Kildare planning for Leinster road but Carlow plan ambush

It is more than 11 months now since Kildare managed a competitive win.

After overcoming Meath in the Leinster semi-final on June 17 of last year, nobody realistically expected them to better Dublin in the subsequent provincial decider.

By the same token, nobody expected that almost a year on, the Kildare footballers would still be searching for their next win.