| As United struggled to find a first win in the opening weeks of the season, they felt victims of a smash- and-grab act when Killie visited Tannadice in August and left with all three points.
Few would be happier than Conway if the Tangerines put the record straight on this visit to his hometown.
“Being a Kilmarnock boy and having played for their big rivals Ayr, games down there are always special for me, so I am definitely looking forward to this one,” he said.
“They did well when they came to Tannadice and beat us, but we were very disappointed that day because we felt we should have won. It would be nice to put that right.”
And, having made it 10 games unbeaten with victory over Hibs, Conway admits the team want their run to be extended for a while yet.
“We are going well and confidence is high. It won’t be easy at Rugby Park, but, if we keep playing the way we have, we have a good chance.”
A feature of the sequence of eight wins and two draws has been the way Conway and new left-back Paul Dixon have performed out wide and even he is surprised how quickly the partnership has gelled.
“I don’t really know why it’s worked straight away, but Paul has been playing very well and I thought against Hibs he was different class.
“He makes my job easier because I have the option of just moving the ball to him and he can put the cross in. That’s causing problems for defences.”
More modestly, Conway concedes, after a lengthy period of foot problems, the fact he is now match fit for the first time in months, has also helped.
“I’ve had a run of games and I am feeling good. I’m pleased with how I’ve been playing and the fact the whole team is doing well is a help.”
Who Conway will be supplying crosses for tomorrow could be a selection issue for boss Craig Levein, who expects to have Warren Feeney and Jon Daly fully fit.
Craig, though, admitted his liking for continuity means the midweek pairing of Francisco Sandaza and Roy O’Donovan are likely to start.
“Daly is OK and we’ll see if Feeney suffers any reaction to training, but I expect him to be fine. If there was a situation where I felt we needed a specific type of striker, I might make a change, but, my feeling is to go with the ones who are in the team and doing well,” he said.
At a scheduled board meeting today, Stephen Thompson was confirmed as new chairman and successor to his late father Eddie, and his mother Cath Thompson was installed as vice-chair.
While it is a change of title for the former chief executive, it does not represent any change in the duties he has been carrying out for some months now.
Half-season tickets for Tannadice went on sale from the club shop today. |
