Simples Plan!

United go into tomorrow's match against D.C. at Suffolk, in West Belfast, trying to limit the damage inflicted upon them in their last 3 games. Three games in which they only gained one point and a 'lucky' one at that. If Justice had been done (we know it rarely is in football), we would have got what we deserved in the three games, nothing. So it's even more important to get a point at worst tomorrow, as we have three home games in succession and with our unenviable home record. one win, one draw and 3 losses so far this season, there is no such thing as home comfort. Will our manager tweak our defensive formation a wee bit, as Denver and Archie have both struggled, lately or will he give them both another chance.

The midfield that performed so well against the Glens, appears to have lost it's touch and may also need a bit of a tweak, but in the absence of Berry and Taggart, the under-performing Hanly and Carson may keep their places. Team Captain Gazza, one of the few decent performers on Tuesday night, should surely retain his place, while Mo McDowell, showed enough in his subs appearance to merit a start. In the absence of Mackers, on-loan to Portstewart, our striking options are somewhat limited, but if Roy wants to tweak things, why not give Cutch a place on the bench and try Sparky and Gibbo to see if they can form a partnership. We have nothing to lose as the goals have dried up for the Cutch lately.

The last meeting between ourselves and D.C. resulted in a heavy defeat for us and proved the old saying 'that every cloud has a silver lining'. The 'silver lining' in this instance being us dropping,for the most part anyway, our attempts to play football out of defence, as on that occasion we were punished severely for it. Admittedly the thump it up and hope somebody gets it ploy, which so typifies our local game, isn't pretty to watch, but it's a lot less frustrating than watching your team being punished as they attempt to play football out of defence. Football is a simple game, take as few risks as possible, keep it tight at the back and never allow any crosses into the box if you can stop them. In attack one pass can be more telling than six, in other words the more shots you get on goal, the more goals you can score. Listen to the Meerkats, it's 'simples'! Come on Sky Blues, let's shag those Suffolk's and come on Norn Iron, lets shag those Azzurri!