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Friday, September 04, 2015

Those Were!

How does that old song go...'those were the days my friend I thought they'd never end, we sing and dance for ever and a day', etc.etc. Well we at Sky Blue Sport can remember a time when trips to the Oval, to play the Belfast Glens, were filled with anticipation. We had good reason to believe (or so we thought), when our present manager, Glenn Ferguson, took over the reigns at the Showgrounds, that the Oval would continue to be a 'home, from' to us.

Nothing could be further from the truth and in fact the Glens say we haven't beaten then in nine games. We don't know if their facts are right or not, but we only know that last season we capitulated in the second-half, falling like a pack of cards and shipping four goals. Our management  team, steeped in the traditions of big two derbies, were bereft of ideas and succumbed to a resounding defeat and ruined a perfectly good weekend for us spectators.

Tomorrow we take on the Glens, with our worst starting record for sixty years reportedly, Omar says he was ten years-old, ancient times indeed. But we got a faint glimmer of hope in that the Glens are not setting the league alight themselves and are noticing the loss of top player Jordan Stewart and we can hope to exploit that, but we have got to be more clinical in front of goal. In our last game at Moyola we should have had the game sewn up at halftime, as we missed several clear-cut chances.

Tomorrow we will be punished if we don't take our chances, our policy has to be get in there quick, get one or two goals up and try to defend that. With that in mind we'd implore Glenn, to start with young Matty and Leroy and leave Darhen and Tippy for bringing on the 2nd half, when the Glens are chasing the game and maybe they can hit them on the break. It's not going be easy, we have Heth as referee and we will have to be squeaky clean, to try not invoke his wrath.

Jimer should be eligible, having served his one game suspension and if Mike Ruddy is fit, Owen Kane and Nathan should make way for them. We don't think Glenn will change the team too much, maybe the Barber will get a run out, where he can stretch the Glens defence. As we said we all for starting Matty and Leroy, but fully expect Glenn, to stick with Tippers and Darhen. Either way we have got to be on top of our game, or we will perish. So come on Sky Blues, lets shag those East Belfast sheep!