‘VAR won’t lie’, Scott Brown expresses confidence ahead of Ayr’s cup tie with Rangers

‘VAR won’t lie’, Scott Brown expresses confidence ahead of Ayr’s cup tie with Rangers

Ayr United announced this week that they had achieved a turnover of over £2 million for the first time in their

history and had recorded a profit of just under £20,000 for the year ending June 2023 – a figure that does not

include the sale of Dipo Akinyemi to York City for a six figure fee in July. On the eve of the Scottish Cup fifth round

game against Rangers at Ibrox, Scott Brown expressed hope that he can fulfill his managerial ambitions at Ayr

United thanks to the Somerset Park club’s newfound financial stability.

Former Celtic captain and former Scotland international Brown, who succeeded Lee Bullen last month, believes that

the Ayrshire team’s recent success—they went from being worth £1.4 million in red backs in 2019 to being worth

£68,000 in black backs—portends well for their future on the field.

He stated, “We have a chairman named David Smith who is here all the time.” “People are rooting for us and hoping

for the best, which is what you want from a football team.” Everyone should be traveling in the same direction. You

don’t want people chatting behind your back, suggesting that this or that ought to be done.

We’ll have those open discussions between myself, Chairman David, and Managing Director Graeme (Mathie) because we’re honest people. They won’t always get everything right, and neither will I always get everything right. That’s a natural part of football, but what matters is how we move forward correctly.

This place feels like a home away from home. All individuals desire to be together, especially the boys. There’s a lovely, close bond. Neither I nor the chairman have any egos in the dressing room. Everyone wants Ayr United to succeed.

Off-field problems plagued Brown’s tenure as Fleetwood Town’s manager. The English League One team was listed for sale and their former chairman was imprisoned for fraud the previous year.

He said, “For me, that’s in the past now.” “I truly enjoyed my time at Fleetwood; I had a great time there.” Going straight from being a player to management was a great stepping stone for me.

They placed their faith and trust in me. We had a great time together in that first season. It is entirely your fault if you fail. Sometimes, you just have to accept that. Other times, we have to be careful to run the club forward.

We’ll either have the budget or we won’t. It’s that simple. “There will be times when I’m told ‘you can’t sign him and you can’t sign him.'” Yes, the chairman and Graeme want to squeeze as much as they can, but we’re also trying to build something that can be maintained for a long time, making sure we’re bringing in profits that aren’t just from people’s pockets. “He’s trying to build a training ground, trying to do everything right. He has an ambition to ensure he can make Ayr as good and profitable as it can be by the next ten years. So he’s got that drive; we all have it.”

Right now, each of us is in a favorable situation.”

Brown, meanwhile, has expressed his happiness that VAR and referee Willie Collum, who Rangers requested be removed from his matches following their loss to Celtic in December, are in charge at Ibrox this afternoon. He remarked, “We should be fine because we have VAR.” “VAR won’t lie, therefore, no matter what happens.”

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