Ayr United (H) 21st Dec

[stokearab]

I knew the result but just watched the match as live.
Criticism of this team right now is a risky business and can get you a cyber lynching but I'm going to say it, that first half was woeful from us. Yes Ayr couldn't do anything with all their neat possession and yes we never looked in danger. But I honestly felt the way our boys approached that first 45 it was almost as if they're starting to think they just have to turn up for the 3 points. No pace, no aggression, a lot of players unwilling to go to ground to make tackles, instead just tracking the opposition player and hoping it turns out ok. We didn't look like league leaders and created zero moves and gave the ball away so easy.
But, out of nothing Stanton sidefoots in, made it look very easy, a lot of players would have hit the defender or keeper with that. And so we went on from there. I hope Robbie laid into them at half time because if we start like that against the Fun we will concede first.
Overall 4-0 could have been more, looked very easy in the end, great result, clean sheet again and on we go. But I'm wanting 90 minutes of passion and a wee bit of quality, not 50.

Tin helmet fitted for incoming

Edit to add, great goal from Harkes, want to see more of that from him when it matters in a game, eg 0-0