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Early Season Promise Evaporates as Manager is Sacked.
 Season 2006/07 began with promise for Ayr and big friendly wins at Annan and against Threave Rovers had the Somerset faithful anticipating the season ahead.
An early league away win against Stirling Albion became nine wins out of fourteen by Christmas, with a 5-0 win over Forfar Athletic in October the highlight.
There had been good cup wins against higher division clubs like Livingston and Queen of the South and a disappointing penalty shoot out loss to Dunfermline Athletic all culminating to confirm that the predicted successful season was well on course and the club lay in second position in the league by the turn of the new year.
 However, a Scottish Cup exit and only one win in eight matches in what was a tight league had Ayr in serious relegation trouble by the end of March resulting in the sacking of manager Robert Conner.
Neil Watt took over as manager and form returned immediately. The scoring touch resumed and ten goals in the next three games brought three wins against Brechin City, Forfar Athletic and Alloa Athletic.
There were three more wins against promotion contenders Stirling Albion, Raith Rovers and Morton. Six wins and one defeat in the last nine games wins since Neil Watt had taken over brought United from the relegation zone to the brink of a play off place.
The pressure of trying to escape relegation followed by a potential play off place proved just to much for United and a draw against Brechin City and defeat against Cowdenbeath in April was a task to far and eventually United had to be content with finishing fifth.
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