Ayr United ⚪️⚫️ vs Partick Thistle 🔴 🟡

[westertonjagfan]

18 minutes ago, ChiThistle said:

I’ve written the club for a refund - it’s been down for most of the half.

Oh, you’ll need to email [email protected] directly, as the Send button on their Contact Us page doesn’t work.

Yep-just did the same. The stream went down about 15 minutes before Harry's goal as well-pathetic for a professional club.

[Stephen1876]

Dan O’Reilly was absolutely brilliant again, especially after being given a soft early booking. Roberts superb as well. 
 

We won’t lose many goals this season, just need to find our scoring touch again. 

[JAG1970]

7 minutes ago, Auld Jag said:

A good point and we managed to keep all 11 on the park after the 3 yellows in the first half. We need 3 points next week against an improving Dunfermline.

We must build on the point today and create some momentum as we cannot afford to keep dropping points. No more playing for one half or 15 mins in each. But Doolan really needs to find a midfield enforcer quickly. 

[elevenone]

Pal at game saying Graham telling fans to shut the **** up.  v poor if true.  Sorry I can’t get excited with draw vs Ayr.  Feel we are clutching at any slight positively straws these days.  Hats off to the over 900 who madethe journey.

[Third Lanark]

A decent point against a very good team away.  Important to get 3 points next week which won’t be easy

[Thistle88]

6 minutes ago, elevenone said:

Pal at game saying Graham telling fans to shut the **** up.  v poor if true.  Sorry I can’t get excited with draw vs Ayr.  Feel we are clutching at any slight positively straws these days.  Hats off to the over 900 who madethe journey.

Hope that’s not true because he’s been part of our problem so far this season. More than happy to take the plaudits when he’s doing well.

[Thistle88]

Got most of the game on a stream, Harry Milne .. as much as he has his flaws is an outstanding professional! Lucky to have the boy.

[JAG1970]

35 minutes ago, elevenone said:

Pal at game saying Graham telling fans to shut the **** up.  v poor if true.  Sorry I can’t get excited with draw vs Ayr.  Feel we are clutching at any slight positively straws these days.  Hats off to the over 900 who madethe journey.

If true, then presumably in response to some “fans” giving him abuse. If they don’t like the team selection then no point in taking it out on the player, especially one who always gives 100%. 
Graham gets dogs abuse from opposition fans ( a back handed compliment), disappointing if some of our own are doing so, especially a guy who has done and still does so much for the club. 
 

I can’t get excited about a draw at Ayr either, just hoping we can use it to turn a corner onto something better.

[dl1971]

Excellent result against a high flying Ayr team. Lots of doom n gloom on here during the game. It's almost as if some posters would have preferred us to get beat! Let's see where we are after we play Ayr, Falkirk and Raith at home.....

[Barney Rubble]

In the context of the season so far - Ayr coming out of the blocks on fire, and Jags spluttering like an old Ford Fiesta in need of its tubes being cleaned out - a draw away from home is a decent outcome today.

However, we need to go on a consistent winning run in the coming weeks given the number of upcoming home games.

Biggest frustration is seeing Raith Rovers rooted to the bottom with 3 points and 1 solitary goal scored. 

I'll refrain from underlining the obvious.

[javeajag]

A better performance but still not at league winning level but it gives us something to build on.

but let’s be clear to be 10 points off top after 5 games is unacceptable 

[Barney Rubble]

7 minutes ago, javeajag said:

A better performance but still not at league winning level but it gives us something to build on.

but let’s be clear to be 10 points off top after 5 games is unacceptable 

The dirty horrible Clyde are only 9 points off the top and have allegedly binned Alan Maitland today.

[fenski]

52 minutes ago, JAG1970 said:

If true, then presumably in response to some “fans” giving him abuse. If they don’t like the team selection then no point in taking it out on the player, especially one who always gives 100%. 
Graham gets dogs abuse from opposition fans ( a back handed compliment), disappointing if some of our own are doing so, especially a guy who has done and still does so much for the club. 
 

I can’t get excited about a draw at Ayr either, just hoping we can use it to turn a corner onto something better.

I have absolutely no problem with a player giving it back to fans in the heat of the moment. In fact if he didn't, I'd wonder if he was up for it and playing with the right level of intensity.

