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Belfast Telegraph
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
New striker plotting European Play-Off bid with Carrick Rangers: ‘I don't see why we can't push to get sixth or seventh'
Adam Lecky is targeting a top-half finish with Carrick Rangers after reuniting with Stephen Baxter at Taylors Avenue. The big striker will join the club upon the expiration of his contract at Crusaders and has set the bar high as he targets both a European Play-Off place and a Cup run in east Antrim.


Belfast Telegraph
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Guiding Cliftonville to European Play-Off joy at end of challenging season is one of my proudest achievements, says emotional Jim Magilton
When Jim Magilton says his side's European Play-Off success is one of the highlights of his career then you get a sense of the size of the achievement.


Belfast Telegraph
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Ruaidhri Higgins: I want to prove that Coleraine were right to bring me in by inspiring Euro joy
The former Derry City chief replaced Dean Shiels just over a week ago, but he couldn't have wished for a better start as he helped the Bannsiders negotiate a midweek European Play-Off Semi-Final against Crusaders, when an early goal from striker Declan McManus was enough to get Higgins' boys over the line.


Belfast Telegraph
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Declan Caddell's first signing as Crusaders boss departs after just one year at Seaview
The 30-year-old winger – who joined the north Belfast outfit from Linfield in the summer of 2024 – was a second-half substitute in the Crues' European Play-Off Semi-Final defeat to Coleraine at The Showgrounds on Wednesday evening.


Belfast Telegraph
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Declan McManus' early strike downs Crusaders to earn Coleraine spot in European Play-Off Final
Coleraine 1 Crusaders 0 Ruaidhri Higgins started his managerial career at Coleraine on a winning note as Declan McManus' early goal saw off Crusaders in the European Play-Off Semi-Final at The Showgrounds. In what has been a sea of change on the Ballycastle Road since they were last in action over ten days ago, Coleraine edged out their north Belfast opponents in a tense affair.