Saffrons confident, but Lilywhites may just edge it

AFTER Tyrone accounted for Antrim in the Ulster championship, both Seán Cavanagh and Mickey Harte referred to the Saffrons having made it obvious how much they fancied their chances of an upset.

The implication was that Antrim’s players and management might have had a bit too much to say for themselves but nothing has changed in the build-up to their SFC qualifier replay in Casement Park tonight.

Manager Liam Bradley reckoned that Antrim tore up the script by refusing to roll over and die amidst themaelstrom of emotion surrounding the appearance of Dermot Earley in the Kildare jersey in the drawn game played at Newbridge last Saturday, just hours after burying his father Dermot Senior.