Fermanagh Manager, Pete McGrath
Having lost three games it is inevitable that the run in to the finish line in the league has become an exceptionally fraught one for Fermanagh as they bid to haul themselves clear of the relegation trapdoor.
Last time out they faced a critical test down in Limerick,one which they successfully hurdled, and did so with surprising ease.
But the spectre of relegation remains and at the very minimum another two league points have to be secured to ensure survival.
In all probability it will require more than two points but one game at a time is the age old mantra and that game is Sunday’s meeting with Wexford.
So this is just another must win affair against an opposition who are essentially in the same boat as ourselves.
Wexford will be travelling north fully aware that a win for them would also go a long way to keeping them alive in this division.
No shortage of incentive then for both sides and both in fact will be coming into the fixture on the back of encouraging wins last time out.
Fermanagh certainly delivered in style down in Limerick despite all the distraction that had cropped up in the days leading up to the game. But Wexford also had the timely boost of a much needed win as they overcame visiting Sligo.
One of the criticisms directed at Fermanagh was the poor performance of a defence which was simply leaking far too many scores.
But against Limerick there was a much improved display and only seven scores were conceded which in the new era of the black card was a more than creditable achievement.
Another display of this calibre would go a long way to claiming a win on Sunday so hopefully this will be what happens.
Overall the squad will have taken tremendous heart from the win over Limerick but also in the manner of it.
This was a performance laced with excellent individual contributions not just in the defensive set up but also further up the park. Captain Eoin Donnelly and Richard O’Callaghan are beginning to gel in the middle of the park with the physical presence of Ryan Jones with his driving forward runs a decided asset.
And in the absence of the former key figures up front, other players have come out of the shadows, Tomás Corrigan delivering a tour de force down in Newcastlewest with a hefty ten points tally.
The team, even in their three defeats, have always managed to play at least a segment of the games with a purposeful direction, working cohesively at bringing the ball through the park. It has been entertaining fare and certainly good on the eye.
There is quality football being produced and if it can be sustained for longer spells in the upcoming games then there is no reason not to believe that the necessary points can be collected.