Travelling northward by motorcar the visiting Ayr United supporter passes the Cloch Lighthouse, a Gourock landmark.
You want the first foot in the door in the New Year to belong to an honest man, so who better than the Honest Men to have over to your home ground for the first match of the calendar year? And who better than Ayr United, whom you have beaten twice this season already?
This is the beginning of the second half of the SFL season. In the first quarter Morton earned 14 points with four wins, two draws and three loses. But in the second quarter they gained only eight points, with two wins, two draws and four loses, and one game postponed. If Morton have two more quarters like the first quarter, they'll end up with about 50 points, good enough for fourth place in last year's standings. To win the division they must find another 20 points, which essentially means not losing again. Ross County have lost only once this season (on August 13th), with a string of nine wins through October and November.
During last week's game in Dundee a home fan was throwing chocolates at Morton keeper Dominic Cervi.
Today's Ross County v Partick game is postponed due to snow in the north.
The Emperor's Cup was awarded yesterday. FC Tokyo met Kyoto Sanga FC in the first Emperor's Cup final to feature two J2 clubs. FC Tokyo was formed in 1935 as Tokyo Gas FC, and their nickname is still The Gas Men. This was their first trip to the final. Kyoto Sanga FC was formed in 1922 and won the Emperor's Cup in 2002 while in J1. The word Sanga is borrowed from the Sanskrit and means congregation, a reference to Kyoto's prevalent Buddhist culture. Score: FC Tokyo 4, Kyoto Sanga 2. The Gas Men qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League, and will meet J1 champion Kashiwa Reysol in the Fuji Xerox Super Cup in March.
[Morton win 3 - 1. Goals by O'Brien, Campbell and Di Giacomo. Morton remain in sixth place, and are now eleven points out of first and nine points out of last.]
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