Rory Return!

United manager Tommy Wright looks set to change his starting line-up for tomorrow night’s Irish cup replay at home to Lisburn Distillery, kick 07-45. Midfielder Aiden Watson remains doubtful with a foot injury and we expect Englishman Phil Charnock to replace him. But the United manager has intimated that he will be giving a start to midfielder Rory Hamill, probably at the expense of Gareth Scates. It’s not known if Scates will get a place on the bench or not, but we at ‘Sport would urge the manager to put the veteran Boydie and new signing Paul Brown on the bench. These two men will give the manager the best option for change, if change is needed. United must surely take their chances tomorrow night as without dismissing first division Bangor, the winners of this tie have been given an almost certain ‘pass’ to the semi-final. After tonight’s replays it looks on paper as if, Linfield, Larne and either United or Distillery are almost certain semi-finalists. The other game between Portadown and Glentoran, who have just appointed former United player Paul Millar as their new manager, looks a bit too close to call, but form would probably point to the Ports, maybe after a replay. But first things first, let’s take care of the Whites tomorrow night and then and only then we can look forward to entering the lion’s den this Saturday, when we taken on the unbeaten Linfield at Windsor park. A win tomorrow night is a must, not only to get us into the next round of the cup, but also in order to give the boys confidence for their next two league games which could have a vital bearing on our season. Sky Blue fans can play their part tomorrow night by getting behind the team right from the start. We have a great away support but our home support is so quiet at times that we almost have to check to see that they’re alive. We think the roof of the new stand is fairly secure, so there’s no danger of raising it, but let’s give it our best shot. Come on United fans, shout your ‘bloody’ heads off and cheer the ‘wee’ Sky Blues to victory!