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A couple of games tonight. Championship fixture where a win for Ayr will just about see them safe. Ayr United 0-3 Dunfermline Ath (F/T) Keith Bray with the 3rd goal 5 Rovers 31 0 36 6 Ayr U 32 -7 36 7 Q Park 31 -10 36 8 Morton 32 -11 36 9 Airdrie 31 -11 30 10 County 32 -24 28 League1 game could see Cove put Accies in big danger of the relegation play-off. Montrose 2-3 Cove Rangers (F/T) 6 Monty 32 -13 41 Cove 32 -5 31 E Fife 32 -26 31 9 Accies 32 8 25 10 Kelty 32 -30 23

When I eventually found the game on the iPlayer (having watched the West Ham match which was on at the same time) it was nearly 9pm. I dutifully sat through it all the way. There's not much to say that hasn't already been said so my key thoughts were: We gave them far too much respect and space to play from the back and in midfield, especially in the first half. There seemed little energy or appetite to press, even with the squad rotations to keep things "fresh". Bavidge could count himself unlucky not to start after recent performances. Bearing in mind what the ref had already given, their fourth goal could have been given as a foul our way instead when Easton took the ball (from behind). The players might feel sufficiently embarrased that, rather than losing confidence, it gives them a real kick up the backside before Stenny on Saturday. Anything else would be picking on individual players and that is not really constructive, especially when pretty much everyone was, well, let's say below par.

Yeah, Well, It was a distraction from talking football! Which brings me to an obvious observation, The ICT team has lost it's Mojo big time, To me the players were going through the motions and did not look confident in what they were supposed to be doing. We struggled to get up to any from of speed and urgency, Looked nervous and only after we scored did they lift their game. Second half started like the first half, nervous and under the RR press we started to make mistakes! 4 1 was a bit of a humping but could have been avoided, long balls into the channels might have been better to try getting round their defence. Anyway Kell has a hellofajob to get into the minds of the team before Saturday because they will need to play out of their skins to get a result, I really hope they do! And... I'm not that convinced with Munro in the goals.

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Watched the game on Alba. Wish I hadn't. Awful to watch. Sloppy all over the pitch. It's going to take a monumental effort by Kells to get these players motivated for the final games of the season. Bouncing back from that performance to beat Stenny is not going to be easy. Lose that then we have to feel it's all over. We really do need to avoid the play offs.