Worried Man!

There's an old song that goes, 'it takes a worried man to sing a worried song, I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long'. At 'Sport we think Spike is a 'worried man', if he isn't worried, why does he say the derby game against the Coleraine scum, is just another game. We have news for you Spike, it's not just another game, it's the most important game United have played since you assumed control and if you don't realise that, you have every right to be worried. You knew from you took over that you needed a striker and you didn't find one and they were one or two to be found, but you, for some reason or another, didn't want them or couldn't get them. But you've been saying all along that your midfielders will have to weigh in with goals, but that doesn't look likely giving some of the glaring misses in the last three matches by your chosen midfielders.

But even more worrying than that, in the last 3 matches we have started to ship goals again like we did before you took control. Does this mean we haven't eradicated the problem, but just made it go away on a temporary basis? We hope not, but it's looking ominous and you can be sure the Bannsiders will be anxious to test our defence tomorrow. We at 'Sport sincerely hope the last three games have been a glitch, but confidence is bound to be affected and defensive leader Johnny Taylor needs to be inspiring to see if we can get our confidence back. Does Archie have some clause in his contract that says if he is fit, he has got to play? Don't get us wrong, we think the world of Archie, but his best position is at sweeper, he can fill in other places, but if you have a leftback fit ( Black, Vaulsey or Ruddy), either would be preferable to Archie. Any chance of having a corner-kick taking elimination to see if any of our guys can actually deliver a corner that we 'might' score from?

The Sky Blue Sport crew can't remember a derby that ever been as 'low key' as this one, maybe it's a sign of times we live in, but we got to shake this lethargy and get a bit of passion for the game. Admittedly there's not the same atmosphere at the Scum refuse heap, since the majority of our supporters have to stand behind the goals (how this ground hasn't been condemned beggars belief), but it's still the same rivalries and it should generate the same passion. Maybe it would help if the two manager's said things like ' this is a life or death situation' instead of the 'claptrap' we heard in the media so far. We all know our manager and Oran 'the diving bird' Kearney are friends, but when the match gets under way we sincerely hope there are the best of enemies. We were talking this week and we think we missed 5 derby's over the last 20 years or so between us, for one reason or another, but it's getting tough to remain optimistic enough to make the journey. But we got to be positive, so come on Sky Blues, let's shag those Coleraine scum!