Both sides had declared in advance that this wasn’t a championship decider, but the whoops of delight and unfettered celebrations from the Ayr players at the climax spoke volumes for the significance of this result in the wider Premiership picture.
Before Saturday’s coruscating contest at Millbrae, Currie hadn’t so much beaten opponents as destroyed them, en route to an impressive run of 10 consecutive victories, but they crashed down to earth with a resounding thump against Kenny Murray’s side.