Fermanagh boss Kieran Donnelly reveals what his side must do to overcome Sligo in Tailteann Cup showdown

Belfast Telegraph

14 hours ago

He may have been without a couple of key players lately but for Saturday's meeting with Sligo at Brewster Park, Enniskillen (5.00pm), Donnelly is aware that he has additional firepower in his attack.
This is provided by the very much in form Conor Love who has been turning on the style recently as the Erne County have charted an encouraging course.
Up until recently, Garvan Jones was Fermanagh's scorer-in-chief, a player who can be depended upon to unsettle opposing defences and make the most of scoring opportunities that come his way.
But right now Jones is being given some vital assistance from Love who has been very much on song lately.
He landed five points against Down and then pocketed seven against Wexford with six of these scores coming in one half of the game.
Right now, it can be taken for granted that Sligo manager Tony McEntee, a 2002 All-Ireland winner with Armagh, will have Love very much in his sights as he bids to ensure that his defence is in an unyielding mood.
'Obviously Sligo are in good form at the moment and we certainly cannot take anything for granted. We have to get off the mark in this one and make sure that we take our chances,' said Donnelly.
His opposite number McEntee is in his fifth year in charge of Sligo and is strongly focused on capturing silverware given the effort that he and his players have put in of late.
Meanwhile, triple Tyrone All-Ireland winning manager Mickey Harte will undoubtedly have a big say in Offaly's bid to overcome Kildare in the Tailteann Cup at Cedral St Conleth's Park, Newbridge (6.30pm).
Harte has watched the Lilywhites slip into a consistent vein of form and the fact that the county's hurlers won the Joe McDonagh Cup last Sunday by overcoming fancied Laois in the Final will provide their footballing brethren with another boost in their bid for glory.
They could face a huge threat, though, from the accurate Dylan Hyland who scored 1-12 when Offaly overcame New York by 2-25 to 1-12.
Home advantage will certainly favour Kildare in what should prove a lively affair given the manner in which both teams performed in the league.
There is no doubt either that Wicklow manager Oisin McConville will have his squad fired up for the Tailteann Cup clash with Westmeath at Aughrim on Sunday (1.15pm).
Wicklow have progressed quietly of late and McConville will certainly have them at concert pitch for their mission against a Westmeath side that are playing with confidence just now.
It was Westmeath, indeed, who were the inaugural winners of the Tailteann Cup three years ago and by all accounts they are strongly focused on getting their hands on the trophy again.
Should Wicklow hit the ground running they may well get the upper hand although this could still prove a feisty affair. In Dean Healy, Oisin McGraynor, Eoin Darcy, Mark Jackson and Joe Prendergast, Wicklow possess accomplished finishers who played a big part when the side overcame Waterford by 3-29 to 0-21 in some style in their most recent high-scoring outing.