Voice of Reason, 4th March

Mar 4 2011 Ayrshire Post (main ed)

FROM top of the league to fearing for our play-off place.

It's been a spectacular fall from grace.

Ayr United, as a club, must ask themselves some very tough questions.

A watertight defence has been tweaked and goals have flowed.

It's not too late to turn off the tap - but we must act now.

Suddenly, Airdrie on Saturday becomes a huge game.

Lose and the unthinkable starts to become possible.

Let's arrest this slide. Now.

SEEMS to be a lot of excitement around Ayrshire junior land.

And it concerns the return of Clydebank to town.

They’ll be at Dam Park this Saturday to face Whitletts Vics.

A fixture of pure vintage, of that there can be no doubt.

The Bankies were last at Dam Park in 1972 when they played Ayr.

A look into the future, perhaps?

Big crowd expected at the weekend and proof, once again, that when it comes to raw footballing emotion, the juniors are where it’s at.

NEVER let it be said that the VoR is no taker of his medicine.

Last week, I was quick to wade in and enjoy K*llie’s misery.

Needless to say, it’s been coming back at me with both barrels in light of some recent results.

And true, our home thrashings by Livingston and East Fife rather set me up.

But it’s healthy to see that fans of our county cousins, lacking their own quality column, have been forced into following the VoR.

Happy to oblige chaps. I’m here every week.

Remember to tip your waitress.

CONGRATULATIONS to a happy couple starting their journey through life together.

And kicking it off at Somerset Park is a mighty fine way of doing things.

Kirstie and William Woodside are good friends of the club.

And they were trackside at half time on Saturday to do the honours in our treble chance draw.

They drew the tickets on behalf of draw sponsors Mainline Taxis and it looked to be a pleasing time for all concerned.

Not as pleasing as their wedding and honeymoon, I dare say.

Spent it in Florida – lovely stuff.

But as we know, the real marriage is with Ayr United.

TO betting corner, where Colonel Gaddafi has shown up.

That’s right, there’s a revolution in town.

Allan Haggo has blasted two points clear and the VoR is suddenly having to work for his pay-packet.

Just how I like it.

The calypso cricket king looks to maintain the dizzy heights of his lead with Dunfermline 2, Morton 1.

Racecourse guru Iain Ferguson has chosen to curse Ayr this week by tipping us to beat Airdrie 3-1. Thanks a lot.

VoR will go Brechin 2, Stenhousemuir 0.