Ernesiders can be our inspiration, says Coulter

DOWN need to follow the example of Fermanagh in the qualifiers or face another year of underachievement, according to Benny Coulter.

After a decent league run, where they narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot in Division One, hopes were high that they could end a provincial title drought at senior level that stretches back to 1994.

Those ambitions were heightened by Derry’s eviction of Tyrone, and Armagh’s struggle to clear their first obstacle in the shape of Seamus McEneaney’s Monaghan.