George Oakley says Ayr United are aiming for the top after striker opens account for Scott Brown's Honest Men
dailyrecord.co.ukGeorge Oakley insists there's plenty more to come after his poacher's finish got Ayr off to a flier in the Premier Sports Cup last night.United's new number nine pounced after Falkirk keeper Jamie Sneddon had parried Anton Dowds' header into his path.
The early goal was enough to secure the points for Scott Brown's men against a Bairns side who hit the woodwork three times in an open contest.Oakley told the Ayrshire Post: "It was one of those where the keeper has made a save from Anton and luckily he's pushed it on to me at the backpost and it's gone in.
It doesn't matter how they go in as long as they do - you just need to put yourself in the right place and tonight I got my rewards."Falkirk are a good side and you can see why they won the league last season and went unbeaten.
They put us under a bit of pressure and we had to defend excellently as a team. We're only going to get better from here as well."Oakley has been one of Ayr's major signings of the summer with the Somerset board showing an intent to aim for the top - and the former Morton striker reckons fans have every reason to be optimistic following a positive pre-season campaign.He said: "There is a massive togetherness here, everyone is on board with what's happening.
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