Dykes disappointed to leave but says Ducks can stay up


The bombshell of Gavin Dykes departure from Ferney Park was dropped on Monday, but the Sligo man reveals his mind was all but made up after Saturday’s horror show performance against Ards. “I couldn’t watch it,” said Dykes. “I had to do what was right for the football club and I honestly believed that the […]


Ballinamallard back in action against Ards


  It was a break week for Ballinamallard in the Premiership, but the senior manager Gavin Dykes took the chance to cast his eye over the reserves as they earned a 3-0 over their Ballymena counterparts. With Josh McIlwaine, Gary Armstrong and Ross Taheny also in action it was also a chance to get a […]


Ducks desperate for points against buoyant Coleraine


Ballinamallard haven’t been getting much in the way of luck this season, but Saturday was something of a bullet dodged for the Ferney Park men. Ballymena Showgrounds were ruled unplayable last Tuesday and so the Braidmen’s league semi-final clash with Cliftonville was shifted to Saturday, forcing the postponement of Ballinamallard’s Premiership fixture. “We were lucky […]


Fermanagh will have to lift it for Offaly


   Fermanagh’s all-action half forward Aidan Breen continued his run of scoring in every game so far this season with a timely point to secure victory for the hosts on Sunday. The Tempo ace was happy with the final score board, but recognises there’s room for improvement ahead of next week’s visit by Offaly. “It […]


Dykes marshals his forces for hectic seven days


In many respects, given last Saturday’s rousing victory against Cliftonville, it is a shame Ballinamallard don’t have a league game this week to try and build up a head of steam. “It is,” agrees Mallards manager Gavin Dykes. “And last time we won a league game against Carrick we didn’t have a league game the […]


Fermanagh on a mission against Wexford


The preliminaries are over, now it’s time to get down to real business. Fermanagh can reflect on a useful McKenna cup campaign with three good group wins followed by a battling defeat to Tyrone. That’s history now though, and Rory Gallagher will be eager to hit the ground running with Wexford the guests at Brewster […]