SHOOGLY PEG THAT BOSS HAS TO MEND

After the defeat by Morton I said I felt there were signs that the fans were starting to turn on manager Billy Dodds.

That process seems to have accelerated and a lot of anger is now being hurled his way and I can understand why.

I know that Inverness remain in third place, which is quite remarkable after the poor run they have been on, but they have not looked like winning games since before Christmas.

It is hard to see where the goals are going to come from and at the back they look far from secure.

In the first half on Saurday I actually didn’t think they played that badly.

Logan Chalmers impressed me with some of his approach play but once again the team’s cutting edge was missing.

Ayr took the lead with the first opportunity that came their way when Caley Thistle didn’t defend a corner well.

In many ways they didn’t deserve to be behind at the break but it was all very typical of what happens when a team is out of form.

Things got no better after the break. Ayr were not having too much difficulty maintaining their lead. It was not easy to watch, even before a double-whammy killed the game off.

In fairly quick succession, the Honest Men doubled their lead and then Caley Thistle’s David Carson was ordered off for a second yellow card.

A freak, late goal from young Lewis Nicolson gave a glimmer of hope but too little, too late.

Things need to turn around soon if Dodds’ jacket is not increasingly to look as though it’s hanging on a shoogly peg.