We set off for Scotland very early and five hours later we arrive in Ayr. Why do Scottish teams get such poor crowds? Perhaps it’s because they charge £12.50 for a
seat at a pre-season friendly. We
decided to stand at the bargain price of £9.
An impressive sixty or so Walsall fans had made the effort and gave good
support.
Uncle Ray sent out what again
appears to be his strongest side with Matt Gadsby replacing the injured Evans
in defence. Marshy didn’t appear
again. Is he injured or out of
favour? The Saddlers were, in truth, very disappointing and Ayr not
much better. We created little and generally looked like a bunch of strangers who'd met an hour before kick off on the car park.
Both sides started pretty slowly and our ball possession throughout was pretty hopeless. This was encapsulated in the decisive moment of the game where our back four managed to get involved in the most ridiculous series of bad
schoolboy passes, resulting in an unnecessary corner for the home
side. The corner was only half cleared
and an unmarked Traynor fired home the loose ball. That hardly jolted us into action however and Rammell had our only real chance where he blasted straight
at the keeper when he should really have scored and that was pretty much that.
The
second half was arguably even worse although the boys did put themselves about
following some crunching tackles from the home side. All in all, if it was possible to get less
than nil we would have. Left the ground and checked into the ever delightful
Butlins for a week of luxury and pampering. It can’t get any worse than today
can it? Oh yes.
Bad News.......The performance
Good News.....The Walsall support
Annual Triallist count..6