Voice of Reason, December 10th

Dec 10 2010 Ayrshire Post (main ed)

SO Livingston are attempting a fixture switch.

A classic tactic, often employed in the junior game.

And the financial realities are now hitting home in senior land.

For Ayr United, the decision comes down to league ambition or cash.

If we want promotion, we shouldn’t be switching Saturday’s game to Somerset.

Why? Because it leaves us facing two trips to our biggest rivals after Christmas.

But the cash-machine is calling and, as we all know, money talks.

If there’s a chance of churning some readies through the till, we really have to take it.

Otherwise we may not have a club left to chase promotion with.

Looks like a no-brainer for the men in suits, then.

Question is, will mother nature agree?

NO league game until March.

The VoR reckons it could happen.

So I beat a path to the bookies’ and got a quote from top William Hill odds compiler Owen Scott.

They’ll give us 16/1 that the Honest Men don’t see any league action in December, January and February.

There have been far worse punts in history.

KUDOS to everyone at the Wossobama Gym for Saturday’s Project Mayhem show.

The VoR was ringside for a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon at the Citadel.

Nice to see the place sold out for once. Boxing, Muay Thai and MMA bouts kept the crowd on their feet for four hours.

And all in the name of charity. Super stuff.

SO the X Factor comes to a close this week.

And I must admit, there’s been a sour taste left in my reality TV mouth.

We all know these things are fixed to some degree.

But there’s been a right circus around getting teenage annoyance Cher Lloyd into the final.

The producers want it, Cowell wants it, Cole wants it.

She’ll be defeated on Saturday. And justice will prevail.

The real moneymakers will be One Direction.

And we’ll all come back to do it again next year.

You’ve got to love it.

OVER in betting corner, Iain Ferguson continues to write his own script.

Punting armageddon for the man who’s gained so few points this season, he’s now playing for pride.

Or what’s left of it.

He took a safe as houses selection when backing top of the table Cardiff to beat Preston at home.

Only for them to draw. Genius.

Back with the real punters, the VoR has extended his lead over Allan Haggo to three points.

This week, Fergie says Southampton 2, Brentford 0.

Mr Haggo says Charlton 3, Walsall 1. And the VoR goes Newcastle 0, Liverpool 2.