New York players urged to keep their cool against Sligo

NEW YORK panellists are being warned to be on their best behaviour if they have any hope of staging an upset against Sligo in Sunday’s Bank Of Ireland Connacht SFC tussle in the Bronx.

New York selector Pat Scanlan knows his players face an uphill battle whenever visitors come calling to Gaelic Park, which will stage the first championship match on an artificial surface this weekend following a $3 million (€2.2m) redevelopment.

Yet difficulty in getting proper preparation and a lack of match practice is not all the exiles have to contend with and Scanlan recognises the necessity of his players keeping their cool under pressure from a seasoned inter-county outfit.