Crangle Rangle!

It had to happen after 11 league games and 3 knock-out games, we drew the short straw and got Raymond D.H. Crangle, to referee the game at Lurgan tomorrow. Who can forget his disgraceful performance at the two major cup-finals involving United, sending off Thommo for a waist high challenge at  the 2014 Irish cup final against tomorrow's opponents and denying United a cast iron penalty in last season's League cup final against Chickenville, when the score was 2-2.

But we can't do anything about that, the IFA has taken it out of our hands, so to speak and we'll just have to get on with it. With Tony and Mike (Ruddy), returning from suspension our manager Spike, should have a full panel to select from. Will he be tempted to go with height, picking Kyley, who has been filling in at rightback for a game and a half, to combat Glenavon's aerial challenge or has he worked on some other ploy in training or just trusting to luck as ever?

These and other questions will be answered come ten to five tomorrow afternoon. All reports seem to suggest we rode our luck at Limavady, but we beat them and are in the next round, more than can be said about tomorrows opponents. With a lot of fallers on last Wednesday night, we are just two wins away for a potentially money-spinner this season again. But its league points we crave even more and we haven't tasted victory at Lurgan for 3 seasons, so tomorrow we  got to be up for the tie.

Matty, who came on for the last quarter at Limavady, should start tomorrow and its not known if Tippers, was just rested on Wednesday or if he's injured. But if he's fit, he could get the nod to partner Matty, therefore releasing Cush to wide left. Spike, seems to be trying Thommo and Jenks as his central midfield pairing but we at 'Sport and a fair number of Sky Blue fans, think this partnership is vulnerable to pace and Glenavaon, have got loads of pace.

The rest of the team more or less picks itself, if Spike, tends to go with old back-four, of Captain Jimer, Ruddy, JT and Rodger, Kyley will drop down to the bench. That only leaves right-midfield where the choices are, Tony, Faulkner and the Barber. We would pick Tony or the Barber for their long throw-ins and dead-ball kicking. But on the other hand Faulkner, gives us a striking option that's not be discounted, so come Sky Blues, lets shag these Mourneviewers!