Fermanagh manager Malachy O'Rourke has not ruled out bringing in absentees from his squad at a later stage in the year.

The Derrylin man was speaking on the possibility of a recall for ace Ryan McCluskey, who is currently out of the Erne set-up as he is currently pursing commitments with Portadown soccer club.

"We talked early on in the year and he wasn't able to give the commitment," O'Rourke told the Irish News.

"Now, it's a balancing act too. Some fellas have already done 12 weeks hard work. Bringing fellas back at a later date is something that we're going to have to assess and see what we need. So there is a possibility that he (McCluskey) will come back, but it's by no means certain."

McCluskey has proved a real asset to O'Rourke in several different roles on the playing field and while the Fermanagh boss is hopeful he will return, he doesn't hold out the same hope for Shane McCabe, who is currently under contract at Glentoran FC.

"I suppose it's one you never say never, but, at this point in time, Shane's concentrating on soccer," he said. Tweet

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