Eoghan Ruth: It’s important we keep it together against Dublin

Pragmatism is the name of the game for Carlow this Saturday and forward Eoghan Ruth says the priority is to produce enough of a performance to provide a platform for the qualifiers.

Ruth is a realist, Dublin are all but certain to progress, but if Carlow can’t win in Portlaoise then they have to endeavour to do everything else in order to keep their championship interests strong.

“Is there an edge you can take?” Ruth asks rhetorically when questioned if Dublin are beyond analysis. “I don’t think so. Teams try it on, don’t they? You look at the last few years, people trying different things. The only thing that sprung to mind is Donegal when they beat them but I don’t think we’re going to spring the surprise on them.