Let’s give it a rattle:’ Watson
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Eyes on the ball as Dunloy and Cushendall do battle in the Feis Cup: all eyes will be on Croke Park this Saturday as Antrim’s hurlers hope to overcome Dublin in the All Ireland Qualifying series.
ANTRIM talisman Liam Watson says the county's hurlers will 'give it a rattle' when they face Dublin at Croke Park this weekend.
The Saffrons will play the Dubs at 3pm as part of a metropolitan double-header with Dublin's footballers taking on Armagh immediately afterwards.
It's a tall order for Dinny Cahill's men but Loughgiel man Watson says the players travel south in good spirits and quietly confident in their ability to cause an upset.
“Things are going well at the minute but we're just taking it one game at a time," he told Chronicle Sport.
“It's a good venue for the game and there's no doubt we'll be going in as underdogs which suits us alright.
“There's no pressure on us. Dublin beat us handily the last time we met but we've a few of our more experienced players back on board now.
“The current management has instilled a real desire and belief in the players and they encourage us to keep fighting to the last minute and that's what happened against Carlow in the last round.
“We probably needed a hard game like that to bring us on and we'll go down to Dublin and give it a rattle. We're going down expecting to win."
The match takes place at Croker after Antrim county board officials agreed to a request to stage the match in the capital but Watson seems happy enough with the venue.
“You play hurling for days like these and the players are happy enough to be playing at Croke Park," added Watson.
“It's up to us now to prove that we're good enough."
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