[jlsarmy]

1 hour ago, elevenone said:

Pal at game saying Graham telling fans to shut the **** up.  v poor if true.  Sorry I can’t get excited with draw vs Ayr.  Feel we are clutching at any slight positively straws these days.  Hats off to the over 900 who madethe journey.

Guarantee you weren’t anywhere near the game today for you to actually appraise the performance 

Second half we were very good and the players were gutted not to have won the game .

Thought Doolan showed a steely side to his management by the team he picked today , leaving Fitzpatrick etc on the bench , basically telling players if you don’t perform you don’t play .

Re BG having a go back , when did we all become “ snowflakes “ , players like Charnley and Mark Roberts used to love giving a bit back to supporters

Changed days 

[laukat]

We weren't at the races in the first half. Ayr were far faster and looked fitter however I suspect their growing injury list suggests their manager is demanding more than they can physically cope with.

Second half we were much better and Milne's equaliser was completely justified.

No idea when Graham is meant to have told folk to shut up. If it happened he must have done it from the edge of the 18 yard box because we just weren't that close the Ayr goal in the first half.

O'Reilly, McBeth and Milne were very good. Stanway was miles off it and most of our moves broke down with him.

Roberts made a few decent saves and the defence were throwing their bodies in front of things when required.

No idea if Roberts was off his line for the 1st penalty take but its really harsh to have a retake when their is no VAR. Ref made some odd decisions and the worst was probably booking McBeth when Oakley rugby tackled McBeth.

I think that was better point for us than Ayr. We'll be stronger next time we play and I'm not so sure they will be

[elevenone]

1 minute ago, jlsarmy said:

Guarantee you weren’t anywhere near the game today for you to actually appraise the performance 

Second half we were very good and the players were gutted not to have won the game .

Thought Doolan showed a steely side to his management by the team he picked today , leaving Fitzpatrick etc on the bench , basically telling players if you don’t perform you don’t play .

Re BG having a go back , when did we all become “ snowflakes “ , players like Charnley and Mark Roberts used to love giving a bit back to supporters

Changed days 

you ‘guarantee’ right hence why I said pal who was at the game told me and I praised the 900 plus who travelled.

Hate the term snowflakes but if you want to apply it then I would argue it’s more the club and team this season whom are rather than the fans.

Agree with you re Fitz being benched though.

[lady-isobel-barnett]

Gotta settle for that. Coming back from a goal down, away to top of the league club with two centrebacks booked early. 

Shouldn't really be critical of Harry. He was one of our better players, scored the equaliser and won just about everything in the air. But I think he'll be getting sent to Throw-in School. Threw one straight back out the pitch then followed up being penalised for a foul shy.🙂.

Neither should I be critical of our goalie. Commands his box well, had a series of blocks and fine saves. But I know there's a place for long kicking but Myles does have a tendency to go just too long too often.

Third gripe and one that possibly stopped us getting a late winner was the number of times we were caught offside. Some were inexcusable.

Ref was strange. Very quick to blow his whistle in the first half. After the break it was like he'd used up his allocation of yellow cards and let many a tackle/infringement go unpunished. Assuming he got the penalty decisions correct he wasn't that bad.

Positives today. Felt Doolan got his subs right and not too late. Same goes for his change of formation. We continue to be decent defending. Ablade will tire many a defence. Even if he's not scoring he'll create space for others.   

Edited September 14 by lady-isobel-barnett

[Auld Jag]

2 hours ago, JAG1970 said:

We must build on the point today and create some momentum as we cannot afford to keep dropping points. No more playing for one half or 15 mins in each. But Doolan really needs to find a midfield enforcer quickly. 

Exactly what i was saying. A point today is a good start, but we must start winning games concintently, with 4 out off our next 5 games at home we need to start winning now.

[jlsarmy]

2 minutes ago, elevenone said:

you ‘guarantee’ right hence why I said pal who was at the game told me and I praised the 900 plus who travelled.

Hate the term snowflakes but if you want to apply it then I would argue it’s more the club and team this season whom are rather than the fans.

Agree with you re Fitz being benched though.

It’s been a tough start , not helped by the 2 sending offs in the Raith and Falkirk away games .

