Peaso vows to McCall the shots on Ayr boss

CLYDE striker Peter MacDonald is hoping to disappoint Ayr United manager Ian McCall for a third time after twice turning down the chance to play under him.

McCall tried and failed to bring MacDonald to Patrick Thistle when the vastly experienced marksman was at St Johnstone, and was also interested in the 36-year-old after tak- ing on the reigns at Somerset Park.

His striking prowess could be the biggest threat to Ayr in this afternoon’s Scottish Cup fifth round clash with the player having netted 17 goals in 29 appearances f or the League Two side this term, and the marksman is keen to leave McCall frustrated yet again.

MacDonald said: “He first tried to get me on loan when he I was coming back from an injury at St Johnstone. I knocked back a month’s loan at Thistle, but I did end up playing sooner than expected.

“Then he tried to sign me for Ayr when I left Dundee but I thought the best option at that time was to stay full-time and to play with Morton.

“It was at the end of my Dundee time when I came back from my cruciate injury. I had a few clubs wanting me and I was lucky that I had options.

“He didn’t try to sign me in the summer again so I must have done something wrong! I’ll see him before and after the game, he’s a great guy.

“But hopefully I can frustrate him again on Saturday. Hopefully we can put on a good account of ourselves and run them close. We’re going to go there as massive underdogs, but we hope we can cause an upset.”

Despite reaching the twilight of his career, MacDonald insists the cup still has a special appeal.

He added: “I’m absolutely buzzing. There will be a decent crowd although we’re not going there with any expectations. Can we cause an upset? Yeah, definitely.”