Voice of Reason: 18 February 2009

Feb 20 2009 by VoR

HOLY striking options. Bryan Prunty, Mark Roberts, David Gormley and Alex Williams.

It’s appetite whetting stuff my friends. First division teams would line up to have a strikeforce with such depth.

So although we’ve forgotten how to defend at present, let’s remember we can always score more than the opposition.

Brechin the visitors this Saturday, and the VoR smells three points.

Martyn Campbell back. Unbeaten home record. And more options up front than Jordan. Onwards to the title.

CAN’T say I was gutted when our trip to East Fife bit the dust.

Valentine’s Day in Methil (above) is hardly the stuff of which romance is made. But it did give me the chance to spend an afternoon with Jeff Stelling on Sky Sports. Undoubtedly the best television presenter ever.

And as I also tuned into West Sound, I had to chortle. The Post’s new ‘tipster’ John Redmond was spouting forth about the juniors.

Good to see he gave us some big priced winners - like urging us to back 1/8 shots Irvine Meadow. Who drew.

Leave it to the professionals old boy.

A NICE change of pace in lookalike corner this week.

We’re going on stage with what can only be described as one of Ayrshire’s leading entertainers.

Just Like Eddie is the name – and damn good music is his game.

Eddie is a class apart with guitar and mic in hand, but it should really come as no surprise.

For the veteran crooner has plenty of time to perfect his gig in front of the TV cameras.

Yep, we speak of BBC anchorman John Inverdale. Mr Smooth himself.

Let’s settle back and enjoy the pictorial ride. As damning as ever.

NUTRITION update. Week three. The VoR is quickly becoming a physical specimen under the watchful eye of Ayr United’s Molly Cameron.

And it’s all natural, baby. There’s more water in my system at the moment than Niagara Falls.

The daily diet now contains tasty morsels like cashew nuts and low fat yoghurts aplenty. Changed days.

Molly plans to step things up in the gym come next month and start building me into a powerhouse.

This could be the story of 2009.

THE slow decline of Dougie Morton continues in betting corner.

I’ve already put the Malcolm Sargent House on full alert – my charity winnings are heading their way. Mr Morton now trails 20-16 after the weekend jousting. And that’s a gap he simply ain’t closing.

Strange, then, that a man in his desperate position is reverting to safety first tactics this weekend.

The AUFC lottery king goes Man Utd 2, Blackburn 0. Hardly neck on the line stuff. Well two can party at that disco. So the VoR says Peterhead 3, Stranraer 0.

See you at the finish line, Doug.