Chippyminton

Not for the tens of thousands of supporters who'd followed their club for decades it wasn't. You've also conveniently forgotten about your club's turmoil at the arse-end of the Jacqui Low era, so we'll agree to disagree.

To be fair, any supporter of any club on the edge of such a potentially fatal precipice would do exactly the same. I don't blame any Caley fan for being hopeful, optimistic - or even desperate for a positive outcome. And as for those gloating and roasting over the club's misfortune - they're not looking at the bigger picture. Whatever the historical reason, the loss of any club under any circumstances isn't good for the game IMO, and I for one really hope this gets resolved.

If only all P&B threads were as civilised as this one. Fair play to both sets of supporters.

All the best and congratulations on your anniversary. Given the nature of today's occasion, I expect nothing less than a 15-0 home win.

+1 for James Watt. Never had a bad meal there.

Reasonable banter as always SM - but move on. Your own fine team can boast three 9-0 defeats (Rangers, Hearts and Third Lanark). My favourite P&B posts are from those gloating about today's game and about impending future glory - not dragging up shite results from forever ago. You're one of Ayr's best posters and you're way better than that.

Fair play so = but what about the other 89 minutes and 30 seconds when the Ayr laddie wasn't stepping up to take the penalty? A penalty which we had stupidly given away in the face of the universally-acknowledged worst referee in Championship history? A ref with a forehead which continues to astound anatomical science? A ref who'd give a penalty for a player's shirt being a bit creased (thereby bringing the game into disrepute)? Where were the half-dozen 'almost' goals which hit the post or were blocked by world-class keeper saves? Bottom line = Had we already used our skills and quality to put the game beyond any hope of a possible Ayr recovery? Answer = No. We f**king hadn't. There comes a point when any supporter of any club has to take it on the chin and and admit that we lost because we were second best to an admittedly average-looking side. As said earlier - an unpopular opinion amongst my fellow supporters. I'd just rather take the philosphical 'it was what it was' attitude and congratulate The Honest Men on their marginal (but on balance - probably deserved) win. It's history. Sunday's fish & chips wrappers. Onto next week.

Obviously not a popular opinion amongst my fellow supporters - but I've watched the video about ten times. Looked like a perfectly good spot kick to me.

7-0 with Gorgeous George getting all 9? Is the game being officiated by a Sevco ref?

I wasn't at the game but I saw the highlights. Our passing game has changed remarkably since last season, and we're moving the ball around really well, creating some decent openings. The lack of a striker is still obviously a massive hole in the squad, but I also thought Reynolds had his best game for us so far. There's definitely a player in there, and he was desperately unlucky not to score from that volley (fantastic save by the keeper). From the doom & gloom of weeks past - our performance against (an admittedly shite) Airdrie gave me a glimmer of hope. Looking forward to the game, especially as Ayr's just a few miles up the road from me and Somerset Park's always a decent away day. Mon eh Ton.

f**king hell !! We're going to win a game !!

Maybe he’s literally all that was available. When you scrape the bottom of the barrel, you’ll get dregs.

1 - Conscious and competent. Teams who are ace - and who know they are. 2 - Conscious and incompetent. Teams who are shite - and who know they are. 3 - Unconscious and competent. Teams who think they're shite - but who are actually pretty good. And finally, the most dangerous category of all; 4 - Unconscious and incompetent. Teams who are shite - but who don't realise that they are. Place your teams, laddies .........

Cruel, @wullieaufc Very, very cruel. But fair I'm sure you'll go easy on my chumpiness in the future because you'll take pity on the fact that I stay closer to Somerset Park than I do to Cappielow. And I also proudly hold the honour of once having had a pished-up stag-night kebab from that place on the corner of Heathfield Road only 8 hours before South Ayrshire Council brought the white-suited biohazard laddies in. Against all the odds - I survived, although the residual botulism still kicks in now & then, and I can still remember biting into that kebab thinking that it smelled a bit like human shite What a great f**king night, though. The stuff of legends. BTW I also remember the Kyle Centre when it had shops in it. Please send George Oakley back.

Aye. But I'm taking it squarely on the chin in true Ton style like a heroic blue-and-white-hooped gladiator. And I freely admit that I'm talking Jimmy Hill and Bruce Forsyth chin level.