callum-ayr Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I've just watched those highlights. I'm genuinely astonished. I've never seen three worse goals conceded in my entire life. Not even by Stainrod or Connor's shite outfits. In all three goals conceded there is barely a defender anywhere in the camera shot. What are these guys doing in training? Who the f**k was that number 14 wandering across the park near his own box allowing the striker to nick it off him so easily for the second? Defending Rule No 1 - don't go across your own box if you're last man. I thought maybe Ayr fans were overreacting as usual, but maybe not. Unless the new 'cheapest option' manager can work miracles it's looking like relegation. Bar first half a dozen games, it's been this all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Steve Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Just watched the highlights and that is absolutely astonishing! Worst defending I've ever seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk89 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Hopefully the new gaffer comes in and knocks a few heads together, there is clearly a lack of any team cohesion going on for whatever reason. Can't all have been Roberts at the route of it to be that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin316 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Let's dip into the player fund and pay for a pt session a week for Mcglaughin. Decent player technically but weak legs let him down. No excuse for that when it's relatively easy to fix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibuya Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesadilla Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 There's a lot of toys being thrown out the pram by the Ayr kids here. The situation they're in at the moment is reminiscent of the way we played under Jimmy Boyle - no heart, fight or organisation. When Bollan came in, he added a couple of players who galvanised the team and we turned round our season. It's all about whether Ayr can do the same now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibuya Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 It would be a good kick up the arse for the owner if we went down to League 2, however I think we will have enough to get by in the second half of the season. We need the new guy (or gal) to come in ASAP and instill some confidence in the players and bring in a couple of experienced campaigners to help us out in key positions. I'd like to see us bring in a goalkeeper, a centre half and a central midfielder to see us through until the end of the season. If we survive we can hopefully reload and try not to be an utter shambles in 2015/2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glesgadiamond Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Nothing more pleasing than watching a piss poor ayr team struggle. Lols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 How do the other youngsters compare to the likes of Muir and Mcarthur? I think adding youth to that team would be a disaster as there is no confidence whatsoever. The only way I see the youth improving the situation is if some of them can play in specific positions where currently others are being displaced to cover gaps in our squad. Other than that it's wait for the new manager to arrive ,bring some much needed structure and either get some of the squad playing again or out of the door. Replacing half the team with youth players is obviously nonsensical, but there are 3 or 4 who could probably make the step up now. It isn't an ideal time to bring them into the first team, but ultimately this team will be lucky to earn another point before the new manager comes in, and we have to try something different. These guys will all be 18/19 with a bit of first team experience in any case so confidence shouldn't be as much of an issue as it would be with some completely untried sixteen year olds. Trying McArthur at centre half seems a pretty obvious move given that we're currently operating with one semi-fit centre back, and giving Muir a run at right back might not be the worst idea since Devlin looks like he's struggling (possibly with injury) at the moment. Bringing McGill back into the team could also be pretty useful as, while I don't think he's particularly great, he provides an out-ball, which we desperately need, and it would allow Forrest to be played behind the striker and bridge the enormous gap between our midfield and the striker. Centre midfield is a big problem area for us right now, largely because all of our central midfielders just want to sit deep and leave Donnelly upfront on his own. If possible, promoting a more forward-thinking centre mid from the 20s and have McGovern sit next to them and play spoiler would probably work better than what we have now. I think Wardrope might fit that mould, but I haven't seen enough of him to be sure. I can understand not wanting to try that one at the moment, but I really don't see the harm in trying the other three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 The standard of this league is honestly shambolic. That's some of the worst defending you'll see anywhere on Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidkennedyshand Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I still dunno why we signed McKinlay in the first place as we had him on trial a few seasons back and he looked rotten and Reid never signed him. I also notice Nicky Devlin is way too far up the park for a right back in those highlights. Btw did Prunty punch that first goal in?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I didn't think we played that well, we were solid at the back (against nothing mind you) and were gifted 3 goals. We played far better in recent weeks against Dunfermline and Forfar. With that 11 on the park we'd go on to have a good season, unfortunetly the 3 loanees returning - if they do - will be a serious blow and we'll be struggling again if that happens. Just hope we can keep at least 2 of them. Ayr were a total shambles at the back and had nothing up front, the midfield offered nothing defensively or offensively, they were reasonable at passing the ball sideways but were never going anywhere. Their problems have been there for a while though. Finishing in the play-offs last year looks decent, but the league was so tight that they only actually finished 7 points ahead of 8th place. If you had swapped Moffat's 25-30 goals last season (and numerous assists) with Donnelly's handful of goals this season they would easily have been down the bottom fighting relegation, so it's no surprise that's where they are now. I know you could go through every team and hand pick important players who made a difference, but it's clear that Moffat covered up a huge number of failings last season, now he's gone they are being exposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Did Ayr not have just about the lowest points total of any team finishing top four ever last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Just watched the highlights. That Ayr defending is even worse than anything we ever did under McGraw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin316 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Yes! Fail to prepare - prepare to fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk89 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Just watched the highlights. That Ayr defending is even worse than anything we ever did under McGraw. Under Reid when people said we were the worst team that had ever seen etc, there was an element of exaggeration. Under Roberts if anything it's been an underestimate. I reckon the next time we'll take any points (win or draw) will probably be either against Morton on the 17th or Stenny the week after. Not a slight against those teams but I'd hope by then any new manager would have had time to get the basics right and a couple of new faces in to steady the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrdelighted Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Oh you have to love the state were in just now. 1st goal is an aimless punt by Hutton followed by a half-hearted attempt at winning a header by Crawford follwed by a half-hearted attempt at a tackle by Gilmour followed by McLaughlin whos towing a caravan and really should have dealt with the high ball before it bounced before he gets outpaced and bullied by big Lister. 2nd goal we are all over the place. McLaughlin dragged away out of position by big Lister whilst Devlin stands and watches instead of sticking a foot in, then big McKinley all of a sudden thinks hes Beckenbaur before being outpaced by Prunty lol As for the 3rd goal Muir doesnt stop the cross, Donald doesnt put it in Row Z whilst Hutton and McKinley dont know whether its New York or New year. I wonder what they'll work on at training this week. Probably King of the ring lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesadilla Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I wonder what they'll work on at training this week. More of this I should think.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yul93IXuzVM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin316 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Hopefully work on deep squats and dead lifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibuya Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Wonder if Hutton gave the defence a shout at the 3rd goal? Seems odd for Donald to leave the ball in that position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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