http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:36:35 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 7 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/ayr_logo_500x75.png http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/ BOTH sides had key players missing for this important league match at New Pebble Park, however there was a lively opening to the South Ayrshire derby. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398017-bole-edged-out-in-thriller/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398017-bole-edged-out-in-thriller/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport PROLIFIC hitman Mark Roberts is revelling in his pratnership with Tam McManus and the dynamic duo each netted a goal apiece on Saturday as Ayr United defeated Morton 2-0 in a crunch Barr's Irn-Bru First Division match. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398018-ayr-strike-force/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398018-ayr-strike-force/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Sport THE opening scenes of what could be Ayr United's version of the Great Escape were played out on Wednesday night with Steve Bowey in Steve McQueen's starring role, his glorious debut strike helping take the Honest Men out of the bottom two for the first time in six months. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398002-ayr-escape-bid-on/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398002-ayr-escape-bid-on/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Sport WHITLETTS had a wonderful opportunity to move into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup but failed to produce their usual performance agaisnt a Linlinthgow side reducd to 10 men after 31 minutes. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397744-whitletts-in-cup-thriller/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397744-whitletts-in-cup-thriller/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Sport FURIOUS Ayr United manager Brian Reid is to send a DVD of Saturday's clash with Inverness Caley Thistle to SFA Head of Referees Hugh Dallas after the hosts were awarded a highly controversial penalty which they netted to snatch a 3-3 draw. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397743-reids-video-rage/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397743-reids-video-rage/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Sport IT was an awful sense of deja vu because, just as their counteparts had done two weeks ago, Pontypridd got the better of Scots opposition with the last kick of the game in a pulsating British & Irish Cup tie at Millbrae. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397740-last-gasp-agony/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397740-last-gasp-agony/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Sport DEBUT Aussie Rocky Visconte helped Ayr seal a first victory at East End Park since 1992 to help kick-start the battle against relegation. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397441-rocky-lands-pars-a-knockout-blow/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397441-rocky-lands-pars-a-knockout-blow/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Sport THREE-time World champion Paul Foster has capped a glorious indoor season by clinching the number one ranking for the first time as he prepares for one of the biggest years of his career. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397440-paul-in-pole-position/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397440-paul-in-pole-position/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Sport UPBEAT Ayr United boss Brian Reid boss says Saturday's excellent victory away to Dunfermline Athletic could be a springboard for their survival push. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397439-eastender-plot-takes-new-twist/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397439-eastender-plot-takes-new-twist/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Sport MOST of those watching the match at Millbrae on Saturday had been stunned by the defeat in Cardiff just minutes before Ayr kicked off http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397214-ayr-rugby-cheer-up-the-fans/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397214-ayr-rugby-cheer-up-the-fans/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000 Sport AYR United chairman Lachlan Cameron revealed that it will be next year before the full effects of recent match postponements are felt. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397211-delayed-reaction-/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397211-delayed-reaction-/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000 Sport ANNBANK UNITED will host Stagecoach Super League First Division rivals WHITLETTS VICTORIA in the opening round of the showpiece domestic knockout trophy. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397210-ayrshire-weekly-press-cup-draw/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397210-ayrshire-weekly-press-cup-draw/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000 Sport GOALKEEPER Craig Samson was red-carded as United slumped to their 11th league defeat out of 19 at Palmerston Park on Tuesday night. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397162-ten-man-ayr-crash-to-defeat/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397162-ten-man-ayr-crash-to-defeat/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Sport A BIG crowd were entertained to a match that had controversy and fine goals with the run of the green going in Meadow's favour. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396978-unlucky-annbank-in-scottish/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396978-unlucky-annbank-in-scottish/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Sport DISAPPOINTED Ayr United boss Brian Reid is turning his attention to getting league points on the board after their Scottish Cup dreams were shattered on Saturday. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396977-league-points-are-the-target-for-ayr/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396977-league-points-are-the-target-for-ayr/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Sport PROUD-as-punch Whitletts Victoria boss Jim Geddes lavished praise on his team of "winners" as they stormed into the last 16 (Fifth Round) of the Emirates Scottish Junior Cup for the first time in around five decades. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396976-whitletts-cup-replay-glory/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396976-whitletts-cup-replay-glory/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Sport AMBITIOUS boss Brian Reid's revamp of the Ayr United squad continued apace this week with the capture of former Hibs and Falkirk striker Tam McManus just before the transfer window closed. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396724-tams-the-man-for-ayr/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396724-tams-the-man-for-ayr/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Sport THE freeze is over (for the moment) and boy, did things heat up at Millbrae on Saturday. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396490-ayr-take-route-66-in-melville-rout/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396490-ayr-take-route-66-in-melville-rout/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Sport ANGRY Ayr United boss Brian Reid says his team were denied a stonewall penalty as they crashed to a second successive defeat in the Barr's Irn-Bru First Division on Saturday. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396486-penalty-claim-denies-ayr-a-point/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396486-penalty-claim-denies-ayr-a-point/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Sport UNITED edged out the side they had defeated in last season's promotion playoffs, edging out plucky Brechin to storm into the last 16. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/19/396122-ayr-on-the-mark/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/19/396122-ayr-on-the-mark/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000 Sport AYR United's Scottish Cup game against Brechin has been postponed following a Thursday morning inspection at Somerset. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395753--breaking-news-cup-game-falls-victim-to-big-freeze/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395753--breaking-news-cup-game-falls-victim-to-big-freeze/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Sport FORMER Queen of the South skipper Andy Aitken hope shis weekend return to Palmerston Park with Ayr United to face his former side proves to be a less painful experience than the first game back at his old stamping ground in August. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/395534-happy-return/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/395534-happy-return/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:43:25 +0000 Sport UPBEAT Ayr United boss Brian Reid is hoping to defeat old club Dunfermline Athletic in the Barr's Irn Bru First Division on Saturday after his improving side extended their unbeaten run to three games. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394712-now-for-the-pars/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394712-now-for-the-pars/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:25:12 +0000 Sport FANS welcomed the new Centenary pies in a piping-in ceremony before the match to great applause - but the pies bo tm ore of a cheer than the team. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393479-pies-pipes-and-plundered/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393479-pies-pipes-and-plundered/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000 Sport FURIOUS Ayr United boss Brian Reid says his club's survival hopes could be in jeopardy if they keep making mistakes - and warns players 'shape up or be shipped out.' http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/22/393227-get-it-right/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/22/393227-get-it-right/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000 Sport