Draft Fixture list for next year’s league released this morning. 4 home and 3 away. Carlow look the best prospect of picking up points away from Carrick.
We need to be looking at winning the home games to have any chance of promotion.
Leitrim footballers have received a major boost ahead of the new season with promising Kildare footballer Cian Reynolds opting to transfer to the Connacht side.
Reynolds featured at midfield for the Kildare U-21s in the Leinster championship last year but has decided to join his father’s native county. However, he won’t be available to Barney Breen and George Dugdale’s squad for the Connacht FBD League as he will feature for Carlow IT in the O’Byrne Cup.
The Athy clubman will become the second player to avail of the parentage rule and transfer to Leitrim in the last year, after former Longford centre-back Enda Williams moved west and played a starring role in Leitrim’s season, which included their first ever win in the qualifiers when they defeated Wicklow by 0-13 to 0-10 in July.
Joint manager Breen said he is delighted to have secured the services of such a versatile footballer, whose father hails from Ballinamore.
“We have managed to strengthen our squad somewhat with the introduction of Cian Reynolds from Kildare under the parentage rule,” said Breen.
"Cian played U-21 for Kildare last year and is a great prospect. Unfortunately, he will be involved in the O’Byrne Cup for the early part of the season with Carlow IT, but we’ll be keeping a close eye on him.
“He really is one for the future and it is a huge boost for us to be able to bring him in.”
A midfielder is just what we need DB we suffered badly there last year young moran tried but hes one for the future lowe was poor last year beirne has no intrest and sweeney wasnt great either,is brendan breannan in the panel he destroyed the manor midfield in the co final he was as good as the ones mentioned above