EWS

A loyal servent?

Does thou forgetteth that he followed Brewster down to Utd as quickly as possible?

The only people to really moan about coming up was Rangers if I remember rightly.

P & J reported on Saturday that Hayes turned down SPL and Championship sides to sign for us. Good lad!

That is utterly fantastic.

I wonder if Granty volunteered to remove it after winning the league. I seem to remember that he struggled with having the armband in the SPL last time around, and couldn't manage to juggle being the CD and also being Capt.

Hopefully it wasn't stripped of him and thus leave him bitter, but it was a decision made by him, Terry, Maurice and Richie and made with the best interests of the club in mind.

Was it the link that said "share this album with anyone by sending them this public link"?

To all the Face bookers, I don't have one. Is there anyway you can make your photo galleries for Saturday accessible to non Face Bookers like EWS has?

I did try to put them in the gallery in here without success. Will try and put mine in flickr later on for you.

If you go into the album you have uploaded them into, there is a link at the bottom of the page that will allow you to give access publicly.

I was going to take my ICT top, but I was too afraid of it getting pinched.

There were three old farts sitting in Row L, Section E that really were determined to spoil the atmosphere for everyone by actually telling us to shut up while we were singing songs.

If you read this gentlemen, might I suggest the Main Stand next season? Maybe leave your angry daughter and her spineless husband at home next time too, eh?

Wow! I didnt realise that 'Care in the Community' would allow Tourettes sufferers to use a computer. And you managed to type a whole sentence without using foul and abusive language, more than you have managed in any other match I have attended.

What's that I hear?

*rustle* *rustle*

Here's my pictures from the weekend guys :004:

Hehe

The Hairy Highlander would be great if it is done as a man in a suit, no an actual man. If it is cartoony then it would work fine.

All I said was that he had a good point.

I am gutted that these have gone to sweetie rustling ST holders rather than loyal supportive away fans :P

He has a good point

Spot on Charles with what you say, however the coverage even when we won was very sparse from The Daily Record. I think we got half a paragraph when we beat Ayr.

I'll post my pics up later B)

I really wish I could have been there today, but I guess following it on my iPhone from Cape Town had to do. I have been spreading the word about ICT to the locals, so you never know, we might have some Capetonians become supporters. I've had a few drinks to celebrate, but now time to call it a night.

I think I have to thank Riley, Roger, JeffVader, JoeDimaggio, the ever awesome Johndo and everyone who was at Ayr for a great away season (including those I met for the first time), and hope it continues next year. Unfortunatly, I am moving to N. Ireland so I won't manage as many away games as I would like.

Mon the ICT, best away support in the country.

You know what I mean though.

I thought my copy had a problem when they talked for 2 minutes, then didn't say another word until Charlie commented "Barry thought he was in the box there" when Moravcik fowled him in the lead up to the goal.

Is there commentary for the full match?

I have Barry and Charlie talking for the first 3 minutes then large (and long) periods of silence.

Girlfriend is watching This Morning. Also want to keep it for when I can enjoy it

Fantastic that mine arrived this morning. Going to put it on later.

I saw these guys on This Morning last week, and it turns out that their album came out today. Very good easy listening folk music, and if you like Momford and Sons I would wager that you might like these guys. They are fishermen from Port Isaac which I think is in Cornwall.

Gutted I can't make it. Absolutly gutted.

John "There aint no fecking way I'm getting over that fence" MacKenzie

IT WAS like something straight from a Monty Python script.

Hundreds of fans gathered together for a glimpse of their leader.

Excitement rippled through the crowd as they huddled at the mouth of the tunnel waiting for him to appear.

Kids craned their neck for a better view, grown adults climbed into the rickety main stand at Somerset Park to get closer to him.

But unlike Python's comedy classic Life of Brian, Terry Butcher didn't have to be dragged in front of the heaving masses by his grumpy mum.

He burst into the directors' box to greet his followers - and was almost knocked off his feet by the explosion of noise.

Because to the Inverness fans, Butcher isn't a very naughty boy. He IS the messiah.

