Battle Stations!

No, we don't think the title of this weeks preview is over the top! This is a game that the Sky Blues can't afford to lose. If we lose it, then the Swifts would leapfrog over us in the league table and worse still we'd be in the throes of a losing run that we seem incapable of getting out of. Our management team seem to think that restoring Cush, to the team will be the solution to our problems.

No doubt about it if Cush, is on his game, he could win the points on his own, but we suspect his hearts not in it anymore and we need him on top form. Its understandable that Cush, is only going through the motions, we are in a dogfight involving four other teams who are fighting tooth and nail to avoid relegation and we can expect a tough game tomorrow, with no quarter ask or given.

With that in mind we at 'Sport were hoping for a strong referee, alas we lucked out there when the IFA selected Tim 'nice but dim' Marshall, who is as weak as water when it comes to contentious decisions. There's sure to be some tasty tackles and players trying to influence the ref, which is very easy with Tim in charge.

But the Sky Blues, have to be prepared for that and not afraid to fight fire with fire if need be. If Paddy Mac is not fit, will Spike (or Doc, who seems to be in charge), call back JT, as Kyley, is not the answer, as shown last week at the Oval. Surely Buckets Blayney, has to be dropped as he was his fumbling self last week and we need a keeper we can rely on.

We urged Spike, to play two recognised strikers last week, but he didn't take our advice and continued to play Jenks, out of position, which just isn't working. After losing four league games in a row, scoring only two goals in that spell, surely it doesn't take a genius to work out that the system needs to be changed and changed quickly.

When ref Tim blows his whistle tomorrow at 3 pm, it will signal 'battle stations' and we'd better be prepared for it, otherwise the Championship beckons for us, make no mistake about that. But if in the other hand, our players are prepared to lay their collective bodies on the line, who knows what we might achieve. So come Sky Blues, lets shag these Tyrone Chickens!