Ayr United 1 Arbroath 0 as Lee Bullen gets off to flying start at Somerset Park

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Lee Bullen got off to the dream start as new Head Coach of Ayr United as the Honest Men downed table topping Arbroath.Ricky Little's first half own goal provided the platform for a disciplined defensive display after the break as Bullen's men came out on top.It marks Ayr's second clean sheet on the spin and lifts them six points clear of the foot of the Championship on a landmark day at Somerset.And Bullen hailed his troops for putting the seal on a huge 24 hours.He said: "If Carlsberg did first football games, then this was it."To beat the team at the top of the league and get a clean sheet was fantastic."It was backs to the wall and bodies on the line stuff at times."It was a fight and a battle, which you're going to get against every Dick Campbell side.

They're not top of the league for nothing."But the credit has to go to the management team over the last few weeks who've given the lads the platform and they've responded. "They are playing with a smile on their face at the moment and a bit of freedom but first and foremost they are gritting their teeth and digging in."Bullen was thrust into the dugout just hours after taking his first training session and Ayr's interim team had left plans in place.But it was clear from the off that the men in black and white had been given an extra lift from Bullen's presence on the touchline as they hunted in packs for every second ball.He added: "Our feet are firmly on the ground, we're not going to win every game."We have a job to do to bring in a few players to help this group because they need help and they know that."But they've now set the standard and it's up to us as a staff to help them replicate that."The fans were clapping every block, tackle and clearance and that's the