Hanging On!

Believe it or not we're still in with an outside chance of a top six finish, but it's no longer just up to us, we'll also need somebody to give us a wee leg-up as well. Having said that, there's an old saying about 'helping yourself' and that's what we have to start doing. Ten points might be enough to help us sneak into the top six, but 12 would be even better, but we'll still need a wee bit of help from other clubs. So it's vital that we get back to winning ways tomorrow at Ballyskeagh, this was always going to be a crucial fixture for us, but now thanks to our recent slump it's probably the 'biggest' game of the season. If that in itself wasn't enough there's also the wee bit of unfinished business from our last visit to this footballing wilderness, when we were falsely accused of abusing an injured Distillery player, who in the end wasn't badly injured at all.

No doubt Tommy 'never' Wright, who walked out on United with hardly a 'by your leave', won't even consider an apology's necessary, but we will remind him. United fans will be cheered by the news that flying winger Eamon Murray should be fit to resume, but on the 'flip side', Archie, Aaron Boyd and Andy Smith are all out injured. In the absence of a striking partner for Cutch we believe United should go for a 4,5,1 formation, which looks negative on paper, but can also be an attacking formation. Gazza, who had a horror in defence, against the Crues, should be pushed into central midfield alongside Caff and George Young. With Murray on one wing a start could either be given to Mo or Ryan Berry on the other. The back four should be, Mikey, Lee, Albert and Denver and of course Cutch up front, but Murray and Mo/Berry, encouraged to get up along with him when possible.

This formation of course will confuse Tommy Wright, if nothing else and hopefully by the time he figures it out United will have the points all wrapped up. Sounds good doesn't it, but it'll hardly be quite that simple, although it is basically a simple game. Simply score more goals than your opponent and you will be the victor, it's only human tinkering that makes it complicated. Our defence will have to be strong as well for the Whites are a big strong side, while former United player Dessie Loughrey, will do us no favours as referee. It's going to be tough, it's going to be rough, but it can be glorious and definitely victorious, so come on Sky Blues let's shag those Lambeggars!