‘We’re not there just to make up the numbers’

HIS side are 8/1 outsiders to defeat Cork in Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park, but Roscommon boss Fergal O’Donnell isn’t paying much attention to the bookmakers and the perceived wisdom of the country’s football experts.

He said: “There’s a lot of negative stuff being said about our chances. If Sligo had won the Connacht final, would they have a better chance against Cork? People are saying that we’ll be blown out of the water and that Cork only have to turn up.

“It is a tough draw but we’re Connacht champions and we didn’t get there by chance. The team is coming along nicely.”