Belief the key for bullish Fitzpatrick as Wee County relish big occasion

IT is 53 years since Louth last claimed a senior Leinster title but there will be no sense of inferiority this Sunday when they face Meath in the 2010 provincial final. Not if Peter Fitzpatrick has anything to do with it.

The Louth manager faced his neighbours many a time in the course of his own career but a routine query about his experiences in those games is swatted away dismissively. History is exactly that, according to Fitzpatrick. History.

A relatively innocent remark about the potency of Meath’s forward line is dealt with just as abruptly. “If you think Meath’s forwards are good, wait until you see ours,” he said. “I’d rather be involved with our team than Meath’s.”