Callum Smith will I imagine be gutted! This was a disgrace. Callum came on last week and scored the 2 goals that won us the game after not being in the starting 11 for ages. This player deserved to start. There should be no arguement about that. I too cannot believe we have Paton back. Callum is and IMO has always shown himself to be the better and more clynical striker of the 2 even though he hasn't played that much. I think this is an injustice to this young lad and we had better be careful we don't lose him. He must be sickened! The Manager has built up his hopes in the press only to destroy them in one fell swoop. I for one cannot understand this. As I have said before, you have to build a players and teams confidence. I just don't see the point in having Paton when we have a number of good strikers already at the club?
Is Murie injured? He had a really good game last week.

Thought I was seeing things when I read Paton was playing But read your post Steven and that confirmed it.

Still think we need a decent striker as Williams is struggling right now and Gormless just isn't a player. Easily worse than Stuart Boyd, in fact, I'd go as far as to say I'd rather have Wardlaw back.

Cross between a computer geek and Carlos Cuellar, yes.

Can the City fans here stop jumping to conclusions? I'm sure O'Neill has had a long chat with Smith and at this point in time, Paton is a better player than Smith and so he's in the team instead.

It would be pretty ridiculous to loan him for a month only to have him on the bench.

It's unfortunate for Smith but I have full confidence in O'Neill to give Smith his chance in the starting 11 in the future.

I think its ridiculous to to loan him at all because that is the one department we are well covered in. Paton is nowhere near as good a striker as Smith. Unless Paton has worked extremely hard on his finishing. They are both still young and learning their trade but Paton is obviously going to develop faster by playing more games, if smith is given more starts I'm confident he will improve quicker.

Can the City fans here stop jumping to conclusions? I'm sure O'Neill has had a long chat with Smith and at this point in time, Paton is a better player than Smith and so he's in the team instead.

It would be pretty ridiculous to loan him for a month only to have him on the bench.

It's unfortunate for Smith but I have full confidence in O'Neill to give Smith his chance in the starting 11 in the future.

I personally think Paton is better than Diack and Twigg too.

Diack and Twigg are twice the players of Paton.

Paton isn't a better player than Smith. The only department that Paton is better in is pace, which admittedly has most defenders breathing out their arse after 5 minutes.

For what it's worth I don't think Smith has been affected badly by this. Sure he'll be dissapointed but if you just watch him and the substitutes at half time his morale is still high and I'm sure he will continue to work hard for a first team slot.

To compare him with Stuart Boyd is bizarre.We looked more dangerous when he came on both in the Brechin and Stranraer games.

Typical Ayr fans, strikers who run around all day doing hee haw win plaudits, guys who bang the ball into the net with regularity and offer not a lot else, get panned.

Only if Stuart Boyd had a club foot, only then would a comparison with Gormley be fair. Gormley makes Bilsland, Kean and Wardlaw all look like players.

Ever played the game T_O_S?

PS who's getting panned?

Bilsland..the powers got to your head Shanter.
However you dodged the point in typical politician style about us looking more dangerous when he came on as his link up play is decent.

No point dodged at all Mr Kennedy-Shand, I thought my statement about the onion bag never being in danger, meant that we didn't look at all dangerous when Gormley came on. He reminded me of Wardlaw in that they both share the ability of not being able to read the game and they both have the reactions of a mongoose, unfortunately it is a mongoose which appears to have had a stroke.

In summary, he's shite.

Well if you say so then it must be true

At last. The penny has dropped!

Ever played the game T_O_S?

Just got back down South after taking in the game and some family stop offs on the way home.

Draw was the fair result I thought, City were very well organised and had the chances before half time to kill the game off but didn't have their shooting boots on.

Cracking turn and shot onto the post before the headed goal from Twigg.

Excellent strike for the equaliser to, although from where I was stood (on the side pretty much level with the Ayr player) Nelson reacted a bit late, (Perhaps unsighted?).

2nd half saw Ayr have most of the possession and a few reasonable chances but I wasn't ever that worried that City wouldnt get something from the game.

As for that last minute miss....

Thought Ayr's no11 was a donkey who was one footed and struggled to control the ball with that one, and that the no 15 when he came on gave Ayr something different and impressed me.

Splodge, where about were you standing? I noticed your message on here saying you were going. I had a look out for you but couldn't see you anywhere.

Have you ever seen the shape of him Jeff ?

The pic below might give you a clue.


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Thought Ayr's no11 was a donkey who was one footed and struggled to control the ball with that one, and that the no 15 when he came on gave Ayr something different and impressed me.

Not bad for a second attempt after a 15 hour think. Alas my rotundness is down to your mother making me a lovely sandwich, everytime I make sweet love to her. So many sandwiches, yum yum.

I'm sure the Ayrshire post will have a field day with this when I post it to them.
Especially it coming from an upstanding pillar of the community in the form of councillor Slider.

First half on the open terrace on the far side, 2nd half behind the goal. Talked a mate into coming along as well.

I can confirm Tam did indeed play the game and was in the same team as myself a few times.
He supplied a fair amount of eh dig in the midfield..or he was just a dirty hacking kant i was never sure.However he was never as cynical as Reynard.He just blatantly booted the opponents silky players at least Shanter tried to disguise it as a tackle.

I was on the open terrace first half and behind the goal second half as well. Didn't even recognise you. I am right in thinking you are Mr Proctor?