Double Time!

United manager Tommy Wright is expected to give a vote of confidence to the 11 players who finished the match against Glentoran, where we have the chance to do the 'double' over the Lugan Blues. Definitely out of tomorrow’s game is midfielder Aiden Watson who has a broken wrist. Darren Murphy is rated as doubtful for the game against one of his former clubs, while Randal Reid who had to have five stitches in a head wound, courtesy of an elbow from ‘player of the month’, Gary Hamilton (who claims goals he doesn’t even score), may possibly make the bench. Hopefully new signing Gavin Melaugh’s clearance will have come through in time for the Glenavon game, yet another example of the inefficiency of the Irish F.A., while Austen Friel may be recalled to the panel of 14 players. Whatever team takes the field they had better be aware that Tuesday night’s game is done and dusted and it will be a wasted exercise if they don’t show the same commitment and desire in this game. Stuarty King is a case in point, coming off the bench on Tuesday night he probably had his best game since signing for the Sky Blues, but we at ‘Sport were left wondering was it because we were playing Glentoran. Stuarty makes no secret of the fact that he is an ardent Linfield fan and when better to demonstrate this than in a game against Linfield’s fiercest rivals, Glentoran. Hopefully we are being paranoid and Stuarty will play a major role in tomorrow’s game, but we think it might be just as well to have Boydie in the panel, if Darren Murphy isn’t fit, for back-up. Aaron Callaghan, who twice messed up for Glentoran’s first goal, first with a sliced clearance and then hitting the ball off Albert Watson for the own goal (outrageously claimed by Hamillton), will be another player under the microscope tomorrow. The under-21 International has to say the least been unimpressive since his move from Limavady and will soon need to find his best form if he’s to keep his place in the United line-up. So it’s over to you boys, the stage is set, let’s leave those Lurgan men in ‘Mourneing’, in short, let’s shag them!