Happy Fermanagh boss Joe Baldwin saluted a fine display by his charges in hammering Warwickshire by 3-27 to 0-08 on their home turf.

The victory was all the sweeter as Fermanagh lost to Warwickshire in the NHL Division 3B final on a score of 1-13 to 1-08 in a physical battle where the Erne siders missed three good goal chances and Warwickhsire’s goal was a clear square ball.

And he claimed that the standard of officiating in that game allowed Warwickshire to “bully us and there were a lot of incidents off the ball".

Speaking after Sunday’s big win, Baldwin said Fermanagh were not out on a mission of revenge but were keen to get the very best out of their talent which they certainly did in splendid style on a big wide pitch which suited their style.

“I am delighted with the display and the way the whole weekend went in terms of planning for this game," said Baldwin.

“We got a good look at Warwickshire and we tried to right some wrongs and while it was never about revenge it was a big win in the competition and we have improved our scoring average massively and we had some very good performances.”

And while he said that revenge was not a motivator Baldwin felt that Fermanagh had three great chances of goals missed in their last encounter.

“Their goal was definitely a square ball, and they were given a point that was about three feet wide.

“If you balance that out, we probably could have won the league final by about seven points without actually playing well.

“The difference between the league final and Sunday was that one of the key components that I constantly talk about in Fermanagh hurling is discipline and I am disappointed in John Paul McGarry’s red card.

“But in the league final, the standard of officiating allowed Warwickshire to bully Fermanagh and there were loads of incidents off the ball.

“But I thought referee Ciaran McCloskey handled the game really well and we had warned our boys to let the referee do his job.

“Warwickshire brought the same aggression and were punished.”

But the re-fixing of the game to a bigger pitch suited Fermangh’s smaller, faster and lighter hurlers and they really shone.

“While we scored 3-27, we left 2-12 behind but it is only two points, and the focus now is on Lancashire at home in a fortnight and our final match is away to Longford.

“Technically if we win in two weeks' time and Cavan win then we are both through to the Lory Meagher Cup final.

“But there could be a serious twist as Lancashire are a big physical team who caused us bother in the league.”

A special reason to be cheerful was the brilliant display by veteran Sean Corrigan.

“Sean Corrigan is quiet by nature he only said a few small things before the match but the small things he said were so relevant to the fixture and then he went out and backed that up by leading by example.

“He is a real Ferrari of a hurler and Luca McCusker is still recovering and was at 75 per cent but that is as good as most boys at 100 per cent.

“Danann McKeogh missed no frees and was very impressive and he got a superb goal, and he is showing the quality player that he is.

“We have no injuries and we had Dylan Bannon back and we will have Danny Teague back the next day and Aidan Flanagan is coming back to full fitness.

“The lads are in good shape and have a lot of hurling skill and we are in a good place.”