Aberdeen Branch Ayr United Supporters Club

Ayr will win Group G and qualify for the next round if:

Hamilton fail to beat Livingston and St. Mirren fail to beat Edinburgh City by 4 or more goals.

Ayr will finish second and qualify for the next round as one of the fourth best runners-up if:

Hamilton beat Livingston and St. Mirren fail to beat Edinburgh City by 4 or more goals.
or
Hamilton fail to beat Livingston and St. Mirren beat Edinburgh City by 4 or more goals.
and
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On Wednesday 19 June 2013 Ayr United Chairman Lachlan Cameron read out a statement at the club’s annual general meeting on the future of the 103 year old Honest Men. The statement announced the formation of a working group comprising a number of the club’s stakeholders, including the Ayr United Football Academy and Honest Men Trust. The group, facilitated by Supporters Direct Scotland, will investigate the “feasibility and requirements of potentially bringing the ownership of Ayr United into a community model”. Читать дальше...

Looking at the progress of Ayr United’s young players under Mark Roberts

Striker Craig Malcolm currently finds himself out of the Ayr United first team, having lost his place to Kevin Kyle. The summer signing from Stranraer – who scored 48 goals in 112 appearances for the Stair Park club and netted 18 times in the Second Division last season – started the season in decent form, forming a promising partnership with Michael Moffat but struggled to find the net, scoring twice in 10 starts. At times, the 26 year-old’s finishing has been poor and he has squandered a number of very presentable opportunities... Читать дальше...

Michael Moffat signed for Ayr United on 10th January 2011 from South Ayrshire Junior club Girvan. The striker quickly became a fans favourite and was instrumental in the Honest Men's promotion via the play-offs at the end of that season, scoring in each of Ayr's four play-off ties, including a memorable winner at Glebe Park. On Saturday 12th October 2013, the Moff scored his 50th goal for the club, in his 120th starting appearance. To celebrate, here is an in-depth look at those 50 goals:

Ayr United travel to Ochilview on Saturday to face Stenhousemuir with a less than glorious recent record on artificial surfaces. United played 9 fixtures on artificial surfaces last season - including four games at Station Park - and failed to win any of them, starting with a shock defeat to East Stirlingshire on the opening day of the season. In all the Honest Men have played 30 competitive fixtures on artificial surfaces. Here is a run down of some statistics covering those games:

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It was an all too familiar sight. 26 minutes into Ayr United’s match against Airdrieonians on Saturday defender Martyn Campbell crumpled to the Somerset Park turf. After a cursory assessment from the physio, the 32 year-old was replaced by Alan Forrest (a player half his size and half his age) and a defensive reshuffle ensued. It was the second such instance this season. In the League Cup at Firhill, United’s second match of the season, Campbell jogged off the park after only 22 minutes with a... Читать дальше...

This blog’s last entry – some six months ago* – was written before Ayr United, under new manager Mark Roberts, had played a competitive fixture. While it was cognisant of the dangers of reading too much into pre-season matches, it reflected on a series of results and performances (including a comprehensive win over Motherwell a and credible draw with Bolton Wanderers) which gave cause for an upgrade in the usual pre-season optimism. Some bookmakers even saw fit to install United as the title favourites. Читать дальше...

Pre-season. Every year I resolve not to bother. Somerset Park can seem a long way and £10 can seem a lot of money to see a kick about. The resolve never lasts, however, and the pre-season optimism and intrigue over new players takes over. Managers will tell you that pre-season games are not about results and all about match fitness but new gaffer Mark Roberts was also keen to use the series of five games to work on the team’s shape and style of play, which has already seen a radical overhaul.... Читать дальше...

After four months in administration, the reformation of Rangers FC is now a certainty following Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs rejection of a company voluntary arrangement aimed at saving the 140 year-old club. The corporate entity which is The Rangers Football Club plc will be liquidated and new company created.