposite viewpoint that I have I have to say. When we had a game with Inverness last season called off with wind about 45 mins before KO my first thought was sympathy with the raging away fans rather than 'get it up ye'. I wasnt even there but think this seems like a total farce of a situation.

Arbroath have apparently confirmed that everyone will get their money back even though they dont have to offer it so well done to them.

Was starting it obvious and correct? What changed between 3.00 and 3.45?

Would it have been abandoned had it been 3-0 at half time? Would it f**k

Not seen a dangerous attack to goal ratio like that in a long time haha. Twitter suggests it's all Arbroath

9/5 Arbroath looks a great price

Ref not happy apparently - could be off? According to Voice of Reason twitter

"Against United's......ehhhh.......(40 second pause when he cant think of the word conquerors......) the team that put United out." Top commentary

A young forrest off the bench if i remember correctly? That was a glorious afternoon. Aye. Must have been one of his first goals for Ayr? Early Moffat double had us cruising.