Tony McEntee hopes Croke Park factor doesn't derail Sligo in Tailteann Cup semi-final

Sligo manager Tony McEntee says his biggest hope is that his young players are not overawed by the Croke Park experience when they meet Cavan in Sunday's Tailteann Cup semi-final.

McEntee has assembled a young squad with 22 clubs represented and only a third over the age of 25, with seven 21 or under.

Eight out of the 39-man squad are left-footed with 13 of the panel based in the greater Dublin area for most of the season.

Only a few Sligo players have played at Cork Park while Conor Griffin was in Croke Park as a member of the Sligo hurling teams that won the Lory Meagher Cup in 2018 and Nicky Rackard Cup in 2019.

But following dramatic victories over London and Leitrim [after a penalty shoot-out away from home], Sligo are two wins away from the cup.

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