Brown delighted with reaction as Ayr bounce back from shock cup exit
Ayr United survived a late scare at Somerset Park on Saturday to return to winning ways in the Championship and bounce back from a demoralising midweek defeat.
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Ayr United survived a late scare at Somerset Park on Saturday to return to winning ways in the Championship and bounce back from a demoralising midweek defeat.
Captain Ben Dempsey admitted his team 'lost the battle' against Raith Rovers on Friday night and "can't let that happen again" after Ayr United fell to their third defeat in their last four Championship matches.
Rising star Dylan Watret said it felt 'amazing' to help Ayr United back to winning ways in the Championship at the weekend after hitting a second-half wonder strike to secure his side the three points.
Ayr United manager Scott Brown insisted the result was all that mattered as his side saw off Peterhead to advance to the quarters of the SPFL Trust Trophy.
Scott Brown did not hold back in criticising his Ayr United side's performance after the previously undefeated Honest Men lost their first league match of the season in a table-topping clash against Falkirk on Saturday.
Ayr Racecourse was packed with punters in their finest gladrags over the weekend as the Gold Cup Festival returned in style.
Scott Brown has called on his Ayr United stars to stand up and be counted after the loss of top scorer Anton Dowds dealt his side a hammer blow in their Premiership promotion push.
Ayr talisman Anton Dowds saw his ‘penalty philosophy’ pay off during the Honest Men’s weekend draw with former club Partick Thistle – and the frontman has praised assistant coach Steven Whittaker for helping to boost his success rate from the spot.
A POLICE crackdown on illegal drugs and weapons in South Ayrshire saw eight people charged or reported this week.
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