Kenna to get hostile reception

THE return of Jeff Kenna as a visiting manager to Terryland Park for the first time since he walked out on Galway United amid such controversy should add extra spice to the proceedings when he brings his St. Patrick’s Athletic side to town this evening (7.45 p.m.).It is the second time the sides have met since Kenna’s acrimonious departure, but the former Irish international can expect a white hot reception from the Terryland faithful who were angered by the manner in which he left United just days after committing himself to the club’s cause for the 2009 campaign.As fate would have it, the sides came face-to-face at Inchicore in the first game of the season when the fixtures were drawn out and the travelling Galway contingent celebrated in style when Derek O’Brien – who had been set adrift by Kenna at Pat’s – scored two goals and set up a third for Vinny Faherty in a stunning 3-0 away win.Two hundred United fans were able to rub their former manager’s nose in it following United’s best ever win at Richmond Park, and United went unbeaten in their next four games to make a mockery of their pre-season status as favourites for relegation.But...