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Queens Park finishing in 9th and being relegated thanks to some Ahkeem Rose goals would make Patons tantrum the other week even funnier.

This could go two ways, Dundee United give us a doing and wrap up the title in style in front of their own fans or they shit themselves, drop points and eventually win it on the last day. I expect a home win and hopefully one or two favours being done elsewhere for us.

It says that if you need a card physical card, you can pick it up from the club shop in July so I am guessing it’s a new one if you want a card.

£20 is £20. Putting prices up less than 10% isn’t a scandal. Not offering an early bird discount is removing one of the benefits of having a season ticket. If they are doing this for the new stand, charge a premium for sitting there. I stand on the terrace and I very much doubt it’ll sell out so there is no incentive for me to pluck £300 out my back pocket and buy one this week at almost zero notice. If there was season ticket holder events or a discount at the club shop or season ticket holders added in to a monthly draw for stuff, it would add enhanced value.

Up £20 on last year, no early bird discount and no indication on an increase on the value in real terms. At the moment, I’m not renewing. The email is a cold, renew before the end of the week or lose your seat, if you have one and a list of instructions on how to renew. It feels like they are holding folk by the ankles now and trying to shake loose change out your pockets. Hopefully there is some kind of press announcement that is a bit more supporter friendly to come.

Season ticket renewal email in. I have no idea what the purpose of a 7 day priority window for existing season ticket holders is unless it is just for seats in the new stand. There is no early bird discount either, so I am not sure why they are trying to initiate some kind of panic buy scenario.

Looking at the fixtures that are left, Dunfermline play Inverness, Queens Park then Ayr so they have a massive say in who stays up, including them. Inverness play Raith who could well be on their holidays now until the playoffs start. Queens Park are playing Dunfermline. The following week, Dunfermline are at home to Inverness and Queens Park are away to an already relegated Arbroath. With us playing Dundee United who could wrap up the title with a win and Thistle who will be looking to hold third spot, we might be looking for favours before we play Dunfermline on the Friday night. If Queens Park lose to Dunfermline on Saturday, they would require snookers to overtake us regardless of our result.

There is a touch of the Alex Kenyon about him, we needed a player after the window closed, he was free and available but lacking match fitness.

Like McCallister, I'm not against signing Musonda for next season. But I know his limitations so signing him means you need 4 centre halfs next season.

Ayr United are pleased to announce the pricing for next season. Season tickets will be reasonably priced at £350 and the walk up price will be £25. As a statement of intent, we’d be delighted to announce the signing of Jack Fucking Sanders and his mad bag of tricks on a 3 year deal.

He’s out of contract in the summer so Celtic won’t give a f**k. If hes not been signed up by now, he’s a free agent in 3 weeks. Brown had a week to bring players in based on Glendinnigs advice and his contacts. He had earned the grace to have a summer window to build a squad the best he can. A couple of good signings early could settle some nerves.

If you were to put together a montage of the biggest f**k ups of season 2023-24, Jack Sanders would be the star of the top 5 he was faultless for the first time against Morton. Today he took the ball under no pressure in the first half, stood next to it for maybe 10 seconds and then lost possession in the most dumbfuck defending I’ve seen in a while. Clark, I’d be ok with signing if our other option wasn’t poor.

Eh? it was a bizarre situation. Folk have argued that Willoughby shouldn’t have taken the ball from Dowds. folk have argued that neither of them should have overridden Murphy to take it. I’ve not argued any of that. I don’t see it being a controversial to suggest that one of our players shouldn’t try and distract a penalty taker in his own team to the point he needs to be physically restrained. This being a penalty at 0-0

Willoughby had picked up the ball, told Dowds he was taking it, turned round and told Murphy he was taking it, placed the ball and at this point, Sanders thought - NOT ON MY WATCH. If an opposition player did what he did, he’d be getting abuse for it. He had to be restrained by Dempsey. I’m counting the sleeps till he’s not an Ayr player any more.

