Round 4 GMA league
Antrim Masters hope to get their season back on track this weekend when they travel to Clones to face a Monaghan side that has always proved a tough adversary in the past. Both sides will be keen to add to their points tally, with Antrim 13th in the current league standings, just one place ahead of Monaghan.
Antrim boss Frank Delargy rues the lost opportunities in the games against Armagh and Derry where points were dropped on the back of a narrow two point defeat and a draw.
“Those points were definitely there for the taking. Antrim are creating more than enough chances to win these matches, just a lack of composure up front has been our downfall. We need to finish off our moves a bit more clinically, that’s our downfall at the minute. Apart from that the rest of the machine is ticking over quite well”.
Antrim have a relatively strong panel travelling to Clones, despite the unavailability of players of the quality of Sean Kelly, Adrian Scullion, Colin Brady, Brendan Herron, David McAlernon and sharpshooter Paddy Cunningham due to holidays or injury.
Delargy remains optimistic though that there is sufficient quality travelling to get the job done, and with Louth next up the following Saturday, is hopeful that four points in six days can get his squad back on track and into a loftier league position. For now the focus is entirely on Sundays encounter and what is expected to be a genuine test of Antrims credentials at this level.
Antrim Masters Squad.
Conor Crilly, Michael Donnelly, Ryan Daly, Damien Kelly, Stephen Harbinson, Liam Magee, Kevin McAllister, Michael Mc Carry, Declan McLarnon, Brendan Etherson, Darren Craig, Laurence Higgins, Ryan Boyd, Michael McCann, Mark Graham, Kieran Close, Michael Herron, Barry McMahon, Kevin Gallagher, Phelim McCluskey, Sean McGreevy, Thomas Doherty, Colly Connolly, Declan McErlean.