Boss wants goals galore run to continue at Larne

The Waterside men had five different scorers in their victory at Shorts last weekend and while he knows this weekend’s opponents will be a lot tougher, he’s hoping for a similar positive performance.

“We shared the goals around the team and that’s pleasing,” stated Kee.

“Scoring eight goals at Shorts was a nice reflection on how we played, but to be honest that match is now gone and we have to build on it at Larne this week, but that’s going to be a totally different and harder game for us.

“I think Robbie (Hume) was unlucky and I would have liked him to score, but the fact that (Darren) McFadden scored is pleasing because he’s his own worst enemy, but Robbie was unlucky because he had a super shot which came back off the bar.”

The Inver Park men, who also kept their Intermediate Cup hopes alive as they too secured a victory last weekend at Chimney Corner, currently sit nine points behind ’Stute but Kee isn’t taking anything for granted, however he hopes their recent good record at Inver Park continues.

Since David McAlinden has taken over the hot-seat from Tommy Kincaid last month, the Harbour Rats have won their last three matches and because of that the ’Stute boss knows they will be full of confidence going into the game.

“It’s always difficult at Larne, but we have had good results up there the last couple of years,” he added.

“Under new management they have done well and are going to be very committed like most of the championship teams and we are expecting that type of a match but we have to have our offensive aspects again.”

One man who Kee believes can ensure they are a threat in the final third is 31-year-old striker Stephen Parkhouse.

“We want to keep out momentum going and at the end of the day I think our performance against Lisburn Distillery wasn’t that bad, in fact I think it was quite good, but we didn’t score and the players were told that there efforts were good in that game but they know that they have to be more clinical,” stated Kee.

“But I think the fact that Parkie started at Shorts helped us. He definitely had a drive and a determination about him before the match, he was very focused and he epitomized our attitude last Saturday and we’ll need that same focus and determination this week at Larne.

“We also need the same intensity in our offensive third this weekend and although Shorts were an amateur team it was a good work out for us, but as I have said there’s no point doing that against Shorts and then back to square one this weekend, we have to carry it on.”

The Drumahoe side welcome back Darren McCauley from suspension, while Marty Gallagher will be hoping to retain his place in goals.