For me, it is the way we play and Dowds that is the problem. If Dowds was capable and able to find space for crosses, or we were a free flowing team, he’d be able to hit players in the middle. As it is, Dowds will be covered by 3 players in the middle and the only player Chalmers will be able to pass to is a midfielder on the edge of the box or a fullback 10 yards behind him. 9/10 times we lose possession on the edge of the area without getting a shot off. Chalmers and Murphy both have to cut inside to try and create more angles for a cross.

Chalmers is a great player that plays off confidence and freedom. I’m not sure we have been the best fit for him since Christmas but if you look at his goals scored and goals created, I’m sure he’s kept us off 9th place so far. if we can’t accommodate a player who is a bit special then we need a style of play that has a working formula, I’ve not seen one yet under Brown, down to injuries and players available to him. Chalmers and Murphy are our most creative players. Murphy will be a year older and doesn’t play 90 minutes. Unless we sign really well in the summer, I can see us missing Chalmers next season.

I’m not bothered if players who back themselves to score them are arguing about taking them. Especially when they then score them. Sanders running 40 yards to square go a player in his own team, who’s already spotted the ball ready to take one is perhaps something we don’t need. the massive gormless fanny

Fair fucks to Willougjby. Fought off Dowds and Murphy to take the penalty, survived Sanders berating him before he hit it and managed to score it. same to Dowds, he wrestled the ball off Willoughby, argued with Murphy and then scored it. bit of a shambles but both were scored.

Dempsey played really well today, McCallister was absolutely fine verging on good today which is a big leap forward for him.

Good performance without really getting in to any flow, Arbroath broke most of our play up and the game was very scrappy Stone wall penalty at the first, I have no idea what Sanders was doing but he is clearly the most stupid footballer I’ve ever seen. Running from the half way to have a go at Willoughby for taking the penalty off Murphy. Musondas goal came from a good pass from Dowds and Willoughby doing something that Dowds struggles with, turning in the box with his back to goal and getting a shot away, good work from Musonda to follow up. McGeady came on and his first 5 passes went to the opposition, great through ball for Chalmers though. 4-0 you hope he’s going to come on and put on a show. 5-0 and a clean sheet in a game we had so many players out and didn’t look like conceding a goal, while not being great but professional all the same is a good sign. Inverness winning was probably the worst result for us, Airdrie winning wasn’t ideal either, Dundee United will look to win the league at home next week, which may put a lot of pressure on them. We then play Thistle who will need the points to stay third. We may be playing Dunfermline on the last day to secure any place between 5th and 9th.

Scrappy game with no fluidity from either team, stone wall penalty settled Ayr down a bit, the second just seemed to kill anything off from Arbroath and Ayr scored another 3 without Arbroath really putting up a fight and Ayr struggling to find third gear. We did the basics well today and never looked like conceding, A really comfortable afternoon. Arbroath looked done from kick-off. Can only hope you have a good rebuild in the summer.

If the season ticket goes up a tenner, maybe £15 you can expect that with inflation. More than that, with no added value is just taking the piss.

It’s amazing that Dundee United let Chalmers go and kept Middleton

He have had so many wingers that haven’t fit in to Scottish football or the system we play. So either we are not willing to accommodate wide players by tweaking the system or the players we are bringing in are poor, meaning we can’t tweak the system we play to accommodate wide players….or both. Since McDaid and Forrest left, we’ve had a series of duds. Gondoh, Zanatta, JML….Chalmers and Murphy have been the break in the chain, Chalmers doesn’t do the spade work Brown wants and Murphy doesn’t play a full 90.

From an outsiders point of view, he’s inherited a team that has been Dick Campbells project for an eternity that he had struggled to get a tune out of and only had a Christmas window to get players in. He’s an experienced manager and deserves a pre-season to put his own mark on the team and try and build it up again. But I’m not watching him Every week. He may well be yesterdays man, like Duffy or Hughes and has no idea how to manage in this environment.