AUcal Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) This should be interesting. A huge opportunity for both sides to grab a spot in the quarter finals, where a possible big pay day and the prospect of being a game away from Hampden awaits. A mixed run of form recently for the honest men has left us slightly adrift of the summit of the championship. We've done surprisingly well all in all so far this season and a Scottish cup quarter final would be an excellent addition. Ayr are the obvious favourites and I really hope we don't make many changes. Strong team please and get the job done. Elgin, I'm sure, will be right up for this and will see Ayr as a far more beatable opponent than most others left in the competition. Elgin seem to have been doing okay in League 2, sitting a point off of the play off places as things stand. That league is incredibly tight however, so hard to judge just how well City have been getting on. In truth, I would probably have preferred this tie was at Borough Briggs, as it's one of the few grounds of the 42 I've not been to. Prediction: Ayr 2-0 Elgin Edited February 7, 2023 by AuAl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon9736 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Elgin have been poor of late with only one win in the past six league games, dropping from a comfortable 3rd to 5th. The only consolations are that we drew with Ayr (losing on pens) in the League Cup and that our away record is better than our home one. Still think it'll be a comfortable home win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yid_in_Exiile Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 7 hours ago, AuAl said: In truth, I would probably have preferred this tie was at Borough Briggs, as it's one of the few grounds of the 42 I've not been to. Prediction: Ayr 2-0 Elgin I wouldn't! It's a bugger to get to - we trekked up there last time we played them (League Cup, early in the 2010/11 season) and got beat 3-2. The ground is okay for the tick in your book but it there's nothing particularly appealing about it. We stay over to make a weekend of it in some country house hotel that had a wedding on, and had to squeeze into the front door behind the newly weds who were having pictures taken on the steps. Ten minutes later we left the same way with Ayr hats and scarves on and had to squeeze back past them to some merriment from the assembled guests. Not quite the ambience they were looking for, I suspect ... . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugen_power Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, gordon9736 said: Elgin have been poor of late with only one win in the past six league games, dropping from a comfortable 3rd to 5th. The only consolations are that we drew with Ayr (losing on pens) in the League Cup and that our away record is better than our home one. Still think it'll be a comfortable home win. Our league cup campaign is comfortably the worst run of form we've had this season We should be winning comfortably here, but Elgin will be right up for it and I don't think we can take them lightly...like Aberdeen did to "Dervull" Edited February 7, 2023 by mugen_power 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hursty Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Interesting to see our lineup- we haven't played our strongest XI in any of the 7 Cup ties that we have played this season, with mixed results. After Friday's let down against Queens Park I'd like to see us go strong and hopefully get back on track - last couple of home games were pretty miserable due to weather / scrappy performances so would be good to get back to entertaining ways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC 1910 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 A win, by any means necessary, please 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afca32 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 The pressure is off us at least and it's a break from our pretty miserable league run. Being without the cup-tied January signings is a blow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC 1910 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 What kind of crowd are we thinking - 1,200? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Still completely scunnered from Friday night and having to pay £20 for this is pretty poor imo. Still a massive game and a chance to be one game away from Hampden. We should have enough about us to win the game with a bit to spare. 3-0 Ayr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 I have never been less up for a last 16 Scottish cup tie in my life. I expect Bullen to follow form and play a mix of fringe and first team players, I expect Elgin to be stuffy and try to frustrate us like Pollock did. If Ayr get an early goal, it could be a comfortable afternoon if not exciting or Ayr could run riot. If we play like we did against Pollock, Dundee, Partick or Queen’s Park, it could be a frustrating afternoon. The one thing worse than going out on Saturday would be a replay and then going out. So I’d prefer if we put our best available 11 out and then made changes. A game we should win but it depends on how we decide to play. That and paying £20 to watch it. Ayr 1 Elgin 0 Dempsey 82 (penalty) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauntless Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Ayr 3-0 ..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said: I have never been less up for a last 16 Scottish cup tie in my life. I expect Bullen to follow form and play a mix of fringe and first team players, I expect Elgin to be stuffy and try to frustrate us like Pollock did. If Ayr get an early goal, it could be a comfortable afternoon if not exciting or Ayr could run riot. If we play like we did against Pollock, Dundee, Partick or Queen’s Park, it could be a frustrating afternoon. The one thing worse than going out on Saturday would be a replay and then going out. So I’d prefer if we put our best available 11 out and then made changes. A game we should win but it depends on how we decide to play. That and paying £20 to watch it. Ayr 1 Elgin 0 Dempsey 82 (penalty) Don't think there are replays after the 3rd round, so will be settled on Saturday either way. ETA Quote 21.2 When a Match in Rounds Four, Five or Six is drawn (or, during Season 2022/23, when a Match in Rounds One, Two, Three, Four, Five or Six is drawn), a further thirty minutes, fifteen minutes each way, of extra time shall be played. Thereafter, if the Match is still undecided, the winner shall be determined by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with the rules laid down by IFAB. The Club which scores more times in respect of such kicks will be declared the winner of the Match and will proceed to the next Round of the Competition. Edited February 9, 2023 by callum-ayr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 19 minutes ago, callum-ayr said: Don't think there are replays after the 3rd round, so will be settled on Saturday either way. ETA Good…..well, assuming we win 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 14 hours ago, AUFC 1910 said: What kind of crowd are we thinking - 1,200? I'd hope that we get nearer 2,000+ as it is a last 16 Scottish cup tie after all and the team have been playing well pretty much all season, Yes, I appreciate that the £20 price might put some off but ultimately we're only 2 games from Hampden and with our best chance of REAL success for decades !! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Aye, I think there will be a good crowd on Saturday, 2 games from Hampden with a favourable last 16 home draw. A lot of us all looking forward to the game, hopefully a good atmosphere like Friday night up in Stenny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North British 2 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Gate around 2,000 I'd think , another weeks training under the belt for McAlear and a resounding victory for the super Ayr . Followed up next week by signing news on the back of our recently procured prize money . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 This please: Albinson McAllister Kirk McGinty Houston Dempsey McAlear Mullin O’Connor JML Akinyemi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North British 2 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 45 minutes ago, No_Problemo said: This please: Albinson McAllister Kirk McGinty Houston Dempsey McAlear Mullin O’Connor JML Akinyemi That's an interesting team selection , actually quite like it but I'd swap JML and Daire around . However I have the feeling Bully will give big Fraser or Mark a run in a 442 . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, North British 2 said: That's an interesting team selection , actually quite like it but I'd swap JML and Daire around . However I have the feeling Bully will give big Fraser or Mark a run in a 442 . Yeah, my thoughts were that the front three could interchange regularly. O’Connor brings you that ability to get by people and create space that you need in games like this. I think he might too, and I would be okay with that in the absence of Murdoch. My only concern would be our 4-4-2 seems to work best in an open, counter attacking game and we aren’t likely to see that style of game tomorrow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North British 2 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 22 minutes ago, No_Problemo said: Yeah, my thoughts were that the front three could interchange regularly. O’Connor brings you that ability to get by people and create space that you need in games like this. I think he might too, and I would be okay with that in the absence of Murdoch. My only concern would be our 4-4-2 seems to work best in an open, counter attacking game and we aren’t likely to see that style of game tomorrow. Your correct again , 433 allows Daire and Josh to run at their flanks and if Jml is central to carry the ball there . The chaos would hopefully give Dipo plenty of space . However in a 442 can Bryden take some of the workload of Dipo and free him up a bit more , also can Bryden get amongst the goals . This would be the game to find out . Either way we win this game 3-0 . They must be hurting after last Friday . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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