Pride and belief key to Leitrim progress, says Shane Ward

Shane Ward routinely mentions pride, belief and swimming against the odds throughout our conversation.

The latter is a given so far as a Leitrim footballer is concerned. Pride and belief, on the other hand, are rarely attributed to men donning the green and gold.

Tomorrow afternoon they’ll attempt to stand toe-to-toe with a county they have not had the better of in championship football since 1994.