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Fixture dilemma for Glenavon as Gary Hamilton reveals club has a decision to make

Glenavon's crucial league fixture away at Ballymena United next Saturday may have to be rescheduled.

Lurgan Blues boss Gary Hamilton revealed the club are currently weighing up their options as three squad members will be away on International duty.

Aaron Prendergast, Jamie Doran and Harry Lynch will all be unavailable for selection due to their involvement with the Northern Ireland Under-17 and 19 squads.

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All three players were part of the Glenavon squad which beat Coleraine 2-1 on Saturday, and Hamilton is keen to have a full squad when he faces Ballymena as they bid to secure seventh place and a European play-off spot.

"We have a big decision to make as we have three lads away on international duty," said the Glenavon boss.

"Harry is away with the U17s and AP and Jamie are with the U19s so we have to decide whether to call the game off or not.

"It's a difficult decision because you want to get the game in, but you've also seen what the likes of Jamie Doran has been doing for us in recent weeks and AP came on and set up a goal for us today.

"We'll think about it over the next day or two and make the right decision.

"It's a massive opportunity to finish in seventh to maybe get a crack at European football.

"At the start of the season you aim to finish at least in that position.

"There are still six games to go and a lot of work to be done.

"We just have to make sure we take more points than the other clubs around us."

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