Unenviable Record!

United manager Roy Walker, who endeared himself to United fans in his first season in charge, with a winning start against our greatest rivals the Coleraine scum, is now staring down the barrel of a fifth defeat in a row against those 'stinking gas men'. This situation has been brought about by our players giving lack lustre performances in these the most important games of the season. We fully realise that we are going to lose occasionally against them, but to lose five in a row, now that's just a wee bit over the top. All can be put right tomorrow, no matter who takes the field as Archie is still out and Gazza still carrying this mystery injury. These two men would be a huge loss to any team, but to us they're even more as they are our backbone and without them we are vulnerable. But if our attitude is right we can still overcome these setbacks, but if we don't, it would be advisable to have the ground 'open up and swallow' the players as walking to the tunnel will be a nightmare.

Of course this can all be avoided if we can get back to the positive attitude that has helped us so far this season and surely we need Mikey in right-midfield, where he can channel the ball into the path of Cutch and whomever his partner is. If Andy Smith is to play surely he must be a striker, with Taggart fit once more and Rory ready to resume after a reserve game under his belt, Andy isn't needed in midfield anymore. We at 'Sport of course don't think he ever was and feel it was just a ploy to have him in the team, but it was a ploy that we paid a heavy price for. The United manager did some pruning at the end of last season, releasing a few players who he thought weren't good enough, two of them that spring to mind (we'll call them A&C), would be the kind of guys to have in tomorrow's team and you know they'd give 110% for the cause.

But we don't have those two boys and we just have to get on with it with what we have. Cutch needs to get back to scoring goals, why did he not go on and score against the scum after rounding Davey 'fat' O'Hare in our last meeting, instead of passing is beyond comprehension. Strikers don't pass, well only if there confidence is shot to pieces, hopefully that's not the case here. Eamon Murray seems to have his mind somewhere else, they'll be plenty of time for dreaming come April 30, now's the time to get on with it. Caff, who started so brightly against Linfield, is way below par and has got to get it together sooner rather than later, or is he just a Portadown saboteur (joke). Lee Colligan is still not back to his best and surely has to start tomorrow or else it will be too late. We're afraid we're stuck with Ryan Brown in goals, he's not getting any better, but hopefully he won't get any worse either. So Sky Blues, this will probably be the last decent gate for a wee while, so come on and give a good account of yourselves, come on with pride and let's shag those 'stinking gas men'!