Stewart McConnell
Stories by Stewart McConnell
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Last updated: 11 Mar 2010 17:00
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.
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Published: 11 Mar 2010 12:00
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.
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Published: 4 Mar 2010 11:00
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.
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Last updated: 24 Feb 2010 12:00
EASTENDER PLOT TAKES NEW TWIST
UPBEAT Ayr United boss Brian Reid boss says Saturday's excellent victory away to Dunfermline Athletic could be a springboard for their survival push.
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Published: 18 Feb 2010 10:00
AYRSHIRE WEEKLY PRESS CUP DRAW
ANNBANK UNITED will host Stagecoach Super League First Division rivals WHITLETTS VICTORIA in the opening round of the showpiece domestic knockout trophy.
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Published: 17 Feb 2010 13:00
GOALKEEPER Craig Samson was red-carded as United slumped to their 11th league defeat out of 19 at Palmerston Park on Tuesday night.
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Published: 11 Feb 2010 13:00
League points are the target for Ayr
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.
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Published: 11 Feb 2010 13:00
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.
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Last updated: 4 Feb 2010 12:00
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.
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Last updated: 2 Feb 2010 11:54
MIDFIELD marvel Ryan Stevenson spoke of this delight this week at joining Hearts after more than two glorious years with Ayr United.
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Last updated: 28 Jan 2010 13:00
PENALTY CLAIM DENIES AYR A POINT
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.
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Published: 19 Jan 2010 15:00
UNITED edged out the side they had defeated in last season's promotion playoffs, edging out plucky Brechin to storm into the last 16.
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Last updated: 7 Jan 2010 16:00
BREAKING NEWS: CUP GAME FALLS VICTIM TO BIG FREEZE
AYR United's Scottish Cup game against Brechin has been postponed following a Thursday morning inspection at Somerset.
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Last updated: 31 Dec 2009 16:43
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.
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Published: 2 Dec 2009 16:25
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.
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Published: 19 Nov 2009 17:00
JOURNEYMAN striker Junior Mendes has high hopes that he can help take Ayr United out of the relegation zone after signing on until mid January and making an impressive debut.
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Published: 19 Nov 2009 15:00
TENACIOUS ten-man United stormed back to snatch a point - their first in five games - to climb off the basement, a point clear of Airdrie United.
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Published: 12 Nov 2009 16:00
UPBEAT Ayr United assistant boss Scott MacKenzie says self belief among the players can go a lon gway towards keeping them in the Barr's Irn-Bru First Division after a battling performance against Queen of the South.
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Last updated: 5 Nov 2009 12:00
CHAIRMAN Lachlan Cameron has put his majority shareholding in Ayr United up for sale, saying he can't take the club any further.
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Last updated: 29 Oct 2009 17:00
PLAYERS are being warned their futures are on the line after Ayr United suffered a demoralising 5-1 home defeat against former SPL side Inverness Caley Thistle.
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Published: 29 Oct 2009 16:00
AYR UTD CHAIRMAN BLASTS ROSS CO
ANGRY Ayr United chairman Lachlan Cameron has hit out after having his bid to switch next month's home clash with Ross County put back 24 hours to avoid Scotland's live TV clash with Wales knocked back.
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Published: 28 Oct 2009 17:00
AYR UNITED look to stand a great chance of progress to the Fourth Round of the Active Nation Scottish Cup.
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Published: 22 Oct 2009 15:00
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.'
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Last updated: 8 Oct 2009 17:00
EARLY EXIT IN WICKED WEATHER FOR TROON
BOTH sides had difficulty in coming to terms with the swirling wind and heavy showers and the game was spoiled as a spectacle of this.
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Published: 8 Oct 2009 17:00
IN a glorious spell with Dunfermline Athletic, Brian Reid helped steer the club to promotion to the SPL and chipped in with three goals.
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Published: 1 Oct 2009 11:00
LONG-SUFFERING home fans had cause to celebrate on Saturday as Ayr clinched their first league win of the season against the previously undefeated Fifers.
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Published: 24 Sep 2009 14:00
ANGRY AYR UNITED boss Brian Reid is warning his players to stop conceding cheap goals after slumping to their fourth defeat out of six in the Barr's Irn-Bru First Division.
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Last updated: 16 Sep 2009 17:00
AMBITIOUS Ayr United boss Brian Reid has high hopes that he can add a mystery experienced SPL striker to his squad in time for Saturday's long trip north to face Barr's Irn-Bru First Division leaders Ross County.
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Published: 2 Sep 2009 16:00
WORRIED Ayr United boss Brian Reid is warning his players to improve quickly, or face being sucked into the drop zone.
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Published: 27 Aug 2009 19:00
CIS Insurance Cup Second Round AYR UNITED 0 ST MIRREN 2 Stewart McConnell at Somerset Park PUNCHLESS United were floored by sharp Saints on Wednesday night to end their dreams of earning a money-spinning last 16 tie. The cagey defensive formation which saw Mark Roberts as a lone frontman for much of the match simply didn't work as he did not get the supply he had been hoping for with the final ball lacking. And while the Honest Men missed some chances the well-organised Buddies defence pretty much handled everything that was thrown at them.
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