BACK IN ACTION…Sean Quigley back in Fermanagh colours will be a welcome sight for fans
THE return to the football field for forward Sean Quigley will come as a welcome boost for Peter Canavan and his backroom staff.
The Roslea man suffered from a broken ankle towards the end of the National League campaign having had a good run of form for the county side.
“From my own point of view it was good to get back into a bit of competitive football,” admitted Sean this week.
“It went all right, obviously it was a disappointing result – but it was a good game.”
Sean had previously played two ‘halves’ – one against Tempo and another against Belcoo for his club-side Roslea.
“The injury came at a bad time, I was getting games with Fermanagh and we were doing well but it came at a bad time along with a lot of other injuries – we were hit pretty hard with them.
“We had a very good league campaign. We were favourites to be relegated but to be pushing for promotion on the last day. In the end we were disappointed that we didn’t get promotion. But at the end of the day we did very well in division three.”
And while a disappointing first-half showing left a wide margin between Mayo and Fermanagh on Saturday evening at a charity challenge match in Brewster Park, there were impressive spells from the Ernemen in the second half.
“We weren’t up to scratch in the first half, but we showed more of what we were about it the second half,” mused Sean.
“We worked hard, and played to our strengths – showed what we know we’re good at – but I think we gave away easy goals and if we’re going to be playing teams like that we want to be taking our chances.”
But, he acknowledged that the money raised, went to a worthy cause.
“At the end of the day it was for a great cause, and it was great preparation for the championship.”
Speaking of the championship, he noted that the team trains twice a week.
“There’s a good feeling. There’s a serious competition for places, and everyone’s looking forward.
“The young fellas coming in is really pushing the more experienced players to cement their places.”