The Ayrshire Post's Voice of Reason

Jul 25 2008

AND so it starts again. Another year of hope on the back of some cracking summer signings. Sound familiar?

But this time should be different. The opposition is poorer, our signings have been better, and we’re inspired by this being our “final” year at Somerset Park...

Let’s chew the meat off this particular chicken wing. If the Second Division was played on paper, we’d win it. And probably at a canter.

Chris Aitken, Ryan Stevenson and Dean Keenan are a midfield trio that should dominate the place with swagger to spare.

And the VoR emphasises the word trio. Let’s have none of this two in the middle and Stevo out wide caper.

We deploy our best player where he does his damage. If you stuck your aircraft engine on the nose of the plane, it wouldn’t do much good, would it?

Our starting XI is tremendously exciting. All of which explains our surge of cash at the bookies. Now it’s time to deliver on the promise.

This has forever been a club of potential. But only a few realise it.

WE open lookalike season with a regular candidate, who spent the summer courting Hartlepool United from a beach in Mexico.

The League One mob were apparently fancying a bit of the Stevonator, but we hold all the cards baby. So he’s back with a new hairstyle and, it would appear, a new job.

Greenkeeping up at Cameron House, Loch Lomond, is his new gig, and Kerr Rowan is his alias.

Onlooker Graeme Miller admitted: “The resemblance is uncanny, I say uncanny.”

And it would have to be said the pictorial evidence is pretty damning as well.

ONE would hope you’re all turning out in force for the Harko testimonial this Monday.

However, the VoR is pure aghast at police regulations for this clash. This all ticket banter is just ludicrous.

Whatever next? Are they going to install a giant screen on the Low Green because it’s Rangers we’re playing?

Nevertheless, it’s Davie’s big night so get along in numbers to support a man whose smile is almost as big as his ever increasing gut. They do not make them like Harko anymore, of that there is no doubt.

So get along to the club and buy your brief now.

GOOD summer of betting? The VoR laughed all the way to the bank at Euro 2008, but gambling corner is in for an overhaul this season.

For I have been challenged by the foolish Dougie Morton, of Ayr United’s lottery office to a daring prediction duel.

The bold Dougie wants to go head to head with Ayrshire’s top tipster in a charity joust and the lottery will donate £250 to the winner’s choice.

Like taking candy from the proverbial is this. So from next week, we’ll be predicting the outcome of one match each, giving you great readers double the chance to bash the bookies.

The Ayrshire Post – always giving you value for money. Latest odds: VoR 4/6; Morton 3/1.