Ayr United are going for it this year with the new stand getting built and investment in players but we matched them today , it was important we didn’t get beat today so a draw was a good result 

We haven’t gelled yet as a team but there is a long way to go 

[partickthedog]

Another enjoyable away game today. Great atmosphere and two teams giving it everything. Not one for the purist but on a tight slippery pitch on a wet and windy day, sometimes all you can do is clear your lines and I think that most of us who were there were generally happy to see Luke McBeth and others launch the ball up the pitch rather than play through the lines.

Some of the comments here are rather more negative than my impression of the game. We made a very fast start and besieged Ayr for the first ten minutes. The next twenty minutes were our weakest and I appreciate that some of the more critical posts may have been made then. Ayr did then have a measure of control and of course got their goal. We were finding it hard to break out. However the last fifteen minutes of the first half were better and we were generally on the front foot for most of the second half. 
 

When we had to defend, O’Reilly and McBeth were resolute and made some excellent blocks. Roberts produced some great saves in both halves. He really is a find. Milne was as often the case our best outfield player. A real battler with lots of skill and of course our primary source of headed goals.

Nilsson seemed to find the game too feisty for him. Graham did tire and I think Diack could have replaced him rather than playing alongside him. Fitzpatrick made a tremendous impact off the bench. Chalmers did well coming on too, though his end product was rather more mixed.

Fans gave tremendous backing and the players responded to that. No idea about the alleged Graham incident but that would be totally at odds with the synergy between players and fans which was generally on display.

In summary, you could not fault the players for effort. We were a bit lacking in skill and fluidity and I agree that this is not yet league winning form. But it was at least a step in the right direction and something to build on.

Edited September 14 by partickthedog
Wrong choice of word!

[elevenone]

6 minutes ago, jlsarmy said:

It’s been a tough start , not helped by the 2 sending offs in the Raith and Falkirk away games .

Ayr United are going for it this year with the new stand getting built and investment in players but we matched them today , it was important we didn’t get beat today so a draw was a good result 

We haven’t gelled yet as a team but there is a long way to go 

think next 5 games are crucial as 4 are at home and the away one at Hamilton winnable on paper so hopefully we can go on a run.

[Derby Jag]

I thought we were rubbish today in all honesty and lucky to get a point.

Graham yet again was very poor, Stanway isn't good enough at the moment to be starting at this level and Nilsson doesn't look up to it. Roberts was great and O'Reilly/McBeth look a good partnership.

I think it's still the case that something isn't right at the club and don't think the pressure has lifted from Doolan at all. We certainly don't look like a team with aspirations of winning the league.

[stillresigned]

I don’t know if I’m turning into a ‘happy clapper’ but I thoroughly enjoyed that game today. Thought, that we more than deserved our point today and if we had a bit more luck I think that we could have had all three points today. I reckon that if we can go on a little run of 3/4 games we’ll be right back in the mix. There’s a lot of points up for grabs and I can see no reason why we can’t get back in the mix. Maybe, I’m being too optimistic, but I hope not.

[Lenziejag]

1 hour ago, Barney Rubble said:

In the context of the season so far - Ayr coming out of the blocks on fire, and Jags spluttering like an old Ford Fiesta in need of its tubes being cleaned out - a draw away from home is a decent outcome today.

However, we need to go on a consistent winning run in the coming weeks given the number of upcoming home games.

Biggest frustration is seeing Raith Rovers rooted to the bottom with 3 points and 1 solitary goal scored. 

I'll refrain from underlining the obvious.

The obvious being it was against us. The not so obvious, it was a penalty and we finished with 10 players. 
Incidentally, we haven’t lost a goal from open play when we have had the full complement on the park. 

[partickthedog]

27 minutes ago, Derby Jag said:

I thought we were rubbish today in all honesty and lucky to get a point.

Graham yet again was very poor, Stanway isn't good enough at the moment to be starting at this level and Nilsson doesn't look up to it. Roberts was great and O'Reilly/McBeth look a good partnership.

I think it's still the case that something isn't right at the club and don't think the pressure has lifted from Doolan at all. We certainly don't look like a team with aspirations of winning the league.

Cannot agree with your “rubbish” assessment for the whole team, though I do agree with your individual assessments of the players, apart from that I might have been a bit kinder to Stanway.

Not claiming it was a perfect or even a very good performance, but I found it encouraging, full of heart and spirit. However, I accept there is a long way to go and a lot of games to win before we can have any conversations about a realistic title challenge.