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I don't see anyone saying we played well today. The most positive reports were from Duffy and Foster for Sportsound. I think they were looking at it from the POV that we were away against a side in the top division and we were the better team in the 2nd half. I don't necessarily think that's unfair, as we probably shaded it. It was a poor game, though.

f**k that sounds hellish. Cheers anyway.

Also - what's the pronounciation of Dipo? Dipo or Deepo? I heard a fan shouting Dipo all day and that sounded cringey as f**k. I'm in the Deepo camp until shown clear evidence to the contrary.

Griffiths is never the right decision for our club. Bullen is trying to build a young team who work and learn together. Whether he manages it or not - I'd rather that than try and sign fannies like Griffiths.

I thought we were OK today - very similar to Tuesday. First half - they were the better team, and generally controlled the ball. We looked comfortable at the back and knocked it about but really struggled to get anything in behind. One big chance came when Houston bundled his way through and Ashford somehow missed when it was easier to score (think he hit the keeper with his snap shot). Saints should've had a second a few minutes later with a great ball in from the right. Second half - we were slightly better and they offered very little. We still struggled to create chances other than a few openings that led to corners. The big chance came late on and again fell to Ashford, and instead of passing for the easy finish he blazed over. The defence looked pretty good today. Musonda is very impressive, and could even be one of our most creative players as he breaks from the back. Young Finn was caught defensively a few times in the first half but came on to a game and linked well with Mitchell-Lawson in the second half. Houston had a decent first half and seemed to be more negative in the second half - always choosing to turn back. He gets a rough time from folk though, and I thought he defended better than Eccrepont today. Midfield looked tidy, although Smith often looks back to keep possession rather than looking forward. O'Connor offers very little for me. Flashes and that's it - won a few corners today. It's like he's a poor man's Declan McDaid in terms of end product (and he wasn't exactly great at delivering the goods). JML looked tidy enough but didn't really create much. Ashford was anonymous in the first half and although he put himself about a bit more - somehow worse in the second. The two misses weren't great, and he didn't seem to offer anything (I might be being harsh but he was our worst player I felt). Dipo held the ball up pretty well but was feeding off scraps. He can clearly play but by god he does he need a goal. Not sure he's getting in to the best of positions but we don't deliver much in to the box. For me, the biggest issue is how we break-through teams and create chances. O'Connor, JML and Dipo are not really delivering on perceived potential. I'm not entirely sure what Ashford offers at all as a striker.

Let him go but create a wee secret code between you and him to get it up them in their own patch. Tell him to secretly give pitch the middle finger / stick his tongue out / w****r sign (delete the inappropriate). Promise him a quid for every goal they concede. There's loads of wee secret codes you can create to show the world that you and him are Ayr fans forever - but that he can still go and see other games.

That was Lisa Faulkner's character, and she was/is absolutely stunning. I watched that as a student with my pal (mainly just for Lisa) and we were fucking horrified. The scene comes from out the blue. Her head gets dipped in the fryer a few seconds later.

Did anyone else see Maryland on BBC 2 earlier? I caught the last 5 minutes and it was fucking amazing. It was a kind of performed poem about domestic abuse (which doesn't sound particularly special but f**k me it was powerful).

That's crossed the line to bring a lazy b*****d, though. You never want to cross that line.

I disagree about the goal but there's a lack of bite on some of our play. We showed it in glimpses in the second half after the subs, but seemed far too lax when we got the lead. A manager needs to have that level of determination and I'm not sure bullen instills that in our players.

Sums up the start to the season and the mood around the team at the moment. Fucking awful. Really fucking awful.

Yes.

That should never have been a second yellow. It wasn't even a foul in the first place. Handbags all round.

It was a lovely goal. Absolutely. He's already shown much, much more in attack. His link up before the goal was excellent.

I see it's Ashford. What great run by Fraser. Gutted he couldn't finish. Already he's shown penetration.

Hewitt and who else went off?

Aye, this. A new strike partner on and Hewitt off.

I love how sky are talking as if England are choosing to bat slowly here. They've been trying to get it off the square for ages but are unable to (either due to the difficult pitch or the quality bowling or a combination of both). "England shouldn't leave it too late to hit boundaries" Whit? This is not a tactic. They're well goosed here.

Paddy reading's distribution is so bad. It pretty much sums our entire first half up. This is really poor.

Hewitt on the right not working. And the two up top aren't really linking or holding the ball up.

That was a big chance. Dreadful effort from dipo on his left foot.

Annan now looking very comfortable

Decent start. Certainly on the front foot.

I've got the steam but the sound is dreadfully quiet. Can't really hear it at all.

Not that I heard. Why has he written a book? He's pretty young and still in guess prime.