McIlroy demands no let up from young squad

SAMMY McILROY has vowed there will be no slacking off by his Northern Ireland side in the remaining Euro 2004 qualifiers.

He is anxious his young charges avoid the wooden spoon in group six but Northern Ireland go into the match against Ukraine on Saturday in Donetsk still looking for their first win after failing to score in 972 minutes.

The squad were assembling yesterday at their Templepatrick base outside Belfast and face a five-hour flight this morning.