ayrunitedfw Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Good to see McCall has a fully fit squad to pick from for the the first time this season. I’ve thought long and hard about the team and and I’d go: Doohan Smith Rose Adams Harvie Forrest Kerr Murdoch Crawford Moffat Shankland Subs: Hare- Reid, Geggan, Bell, Docherty, McDaid, McGuffie, Moore If McCall decides not to play Adams on plastic then I expect Bell to come in and Higgins to replace him on the bench. Realise this is extremely harsh on Geggan who was very good on Saturday but in Smith we’ve got potentially the best RB in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 @ayrunitedfw Two Forrests? If only... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 At the moment, Ayr have got what we have experienced in recent years - a real buzz and feel-good factor around their Club. They should enjoy it as long as it lasts, just as we did. I'm not getting into any " who is the bigger Club nonsense" but I think there are a lot of parallels between the Clubs as we have both had long periods in the doldrums interspersed with periodic , relative success. Somerset is, and always will be, my favourite away ground - probably to do with THAT Cup-tie n 1976 when we took 2,500 and witnessed heroics from the late, great Allan Ball. It is a traditional, old fashioned ground like Palmerston and generates a great atmosphere. Should be a very entertaining game on Saturday. I remember the 5-4 replay but can’t recollect the tie at Somerset, what happened? I know I was there but can’t remember it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 39 minutes ago, North Terrace Gazza said: I remember the 5-4 replay but can’t recollect the tie at Somerset, what happened? I know I was there but can’t remember it! Ayr were 2-0 QOS fought back to make it 2-2. Allan Ball saved a penalty near the end despite having a broken ankle/leg. What a man. Unsurprisingly Ball didn`t play in the replay. More detail in the link below. QOS Legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 26 minutes ago, Trogdor said: @ayrunitedfw Two Forrests? If only... Have you not heard? James Forrest is signing tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Ayr were 2-0 QOS fought back to make it 2-2. Allan Ball saved a penalty near the end despite having a broken ankle/leg. What a man. Unsurprisingly Ball didn`t play in the replay. More detail in the link below.QOS LegendI remember now I was only a kid at the time and was really upset at full time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmy_cammy Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Distant Doonhamer said: Ayr were 2-0 QOS fought back to make it 2-2. Allan Ball saved a penalty near the end despite having a broken ankle/leg. What a man. Unsurprisingly Ball didn`t play in the replay. More detail in the link below. QOS Legend From what I've read/heard about the great man it actually is a surprise he didn't play in the replay! I bet it took a bit of convincing to get him to sit it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuffster Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 2 hours ago, ayrunitedfw said: Realise this is extremely harsh on Geggan who was very good on Saturday but in Smith we’ve got potentially the best RB in the league. You are a lunatic. Geggan starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 16 minutes ago, palmy_cammy said: From what I've read/heard about the great man it actually is a surprise he didn't play in the replay! I bet it took a bit of convincing to get him to sit it out. Indeed. Even Bally probably couldn`t have played on crutches. He`d have given it a go if allowed to I suspect though. Great guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Distant Doonhamer said: Ayr were 2-0 QOS fought back to make it 2-2. Allan Ball saved a penalty near the end despite having a broken ankle/leg. What a man. Unsurprisingly Ball didn`t play in the replay. More detail in the link below. QOS Legend From Johnny Graham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Just now, ayrmad said: From Johnny Graham? Yes it was, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, Distant Doonhamer said: Yes it was, That is the only thing I remember from the game, Ball saving from Graham at the Somerset Road End I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 minute ago, ayrmad said: That is the only thing I remember from the game, Ball saving from Graham at the Somerset Road End I think. QOS fans were in the other end from memory if that helps, though I suppose there could have been changing ends back in the day, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Just now, Distant Doonhamer said: QOS fans were in the other end from memory. Not sure, I was 10 and something tells me we were overwhelming favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 minute ago, ayrmad said: Not sure, I was 10 and something tells me we were overwhelming favourites. You would certainly have been favourites but we had a decent team at the time. Took a treble winning Rangers team to extra-time over a 2 leg League Cup game earlier in the season , albeit they cuffed us 5-0 at Palmerston in the Scottish Cup QF tie that we had after beating Ayr, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 You are a lunatic. Geggan starts.Geggan is a hero but Smith is by far the one of the best if not the best right back in the league. There’s no room for sentiment this season. We’ve got to be putting out our strongest 11 every week and unless Geggan starts performing better than Smith or Harvie then he should be on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, Distant Doonhamer said: You would certainly have been favourites but we had a decent team at the time. Took a treble winning Rangers team to extra-time over a 2 leg League Cup game earlier in the season , albeit they cuffed us 5-0 at Palmerston in the Scottish Cup QF tie that we had after beating Ayr, Probably just my own thoughts as a 10 year old watching Ayr against a lower league team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Geggan is a hero but Smith is by far the one of the best if not the best right back in the league. There’s no room for sentiment this season. We’ve got to be putting out our strongest 11 every week and unless Geggan starts performing better than Smith or Harvie then he should be on the bench. He's part of a defence that's conceded two goals, it's hardly sentiment. McCall said himself you can hardly go about changing when they've done nothing wrong. Thinking Higgins could make an appearance Saturday seems more sentimental, with that injury and in front of Bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 He's part of a defence that's conceded two goals, it's hardly sentiment. McCall said himself you can hardly go about changing when they've done nothing wrong. Thinking Higgins could make an appearance Saturday seems more sentimental, with that injury and in front of Bell. Nothing sentimental about giving Higgins a cameo off the bench if we’re protecting a lead. Certainly wouldn’t be starting him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 5 hours ago, D'Jaffo said: Nothing sentimental about giving Higgins a cameo off the bench if we’re protecting a lead. Certainly wouldn’t be starting him. Who should Higgins replace on the bench? Presuming Adams starts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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