Wright Decisions!

As the season draws to a close, only two games left for those clubs not still in the Irish cup, or involved in the relegation play-off, it’s time to reflect on this season. From our own point of view, I think it has been one of little glimpses of form, but for the most part yet another season of underperformance. We failed to qualify for the knock-out stages of the C.I.S. cup, but then that’s quite normal for us lately. We fell at the first hurdle in the County Antrim Shield against first division side Dundela. We did manage to reach the quarter-final of the Irish cup, but only just, as we ‘scraped’ past two junior sides by the narrowest of margins. We then had a great chance to put Linfield away in the first game at the Showgrounds, but missed the boat and then lost the replay, maybe a little unluckily, but we had ample chances to win it and didn’t take them. Quite ironically we have a chance of finishing in the top six of the league, if we can win our last two games, both at home, if results in the other games go our way. Finishing in the top six would be a decent result, but in my opinion it will still be a very disappointing outcome. We desperately need a reliable striker, Kevin Kelbie has been disappointing, with only 15 goals in 37 appearances, but he has been fighting virtually a lone battle up front all season. Almost every team is looking for a good striker and there doesn’t look to be any readily available in the Irish league, so the manager will have to cast his net far and wide. We also need a good midfield general and this will be no easy task for the manager and he will have to use all his contacts in his quest for what many consider to be the 'holy grail' in any team. With the disappointing news that local player Paul Muir has signed a new contract at Lisburn Distillery, after strong rumours that he would come back to his hometown club, the manager will be hoping he can hang on to team Captain Albert Watson with Linfield intent in luring the Whitehead defender for next season. We are at a crossroads and its important that we make the right decision, a wrong turn now could have far reaching consequences for us, but the right one (or should I say Wright one), could reap rich rewards!