By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH captain Declan McCusker is urging his teammates to ‘bring the aggression’ to Armagh in Brewster Park this Sunday when they kick off their Ulster Championship campaign. The odds are heavily stacked against Fermanagh in this provincial quarter-final but McCusker is relishing the opportunity of taking on Kieran McGeeney’s Orchard men. “Everyone is chomping at […]
By Katrina Brennan IT’S been quite a pre-season for Fermanagh captain Declan McCusker and his wife Zara. Just over eight weeks ago they welcomed their first child Maisie into the world but the extra daddy duties haven’t knocked the Ederney man out of kilter in terms of his league preparation. This weekend, in his third season […]
By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH captain Declan McCusker said the Erne men have to learn from the second half performance on Sunday if they are to achieve their goal of coming top of their Tailteann Cup group. The Erne County appeared to be in cruise control at half-time, leading by six points, but they invited Wexford on […]
By Shaun Casey DESPITE losing their last two games, Cavan are preparing for a National League final and their fourth outing in Croke Park inside 12 months. The Breffni Blues earned promotion to the second tier with a string of five wins from their first five outings, before losing to Antrim and Fermanagh in the closing […]
By Niall Gartland FOURTH time’s the charm? Declan McCusker would be the first to admit his record in Croke Park matches isn’t anything worth writing home about. There was the Division Four final defeat to Wicklow back in 2012 – not their finest hour with no disrespect towards the Garden County. Two Division Three final […]
By Mark McGoldrick LONGFORD travel to Ederney on Saturday with a trophy already in the cabinet this season, but Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly says his players won’t shy away from the Midlanders’ challenge. Paddy Christie’s side were crowned O’Byrne Cup champions last Saturday after an impressive 3-13 to 0-12 victory over Louth and Donnelly is anticipating […]
By Niall Gartland PROMOTION is a big target for the Fermanagh footballers this year, but their captain Declan McCusker says playing in the Tailteann Cup certainly wouldn’t be a booby prize. The Erne County can avoid the de factor ‘B’ competition if they achieve promotion out of Division Three, though McCusker sees many plus points […]
The top 15 fantasy points-scorers from week four, according to their position.
