Quigley: New York must stay in Connacht

New York captain Brendan Quigley says talk of removing the team from the Connacht championship makes no sense in light of the strong preparations they are putting into Sunday’s provincial opener with Mayo.

The former Laois midfielder has noticed little difference between the inter-county set-up at home and that in the Big Apple apart from less games and tougher work commitments on the other side of the Atlantic.

But there had been some trepidation on his part before he joined Ian Galvin’s set-up. “To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect. Looking at the results over the last few years, I would have thought it wasn’t quite up to the standard at home of the training. But we’re hoping this year we can change the trend and put up a good performance against Mayo.