The man who led their club back to the promised land of the SPL at the first time of asking.

And the man who managed to stop a bunch of Ayr United jobsworth's having a heart-attack.

The man really is a miracle-worker.

Sent up to address the crowd by United's panicking security staff, Butcher raised his arms and calmed his fevered followers.

As the noise levels dropped he bellowed: "I've got one or two things to say."

"Tell us Terry, tell us both of them", you almost expected the idolising masses to chant back, mimicking that brilliant Python scene.

Sadly, they didn't but that didn't stop Butch and off he went, controlling the pack like a puppet master.

Indulging them enough to take the roof off at points, bringing them back down by promising one hell of a title party when they get the trophy next week.

It was one of the best moments I have ever witnessed in football.

In an age where managers and players have never been further away from the punter, Butcher couldn't have been closer to his fans.

A true football man embraced by a loyal support so thrilled they're heading back to the SPL they looked ready to burst.

Considering the league was already won, the numbers that sang their hearts out at Somerset was incredible.

But then you remembered they were all stuck at home listening to Raith beat Dundee when it was clinched.

To be fair, even if they weren't celebrating promotion, the show Caley put on against an abject Ayr side was reason enough to party.

Seven goals, seven different scorers.

Just like Butcher's address to his people, one of the best team performances you'll ever witness.

As he savoured every moment, the Caley boss grinned: "It's the stuff of dreams today, amazing.

"We don't want this season to end, it's been incredible.

"It was special to be able to go out and see the fans today. I've never experienced anything like that. I did it when I was at Rangers and I've done it at Motherwell, but nothing like that.

"We last lost in November and ever since then we've just kept on picking up results and doing our job.

"It says everything about the lads that they've won the league and come down here and won so convincingly.

"As for the way we played today, well it was pretty good. And if you ask me after I've had a few beers I'll tell you it was f*****g brilliant."

After winning the title in midweek without even kicking a ball due to Dundee's defeat at Raith Rovers, you could forgive the Highlanders for losing a couple of days on the sauce.

But they travelled to Ayrshire determined to put on a show and celebrate in style.

They did not disappoint.

The brilliant Jonny Hayes opened the scoring for the champions after just two minutes with the simplest of tap-ins.

Richie Foran then crossed to set up Adam Rooney for the second eight minutes later before Foran scored himself on 13.

Hayes was on fire and his brilliant jinking run set up Eric Odhiambo three minutes before the break.

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United were going to pieces as their First Division survival flashed before their eyes. After 75 minutes Hayes created the fifth, crossing for sub Dani Sanchez to head home.

Robert Eagle climbed off the bench to hit the sixth before debutant Gavin Morrison was in seventh heaven as he wrapped things up with a cute free-kick.

Then the madness started.

The Caley fans behind the goal couldn't hold back any more and piled on to the pitch.

Morrison disappeared under a mountain of bodies as the stewards desperately tried to restore order.

No doubt the authorities will look down their noses at the pitch invasion, but it was sheer enjoyment at its best.

Yet while the Caley fans were loving it, the Ayr fans hated every minute.

They gave their side pelters as they trudged off the pitch, their season all of a sudden turning very gloomy. If Butcher was like the mistaken messiah from Life of Brian, United surely resemble the Black Knight in the Holy Grail.

You know, the guy who had his arms and legs chopped off.

Well make no mistake, Ayr are wounded.

Judging by their collapse over the last few weeks, maybe even fatally. They have now got two games in which to save their season, two huge cup finals that will determine squad size and budgets.

But with morale this low after such a heavy defeat, it's difficult to imagine how Brian Reid's side will recover from this.

Still, no matter what happens they should take heart from that famous ending to the Python movie.

And always look on the bright side of life...

great piece on the aftermath of the game in the middle of the sun today by Paul Hughes.

It was a great piece.

Yep. Thats me .....bottom right. Good luck in Angola EWS!!

Haha cheers. I have to survive Cape Town first.

That is a great picture, I can see myself.