Voice of Reason: 11 March 2009

Mar 13 2009 by VoR

THE rugby club have won their title. So as Lloyd Grossman would say...football team - it's over to you.

Let’s get to the vital organs of this particular body. I’ve had a look at the script and it says Ayr is the town of championship glory in 2009.

You wouldn’t know it from the way our council runs amok, but this is the year of pride. Homecoming and all that.

So the boy Burns has obviously decreed that our great town is to bask in the sporting spotlight.

The Second Division crown puts one foot in our territory this coming Saturday. Victory in Kirkcaldy and we can start dancing in the streets of Raith.

We’re a better team than them and a bigger club than them. Now let’s go up there and prove it.

The hordes will travel. And the VoR shall see you all there.

POOR old Stranraer. The smoke signals of distress were billowing from their once proud ship as it ran aground on Saturday.

Things are so bad they’ve even called in Michael Moore to man the decks. Elbows still in good working order it appears.

At the other end, it was great to see the return of Davie Craig as a trialist for the Blues.

Big Shyness was a child of Somerset Park’s golden era – but even then he was no spring chicken.

So he was hardly going to stop the rot for the Stair Parkers at the age of 39.

But he received a quality reception when being subbed. And rightly so. A true gent.

THIS is one of sport’s truly great weeks. The Cheltenham Festival is a time for us horse racing fans to get rather excited.

Four days of the best jumps action with the world’s top nags – and the chance for us punters to make some cash at the same time.

All the talk focuses on strong favourites like Kauto Star and Master Minded.

But the VoR believes there’s value in Friday’s JCB Triumph Hurdle, kick off 1.30pm.

Irish raider Starluck boasts sensational form – and an even tastier price of 7/1. My money will be down.

IT’S not often I have to admit defeat. But I’ve been well and truly gazumped by an eight-year-old.

Jamie Noble, of Auchentrae Crescent in Ayr, wrote to the VoR to point out a deliberate mistake in last week’s column.

My picture of the VoR gogo toy was actually incorrect. As Jamie points out, according to his official gogo sticker album, I’d pictured the toy named Izumi.

So congrats to Jamie and the army readers who’ve approached me since last week to talk about all things Gogo.

Still waiting on someone to send me the VoR toy.

EYES down for betting corner. We’re hanging out with Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt – cause it’s Status Quo.

A point apiece on Saturday means the VoR leads Dougie Morton 23-19. Glory is in sight.

This week lottery man Morton shoots for Reading 3, Ipswich 1. A fair shout.

I’ll weigh in with East Stirling 3, Berwick 0.

We’re at the business end and I like it.