Golden Silence!

The silence has been deafening from the Showgrounds hierarchy in the wake of United's humbling 7-0 hammering at Mourneview Park last Saturday. The 150 loyal United men who made the trip, could have forgiven the United team if they had been outplayed by their hosts, Glenavon, but they were not. The team just capitulated and gave the home team a three goal start and left themselves with a mountain to climb. Any readers of our deliberations on this web will know our abhorrence of quick free kicks, quick throw-ins and short corners. This United team use these ploys in abundance, but they usually come back to bite them. If we had a plan that included short free-kicks, quick throw-ins and short corners, they could be a ploy, but is patently obvious that we don't have a plan, when in the majority of times the recipient looks surprised to be getting the ball and hasn't a clue what to do with it, except in most cases, giving it away to the opposition.

Rant over, we have positive news on the injury front with Johnny Taylor and Archie in the panel for tomorrow postponed match when DC are the visitors. It's not known whether either of them will merit a starting role, but it would be nice to see them named on the bench, but maybe it's too early for Taylor. Archie on the other hand was on the bench last Saturday and although he didn't get a run out, he must surely come in for consideration tomorrow. Striker Shane Dolan plays his first game against his former club and United need to look to him to lead by example, he scored in his first 2 games for the Sky Blues, but since then he picked up an injury and hasn't looked as impressive since returning to full fitness. Cush had to come off at Mourneview last Saturday, when he was subjected to some vicious fouls, largely ignored by referee Tim Marshall and we got another referee of the same ilk tomorrow, in Andrew Davy. It's not known whether Cush is fit and if he is, perhaps Spike should rest him, but we think if he is fit, play him, he is the man who puts bums on seats.

The word among United fans is that they are getting fed up with all the defeats and not fretting about missing this match. Where are they coming from? In two short months the season will be over and then we will be in limbo for ten weeks, until we come back refreshed in August. So we say, get your arse down to the Showgrounds tomorrow and try to give the team some encouragement and maybe we can put last Saturday's debacle behind us. The team have to stand up and be counted, we don't need any shrinking violets, we just need good honest men who have the right team ethos, trying their eye strings out for the rest of the season. They'll be hiccups along the way, that goes without saying almost, but if they are United in their quest and really playing for the shirt, winning is within their grasp. We will need a mammoth effort from our defence which all at sea last Saturday, surely they couldn't be that crap two matches in a row or could they? Well that's as maybe, we have to have faith that Spike and his team of baldies know their stuff, so come on United, let's shag those Suffolk ewes!