Irish Premiership: Confident Carrick, reliable Ryan and pitch problems persist – takeaways from the weekend’s action
Just three weeks ago, Carrick were thrashed 7-0 by Glentoran. However, since then, they are unbeaten in five games and lifted the County Antrim Shield for the first time in 33 years.
We will never know what was said after that heavy defeat at Taylors Avenue, but something seems to have clicked for Carrick and their 5-1 win over Dungannon Swifts at the weekend was their second league match in a row in which they have scored more than four goals.
Stephen Baxter’s side have leapfrogged Crusaders and Ballymena and now sit ninth in the table.
Forwards Danny Gibson, Paul Heatley and Adam Lecky have all found form in recent weeks with the latter netting four crucial goals this week alone.
Trophies increase confidence and Baxter will be hoping their shield success can boost the last few months of their league season and help them advance in the Irish Cup as well.