Murphy hails McEntee impact

Niall Murphy has praised manager Tony McEntee for making Sligo a much more competitive outfit.

Speaking at yesterday's Tailteann Cup launch in Croke Park, the Sligo captain pointed out: "When Tony came in we were a low-end Division 4 team at the time.

"We got out of that. In his first year we played Mayo (in the Connacht SFC) and got beaten by 20-odd points. We played Galway then maybe a year or two later and we were well beaten as well.

"In the last couple of years, we've brought Galway and Mayo into the last few minutes of games so there's progress there. Definitely, there was disappointment at not getting out of Division 3.

"Since he came in, we're a different team in my opinion anyway. We're comfortable playing any team whereas when he first came in, we were light years away from the likes of Mayo, Galway and Roscommon."