HoBNob Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 By and large we were pretty solid in defence today, any threat came from Devlin having the better of Talbot for pace but luckily his final ball was poor. When Duthie came on he was diving in when the ball wasn't there to be won and Harkins would skip past him, he had a good run forward and won a few good headers but I've not seen a defender crumble like that at a player running at them for a while. Ayr realised that and most balls then came down his side. Interestingly(or not) Martin got a second yellow for what appears to be a shirt tug in a fairly innocuous position in the box, wasn't anywhere close to being a goal-scoring opportunity. While for both our penalties neither Ayr player got a yellow, I'm not sure how much of an effect it had in the end for the game, with us being a man down Ayr had to come forward more and we had more chances with ten men than eleven due to them leaving their poor looking defence exposed, it did seem like a poor decision to send him off though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 If you dive in needlessly and pull a shirt it's only your fault. The ref was poor for both sides though with their 23 getting away with murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 They all need a boot in the pie. What a fucking shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 A strange game. The first half was dull with the only good bit of football resulting in a nicely worked goal. Ayr made a change at half time and it was a bit more open with the penalty and red card then changing things. The red itself was one you'd be annoyed at but which the ref can easily justify - a long slide in which made no contact at all but often results in a booking, then a shirt pull which often results in a booking - but some of the other challenges that went unpunished made it hard to take. At the end though, it turned into a great tense advert for the league - with 25 minutes left all three results looked equally likely despite Pars being a man short. The first penalty looked soft and the kick itself was woeful. The second was clearer and might have even resulted in a red card since it wasn't a genuine attempt to win the ball and the keeper was the only other player he had to beat but I'm not evem sure he was booked? The second penalty looked well struck and into the corner and it was a cracking save with the added luck that the ball spun across the goals but not in. Although there was a bit of a to-do about who was taking it, I wouldn't have been that confident if McCabe was the taker either and it was a good save rather than a bad miss IMO. All in all a reasonable point with the red card and both sets of fans will have left feeling a bit disappointed I'd imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgc1910 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Usual positives for Ayr, particularly the energy and character of the team, but the usual negatives too. Forward line is absolute powder puff - surely Craig Moore is nearly ready to return. If not, we need to come up with a plan B as the lack of pace and movement up front is killing us. Think we could really have used Cairney in the middle of the park today - real lack of composure at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Quinn Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 A good point today but we struggled when they went to 10 men. we need a fit Craig Moore as these teams are for the taking. I was hoping QoS would equalise but you can'take have everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC10 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Would of taken a point before the game and delighted with the point afterwards.Dunfermline were still a threat with 10 men but I felt a draw was probably a fair result over the piece. Definite penalty for Ayr, the referee got that spot on. The double penalty incident (Fleming apart) was like a comedy of errors. What a record he has! The second half was hugely entertaining. I just hope our lack of goals and presence upfront doesn't come back to haunt us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC 1910 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 If we had a decent striker, where would we be points wise? Feel it has been a HUGE gamble, but we've got to trust McCall. I`m fed up playing Dunfermline, still, better than Livi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Get Karl tae fuk wee bald p***k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 By and large we were pretty solid in defence today, any threat came from Devlin having the better of Talbot for pace but luckily his final ball was poor. When Duthie came on he was diving in when the ball wasn't there to be won and Harkins would skip past him, he had a good run forward and won a few good headers but I've not seen a defender crumble like that at a player running at them for a while. Ayr realised that and most balls then came down his side. Interestingly(or not) Martin got a second yellow for what appears to be a shirt tug in a fairly innocuous position in the box, wasn't anywhere close to being a goal-scoring opportunity. While for both our penalties neither Ayr player got a yellow, I'm not sure how much of an effect it had in the end for the game, with us being a man down Ayr had to come forward more and we had more chances with ten men than eleven due to them leaving their poor looking defence exposed, it did seem like a poor decision to send him off though. Believe Boyle got booked for his challenge, second penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckfast Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Fleming has saved 12 of the last 14 penalties taken against him, that's a phenomenal record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC 1910 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 43 minutes ago, Buckfast said: Fleming has saved 12 of the last 14 penalties taken against him, that's a phenomenal record. Best keeper in the league by far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Fleming wasn't even the best keeper playing in today's game. Embarrassing to drop two more points against Ayr. The fact they couldn't beat us with a man advantage shows you what an absolute shower they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diege Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 4 minutes ago, Poet of the Macabre said: Fleming wasn't even the best keeper playing in today's game. Embarrassing to drop two more points against Ayr. The fact they couldn't beat us with a man advantage shows you what an absolute shower they are. Score yer penalties and you win, simples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Fleming wasn't even the best keeper playing in today's game. Embarrassing to drop two more points against Ayr. The fact they couldn't beat us with a man advantage shows you what an absolute shower they are. Have to agree why are we so crap against 10 men! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Believe Boyle got booked for his challenge, second penalty. I take that back then! I didn't even see that.Probably to busy having flashbacks to Dundee Utd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryfield Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Bit of a towsy match today. But enjoyable. 1 Greg Fleming + 2 saved penalties = Many sad faces. GIRFUY. Super Ayr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up go the heads Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Was booked for mouthing not the tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Have to think that mccall would have got another 10-15 points out of our players. That's a league one side playing to their absolute limits with the addition of just two quality players. Our bench had more striking options than Ayr. It's not luck it's bad management seven missed pens in 20 or so games. Utter farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Have to think that mccall would have got another 10-15 points out of our players. That's a league one side playing to their absolute limits with the addition of just two quality players. Our bench had more striking options than Ayr. It's not luck it's bad management seven missed pens in 20 or so games. Utter farce. Little bit harsh, but definitely a grain of truth. We are short up front, we know that and yes McCall would have you top 4 in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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