{"id":54611,"date":"2025-11-30T08:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T13:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/jim-ervin-ballymena-united-confirmed-departure-of-ervin-as-manager\/30\/11\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T08:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T13:15:51","slug":"jim-ervin-ballymena-united-confirmed-departure-of-ervin-as-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/jim-ervin-ballymena-united-confirmed-departure-of-ervin-as-manager\/30\/11\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Ervin: Ballymena United confirmed departure of Ervin as manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Ballymena United have confirmed they have parted ways with manager Jim Ervin.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ervin took over at the Showgrounds in 2023 and in his first season, kept the club in the Premiership by way of a playoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Last season, they finished in the bottom half but it was enough to see Ervin sign a new contract until 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Currently, the Sky Blues sit in eighth position in the table, but on Saturday they suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/live\/c9d9le3gzzet\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">3-1 defeat to bottom club Glenavon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In midweek, they were also knocked out of the Count Antrim Shield, going down 4-1 at home to Cliftonville which ended a three-game unbeaten run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Ballymena United Football Club can confirm that the club has parted company with first team manager Jim Ervin, this morning,&#8221; the club confirmed in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The board would like to put on record their upmost thanks to Jim and his staff for their efforts and support during his two and a half years at the Showgrounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Jim will always be remembered as a legendary player for the club, and as manager for successfully guiding Ballymena United through one of the most challenging periods of our recent history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The club will now commence the recruitment process for the next first team manager.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Current U20 manager Ciaran Caldwell will step in as interim boss with Patrick McEleney and Sean O&#8217;Neill assisting him for Tuesday&#8217;s BetMcLean Cup quarter-final against Larne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cnv2zr7ly5po?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ballymena United have confirmed they have parted ways with manager Jim Ervin. 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