Voice of Reason: 22 January 2009

Jan 23 2009

IT was Boyzone who said that no matter what people tell us - what we believe is true.

And the VoR is telling you right now, he believes we’re winning this Rugby Park replay.

Let’s dispense with the small talk. For Killie to triumph, records will have to go. The SPL strugglers can’t win a home game, so they ain’t starting now.

And it’s no exaggeration to say I was barely out of short trousers the last time they beat us in a game that meant anything.

League status counts for nothing in these clashes, my friends. It’s testicular fortitude time and our set is in glorious working order.

See you there.

IT seems my words of last week hit a home run. Readers up the A77 got their squirrel nuts in a twist when I pointed out some facts about the first game at Somerset.

Clearly the VoR doesn’t have a large fanbase on the Killie internet forums.

Most of the names used to describe my column were, indeed, unprintable in a family newspaper such as this.

Oh the banter.

HUGE news from Somerset ticket HQ. Looks like we’re taking 3500 up the road for this monumental clash which is blatantly Scotland’s biggest.

You can have your Old Firm battles any day of the week – the fact is football’s a mere sideshow to that contest.

The last few weeks have proven that our beautiful game is alive and well on the streets of Ayrshire.

It’s like Gladiators without the pugel sticks. Wonderful stuff.

THE Killie pie. The VoR would be lying if he denied tasting the steak and gravy effort in a previous life.

But Brownings have seen sense and are hurling the blue and white in the bin.

None of that tripe for our fans at the big game. No, it’s the Honest Steak Pie all the way.

And the secret? Black and white pepper.

As marketing ploys go, it’s right up there, and I’ll be purchasing two.

One for my dinner and one to celebrate.

THE bookies have clearly lost touch with the plotline here.

Online characters Expect are handing out wedges of 8/1 about the mighty United to do what they always do against Killie.

Madness? Oh I think so. Calls being made to Ocean Finance as we speak to arrange a short-term investment.

Lump on readers, and tell your friends.

AND to betting corner, where Dougie Morton is hanging on by the very skin of his teeth.

The lottery man somehow got out of jail at the weekend with Chelsea’s injury time win over Stoke.

The VoR’s lead is 17-13 and I’m doing the decent thing by keeping the contest interesting.

Morton sticks with Chelsea this week and takes them to beat Ipswich 3-1 in the FA Cup.

I’m going East Fife 2, Queen’s Park 0.