Russell back for United's cup clash with Longford

LEAGUE action takes a back seat this weekend as the Ford FAI Cup takes centre stage, with Galway United hosting Longford Town in the Fourth Round of the competition in Terryland Park tonight (kickoff 7.45pm).The game offers United’s players the chance to put Tuesday’s poor display against Drogheda United behind them, and with all due respects to Longford, nothing but a victory will be acceptable from the home side tonight.John Russell, who missed Tuesday’s game through suspension, is certain to return to the side, while Derek O’Brien may also be handed a starting berth, despite struggling with a leg injury.He was named as a sub on Tuesday night but was pressed into action sooner than he or manager Ian Foster would have wanted, coming on at half-time in a bid to rescue the game, and the United management will have to weigh up the risk of playing him tonight.“To be honest I am not right, and I wasn’t right for Tuesday either. The idea was to come on for...