Neptune put Cup on back burner as Lakers eye another upset

NEPTUNE put their ESB Cup preparations aside as they prepare to entertain Gleneagle Lakers in the SuperLeague at Neptune Stadium tonight.

“The Cup is on the back burner for the time being,” spokesman Tim O’Brien, said yesterday. “We lost two very important games to Demons and Star so we are battling to maintain the No 2 spot for the play-offs.”

There was good news from the camp. Stephen McCarthy, who has been nursing a calf muscle injury since their cup quarter-final against Waterford Crystal, has been involved in all of the training sessions this week and is reported fully fit again.