Poland: No county could have coped with adversity as well as Down

Mark Poland believes no other county would have coped with the amount of player unavailability as well as Down.

Emigration, inter-county career breaks and injuries have all hit James McCartan’s side, especially in defence.

While Poland insists Down can’t afford to cough up near as many scores as they did against Derry on Sunday if they are to beat Donegal, he recognises the win was a character-building one.