Prayer Meeting!

We definitely like to state here that is not new tactics instigated by United manager Roy Walker. No, it's the only excuse Eamon Murray could get away with and be welcomed back into the fold. Sky Blue fans shouldn't need reminding that Murray's non-appearance last Saturday at Coleraine (that really is a nasty word), threw Walker's plans into disarray and almost single-handedly led to our defeat. Well we're being over-dramatic here, Roy Walker himself admits that he might not have started, but he would definitely been on at halftime. Who he would have replaced is anybody's guess, every player under-performed, he could probably have made a difference in any position. But there was a another Sky Blue stalwart at Ballycastle Road, who would definitely have made a huge difference, Gazza, but Roy Walker thinks he's not good enough, on this showing Roy, the players you brought in (and that includes Liam Watson, who had a stinker in the first half), aren't fit to lace Gazza boots.

But enough about nostalgia, we go into tomorrows tussle with Ports with Cookie Munster available, having served his penance for his sending-off and it'll be interesting to see who Roy picks for his defence. Teletext tells us we have Tony Kane, Dicky Vauls and Eamon returning tomorrow. Kane and Vauls had stinkers in United's previous encounter with the high flying Ports, but who didn't, but unless he's injured, it would be hard to leave Curtis Woods out. We don't know what Roy targeted from these two away fixtures, the scum last week and Ports tomorrow, but anyway we need a victory tomorrow to give us confidence for the long trek to Castlederg on Wednesday and our only real chance of picking up some silverware this season. Surely Roy must surely stick Sparky back into midfield, where he was badly missed last week and we have to hope that Ally was only having a off-day, or maybe he knew there was no pressure on him due to Eamon's absence.

Baker had another poor display at Coleraine (that word really sticks in the craw) and had we anybody else he would be dropped, but we need him to take some of the pressure off Cutch. Boyd, when he came last Saturday was less effective and the man he replaced, Downey, was badly missed in midfield, although his ball distribution left a lot be desired. If fit, Rory could come into the reckoning tomorrow, but Roy would need to be confident he could last the full ninety minutes. We reckon Elvis is history, he's been scoring goals for the reserves, but he's not made the bench in the last few matches. So we guess it's more of the same team, with one or two changes and Roy's vote of confidence in our goalkeeper, would indicate that he has no intention of resting him, unless the I.F.A. request it. So it's all systems go for three points tomorrow, come on Sky Blues, lets shag those Portadowners!