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Strathallan Rover · Joined: 29 Nov 2014 Posts: 592

I,like most fans, didn't expect that result and performance today. The goals were excellent and the team showed great character to grab the winner after being pegged back to 2-2. I'm sure that i'm not alone in hoping that we are gradually becoming a team.
Next week is just a distraction so hopefully IM will give a few fringe players much needed game time. Onwards and upwards.

Specky Ginger · Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 4034 Location: Dysart

Castle · Joined: 24 Jul 2010 Posts: 4762

Could turn out to be a massive result for us. It was also a vital win with Arbroath and Cove picking up points. Hopefully we can use this win to turn in a number of consecutive positive results though I have a feeling that it's going to be an up down season in that regard. It'll probably be like that for most of our rivals though.
I thought our three goal scorers today were also our best performers. Brown and Stanton have become a good partnership in the middle, they compliment each other well. Spencer is going to have to wait a while before he gets back in the starting eleven.
Connell took his goal brilliantly and I think it was him that caused havoc in the Ayr box that led to the winner. Can't doubt his effort, always on the move and does surprisingly well in the air.
Connelly and Easton also deserve a mention. They are brave with the ball and Easton now seems to be finding his feet at this level though could maybe do a bit better with finding his man when he drives into the box. Often could have maybe done a little better after his own endeavour and talent had got him into promising position.
I like the fact that when it went 2-2 we continued to play our style and didn't panic trying to get the winner.
I've not read other posts yet so I don't know what the consensus is but I think Ayr are going to do quite well this year. They are big, strong side that have a direct style of play which i think will see them pick up points most weeks.
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Vinnie · Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2022 9:32 pm Post subject:

Agree on Connelly and for me ran Stanton close for MOTM but wasn,t overly impressed with Easton
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Jim Foy · Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2022 9:56 pm Post subject:

All the pictures, including all 3 Rovers goals, are now on the Website

Castle · Joined: 24 Jul 2010 Posts: 4762

Highlights are up
<https://youtu.be/-0IPbWb9OeI>

Connell took his goal so well but how much space was he afforded!?
For the first Ayr goal I have to feel that Nolan should have done better. Could see he was worried about the Ayr player arriving late into the box but he should have focused on just defending the space and not the man because in the end he did neither.
Fair play for their second goal. It was a good move.
Our winner all stemmed from a great piece of play by Connell. I didn't think he had that sort of skill in him.
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Gary Parker · Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2022 6:48 am Post subject:

CALDERON · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 1705 Location: Aberdeenshire

Not something I expected when I saw the lineup, but the effort yesterday was absolutely immense.

3 very good goals also. Particularly pleased for Connell.

Hopefully the Musonda debate can go in the bin. I wasn't convinced we were any worse off with the current centre half pairing, and what I saw yesterday didn't change that. Was absolutely rinsed for the goal.

Onwards and upwards.

Tam · Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2022 9:41 am Post subject:

As most of us have mentioned, I wasn't at all confident going into this game.

Over all we were very good especially in the first half, two excellent goals and several other good moves.
The defence was reasonably sound especially with their good centre who is so strong. The problem was exposed in the second half, when we continued to stand off the attacks, and not covering properly.

HOWEVER, our third goal was brilliant work and follow up work by Scot Brown.

There were several stand out players yesterday, Sam Stanton, busy players and for me Aiden Connelly was outstanding. He was all over the park, in the thick of things, attacking, moving the ball around and helping out in defence.

PS Agree the referee was very good.

Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 986 Location: kirkcaldy

I wouldn't blame Nolan for Ayr's first goal. Dipo Akinyemi ( quite a handful ) nutmegged the long legs of O'Riordan, with the ball then taking a deflection away from Nolan.
It's the first time that I've seen anything in Connell. IM clearly building up his confidence to try things ....but throwing the ball away when on a yellow card was very stupid. I agree that the ref had a good game overall , but he definitely turned a blind eye to that one ,which many refs would not have. Maybe spared because the ball and player were already out of play 🤔

Heilan Rover · Joined: 24 Dec 2018 Posts: 453 Location: Lorient

TxRover · Joined: 02 Jun 2018 Posts: 2848 Location: North Texas, USA

TxRover · Joined: 02 Jun 2018 Posts: 2848 Location: North Texas, USA

OK, had time to review the highlights, thoughts:

Our first, Connoll made a superb move and Frankie wasn’t that bad, the play was just so good.

Our second, never knew Stanton had jets like that! Excellent vision on the pass to hit him in stride by Easton, and also knowing he saw the pass left as well.

Their first, I think Nolan was correctly playing to the attacker driving to the front post, and Dick should have had the guy at the back post.

Their second, Ross is the most responsible, caught in no man’s land between two attackers.

Our third, excellent play by Connoll on the end line , though his final cross was less skilled…but the result is great.

Connoll, looks like a nice potential signing after all, if this is him up to speed. Let’s keep playing him over Gullan for now.

Heilan Rover · Joined: 24 Dec 2018 Posts: 453 Location: Lorient

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