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He won't play Baird twice

I thought about Peter Murphy as well, but I see his recent results record is actually worse than Mark Kerr's which must rule him out.

From today's interview in the Times with new Ayr United Chairman David Smith:- It is a labour of love for Smith, but it is also a business project. Ask him what he expects Ayr United to look like in a decade, and he replies: “Please don’t underestimate my ambition. I didn’t take this role just to sit in the directors’ box and have a beer. That’s not my style. I like to build things. I want Ayr United to be in the Premiership. And I’d be disappointed if it took ten years to get there.” People might think I’m mad, says new Ayr owner David Smith | Scotland | The Times

Nicola Sturgeon rightly criticises the violence from Celtic fans after their defeat by Ross County at the weekend but then widens the issue by warning Rangers and Ayr United fans not to do the same thing. This was out of line by Sturgeon in my view:- Rangers hero McCoist asks why Sturgeon mentioned Ibrox side and Ayr in condemnation of Celtic anti-Lennon protesters (thescottishsun.co.uk)

Congratulations to Michael Moffat with his 100th goal for Ayr United. Ayr 2 Dundee 0 16 minutes

I've got the live feed now. I just had to click in the box in the acknowledgement email.

I have a code to watch this match, paid for 15 minutes ago, but I can't log in with it. I'm getting invalid code?

Great result for Ayr and their new manager. The manager's confidence in Moore and McGuffie was fully rewarded. Congratulations all round.

Ally McLeod all over again then?

Thanks. I think I'll need it.

There will never be another Ally McLeod, but we could match his profile:- Played for Blackburn Rovers and Ayr united; age, mid 30's when first appointed; eloquent speaker in front of the camera, able to motivate and command respect; never known failure as a manager:- Produces: Peter Murphy current manager of Annan Athletic. What Peter Murphy has achieved with Annan could be considered impressive given the limitations on the players and funds available. Plus we could probably afford him and he would relish the opportunity. One for the shortlist.