TAKEN FROM AYR ADVERTISER WEBSITE:

Predictions of a mass clearout at Ayr United were proved to be spot-on as EIGHT players were released on Tuesday morning.

Heading for the exit doors are goalkeeper Mark McGeown. Chris Robertson, Craig Pettigrew, David Lowing, David Dunn, Jerome Vareille, Iain Anderson, who has been plagued by injury, and could hang up his boots, and Gareth Wardlaw.

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Out of those I'd have thought maybe Wardlaw & McGeown could have been useful squad players at least but losing the rest isn't going to keep me awake at nights!

completely agree! just thought i'd fulfil my civic duty!

leaves plenty of space for aitken, o'neill and co..

Great news!

I'm delighted to see the back of every one of them.

The real work starts here (again) and hopefully Reid has a proper idea of the quality required to win the league.

There is no point in changing the faces, the money must be spent wisely bringing in players better than everybody else has.

gona use my artistic licence here and propose a debate....!
if you were reid who would you try to sign?

Only 8 ?

According to the Trusty Tiser!

There is a few in there that could be handy for your lot Whistle Blower!
Namely Messrs Robertson and Wardlaw?

Disappointed to see Mark McGeown's name included. He fought back well from being demoted twice, well almost twice, and played out the season with a bad back.

Here we go again. Ayr to win the league next season.

What have u been smokin bsd? nobody in this thread has said anythin about us winning the league!

surprised at mcgeown robbo and
really surprised at wardlaw but
the gaffer has to build his own team

"The real work starts here (again) and hopefully Reid has a proper idea of the quality required to win the league."

- from a few posts up.

Calm down. I was being sarcastic anyway.

the ones in Bold - Woohoo, they are gone

the ones not in bold - Good luck, good servants to the club, and i wish them all the best in whatever they do next.

Agree with you there dude...

SKWAD

Gk

Stewart

Def

Henderson (re-signed)
Easton
Forrest
Campbell (re-signed)
McGowan (offered deal)

Mid

Weaver
Woodburn (is Woody under contract?)
Stevo
McLaren (offered deal)

Forward

Williams

Weaver would be better served by going elsewhere as well.

Done marginally more than nothing all season.

Easton and Weaver would be good to get shot of.

I hope to hell we get a quality goalie in.

Wardlaw was offered a contract and refused it as is signing for Raith Rovers. The reason for leaving Ayr is the travelling involved.

I'm surprised about McGeown getting punted to be honest.Thought he'd be good to have about as cover.

Hope he finds a club as he deserves it.Same goes for Jerome,Pettigrew and Gaz.

Robbo will possibly end up at medda

...and if you read Raith fanttalk there is the conflicting rumour that he has held talks with Brechin and heard nothing from raith, given that the club seems to want to wait to know which league they are budgeting for first then I don't expect any kind of movement before saturday at the earliest...

Whichever team he goes to, Wardlaw will provide plenty of effort and probably 10-15 goals if he is given a chance.

The big man was excellent for us in his first season and a half but he got a few injuries and seemed to lose his form a wee bit. I wouldn't keep him as we are in need of a clear out but I fully expect him to score against us next season.

I'd apply that to Robbo as well as he seemed to suffer when we moved him from striker to centre half.Wasn't he going for top scorer with Gaz and Jerome that season until he got moved?

Thank heavens for small mercies




Is it a 3 year contract?

He scored 14 goals in 05/06, so it's not unreasonable.

Anderson..told...so.

He was actually good when he played - he did a wee job for us!

How old is McGeown now?

He'll be 38 in a couple of weeks.

No thanks Robertson every time I have seen him has layed in a different position and looked clueless in each one, as for Wardlaw at 27, if he is a forward he should be banging them in.

You need players who give 100% but then again give me a game and I would.



If we sign him its Gordon Brown the one eyed clown's fault, price of diesel and all that

Wardlaw's brother says that Gareth actually loses money playing for Ayr due to the cost of travelling and missing out on shifts at his work. I think he'd be much more settled on the east coast and you might see a better player than we have this season.

Peachy, just what we need, another striker who can't fucking score.

Statistically he's better than Rooney apparently.

Fact!

Aaaaaaah But which Rooney are we talking about here....
The New Pele, or
The fat, Potato headed, gr@nny shagger, that can't get a game 4 Man U.

Ronaldo????

I thought he did pretty well when he played.Had something a lot of our team didn't..talent and a football brain.

Retiring from football because of persistent injuries apparently.

the last time i spoke to
him he was saying the
travelling from his home
in burntisland was costing
him a fortune shame i liked
gareth as a player and a bloke

The rather gorgeous ex-cheating winker, or
The lady-boy loving, schizophrenic.




Wardlaw is typical of players venerated by the Somerset Road end: they run about all day to little real effect.

File under honest tryer, next to Mickey Reynolds.

File Reynolds under: One Trick Pony.

I must have missed that trick..was it run fast and sit on the wing uninvolved the rest of the time?

Get the defender square, stepover with the left foot and push the ball down the line with the right foot....and yer away!

The clearouts been long over due, i mean most of those going were connor's signings. We've had pretty much the same team for 3 years with a few exceptions.

Sorry to see a few go, with McGeown and Varielle, i think its just an age thing, and hopefully Reids building a squad for the long term, not just next season.

Of the others, apart from Wardlaw maybe, i'd be suprised to see any of them playing at a higher level than Juniors next season.

so much for bigger and better things .

I do hope someone stabs him in the eye