Ranger Danger!

Carrick Rangers come to town this Friday, 19-45, hoping to inflict further misery on the sorry Sky Blues, who have played 4 games and lost 4 games, not an enviably record by any means. Carrick, have started off reasonably well in this their first season back in the Premiership, with ex-United skipper, big Gary Haveron, as their manager. Gazza has done well, since Roy Walker, in his infinite wisdom, showed him the door on his Sky Blue career.

Gazza, admits he has a soft spot for us, but that will go out the window, when his side take on United tomorrow night at the Showgrounds. He and his team of at least one ex-United player, will see this as a chance to get a result at United's expense. So its imperative that we get a good start tomorrow night, not like our last two games at the Showgrounds, where our defences were breached in the first 2 mins.

Spike, seems to think our problems lie in defence and with that in mind, he got Gary Rodger, a young Scottish central-defender on-loan from big Tam Wright's St Johnstone. But when our midfield lost possession at Stangmore Park last Saturday, Gary was left exposed and missed with a saving header and the Swifts put the tie beyond United. The all too familiar story unfolded, when we lost possession in midfield, our defence just collapsed and we succumbed to another defeat.

But Spike, is obsessed with fitting square pegs in round holes, Thommo, Falkner and his son, Matthew Ferguson, couldn't tackle a fish supper amongst them, but Spike continues to play them and their like and wonders how opponents get through us so easily. He keeps hitting out at United fans, calling them keyboard warriors and the likes, instead  of addressing the problem and strengthening his midfield with at least one tackler.

As luck would have it, Rangers has such a midfielder in their books, who Spike in his wisdom released this season, none other than Mark 'Sparky' Surgenor. Sparky's presently showing his versatility, by playing at central defence for Carrick, at the moment and will no doubt relish inflicting some pain on his former team-mates. Can Spike awake from his slumbers and select team a team to match the 'Gers or are we doomed to be also-rans again.

If we can get a result tomorrow night, be it a draw or by some miracle a win, it could kick-start our season, or at least give us some belief. But if on the other hand we suffer the same fate as we suffered in last 4 games, I reckon our board will have to act as Spikes job will become untenable. We had a difficult first there games and it was understandable how we didn't get anything from them. But the next two looked winnable and the crunch comes tomorrow night.

This is make or break for us we think, no more chances for Spike and the 3 baldies, it's 'die dog or shite the licence' time. With a League cup game away to Moyola Park coming up next Tuesday, followed by 2 league games away to the Glens and home to the Reds, its difficult to see us getting any points, with our confidence shot to pieces, so a result tomorrow night seems inevitable. So come on United, lets shag those Fergus sheep!