United manager Tommy Wright must make two enforced changes for tomorrow night’s County Antrim derby against Larne, kick-off 07-30 (we think). Striker Kevin Kelbie is serving a one match ban, while Boydie has picked up a hamstring injury. Randal Reid is expected to get the nod to partner Fitzy up front, while Craig McClean looks set for his first league game of the season, in place of Boydie. We also expect Darren Murphy to return in place of the ineffective Stuarty King, on the left side of midfield. The continued absence of Austen Friel, leads us to believe that he has been censored by the club for a breach of discipline, but we can get no official confirmation of this. The rest of the team should be on the usual lines, but we at ‘Sport will not be surprised if Lee Patrick returns to centre midfield, as United are starting to look like midgets in that department. A win tomorrow night is vital for United, not just for the three points on offer, but to try and kick start our season, anything else doesn’t bear contemplating. With only two more games after tomorrow night, before the big Boxing Day derby against Coleraine at Ballymena Showgrounds, it’s vital that the Sky Blues get a few results under their belts. So where better to start than at our near neighbours Larne, but it won’t be easy. Larne have just appointed a new manager, Paul Curran and teams invariably pull out all the stops for their new manager, so United will have to perform at their best. But at the end of the day if we can’t beat the Inver-men, then there's not much hope for us and Tommy Wright, will know what pressure really is. So come on Sky Blues, lets shag those Larners!
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