According to press reports, our manager is going to use the next two
games as a trial for players on the fringes of our squad. With opposite
number Gary Hamilton already stating his position and he will definitely
be rotating his squad, tomorrows game is not going to be one for the
connoisseur. So with that in mind, if you don't have a season ticket or a
seat booked for the corporate lunch, our best advice to you, is to take
a day off. Definitely out the of United squad are JT and Thommo, with
hamstring and groin injuries, so they will be rested. With Steeky
McBride fully fit, might Fergie be tempted to pair Marky and Archie in
central defence and give the veteran Cookie a rest.
Tony
Kane, who missed last week's meek surrender to Crusaders, must be in
line for a recall, as must Ally. Tomorrow would be good time to give
Mark Kelly 90 mins, to see what he can do, or is Glenn wanting to keep
him in reserve for the semi-final of the Irish cup. Cush needs a rest
too, he's been battling with an injury since the start of the season,
but like the talisman that he is, he just gives his all in every game.
Might we save a few pounds by not bringing Captain Jenks across from
Scotland, next week at least, if not this one as well. Surely MM
deserves to play in next two games, he has been warming the bench so
much of late, in fact he has only started in half of his 22 appearances
in a Sky Blue jersey.
Its hard to get any enthusiasm
for tomorrow's game, what with our manager playing it down and the media
concentrating its attention on the battle for the Gibson cup. The only
thing that needs to decided is the Mallards or the Point going to finish
in 11th position and therefore meet a championship side in a play-off.
Come five O'clock tomorrow we'll know our fixtures, but the way its
looking now, we will be at home to Dungannon next Saturday and away to
the scum on April 12, after the Irish cup semi-final against Queens on
April 5. We play the Point and the Mallards on Easter weekend, both away
and finish up with a home game to Ards on April 26. We're going to go
to bed now and hopefully wake up with new enthusiasm, but somehow we
very much doubt it, so come on Sky Blues, lets try to make a game of i