Ferguson keeping faith with in-form players

Glenn Ferguson is prepared to put his faith in the players who have helped turn around Ballymena United’s faltering season.
Glenn Ferguson has seen his Ballymena United team win its last three matches. Picture: Press Eye.Glenn Ferguson has seen his Ballymena United team win its last three matches. Picture: Press Eye.
Glenn Ferguson has seen his Ballymena United team win its last three matches. Picture: Press Eye.

Ferguson named an unchanged starting line-up for the third game in succession as United claimed a third straight win against Warrenpoint Town at the weekend.

“It’s the first time I have had an unchanged team in three games in almost two years in management between injuries and suspensions and other things,” said Ferguson.

“It just gives you that wee bit of continuity and the players in the team get to know each other that wee bit better when you’re not chopping and changing and bringing different players in.

“When you’re winning it’s easier to pick a team and to keep players in the team.

“We had a run of matches coming up against teams who are in and around us and if we apply ourselves properly we felt we could get results in them.

“I never, ever lost confidence in the players.

“We had played well enough without getting results in a tough run of games before that and I was adamant that if we continued to play as well, we could win matches.”

United’s face Ballinamallard United at home this Saturday (3pm), knowing that victory will see them leap-frog the Fermanagh side into eighth place in the Danske Bank Premiership table.

Saturday’s match will be preceded by United’s second corporate lunch of the season, which is sponsored by Alan Francey Coach Hire. Ball Sponsor is the Progressive Building Society.