David mitchell: i've unfinished business with ayr united

THE FIRST NEW SIGNING OF THE SUMMER BRINGS EXPERIENCE TO THE NUMBER ONE JERSEY AND RETURNS TO SOMERSET PARK SOME 15 YEARS AFTER HE LEFT AS A YOUTH. 18:01, 03 Jun 2025 David Mitchell says he

has unfinished business at Ayr United - after rejoining the club he left as a kid. As a teenager he watched on from the bench when Ryan Stevenson scored his famous promotion play-off winner

at Airdrie in 2009. Now Mitchell is back where it all began some 15 years since he left Somerset Park to pursue first team football. Mitchell, 35, returns as an experienced pair of hands

bidding to bring stability between the sticks for United. And he insists Ayr are getting a far better version of the player who departed in search of regular game time. He told the AYRSHIRE

POST: "It's nice to be back where it all started. When I was a kid here and went on loan to Stranraer, it was the best thing I ever did in terms of my development. Article

continues below "When I returned I was wanting to play games but looking back, I was never ready for that. So I feel like it's a bit of unfinished business to come back now.

It's a proud moment for me. "When the manager picked up the phone, it was a bit of a no brainer. You just have to look at the ambition the club is showing and the plans that they

have in place." Mitchell, who joins on a two-year deal after leaving Championship rivals Partick Thistle, is adamant he has the experience to calm a position that was often turbulent

for Ayr last season. He added: "It's not something I've overly thought about - I just focus on the job I have to do and everything else should take care of itself. "I

know I'll have a role to play with the younger lads and the other goalies - and I'll learn from them as well. I'm experienced but you never stand still in this game and you

never stop learning. "It helped that I played a lot of games early on in my career and have always been an organiser and very vocal. I've always liked that side of the game and if

you do that side right then it makes the job far easier." Mitchell, who was part of United's Academy setup before joining Brian Reid's first team back in the day, added:

"It's really nice to be back amongst familiar faces. "Davie White was the head of the Academy back then as well and was someone who was really good for me. You always remember

those people who really believed in you in the game. Article continues below "So this is a move which just feels good for me and it will be another exciting season in a highly

competitive Championship. "But the ambition on show here is big - the club are not just happy to be where they are. It's now up to us on the pitch to make that happen."