Teemore manager Tony Collins says that they don’t intend on going to Brewster Park to simply make up the numbers on Sunday with the Shamrocks boss stating that their aim is to book their place in the quarter finals of the Ulster Club IFC.

Teemore will take on Down outfit Liatroim on Sunday and Collins is expecting a tough battle.

“It will be a big test for us. Down football, there is a bit of pedigree there, and club football in Down is quite strong. Rostrevor would have been fancied for the Intermediate but Liatroim beat them in the final so we know it will be a challenge. In saying that, we want to give a good account of ourselves, the boys aren’t going there to make up the numbers, they are going there to win the game,” he said.

On Liatroim, he added: “I’ve watched their final and they are very strong. There is a couple of McCrickard’s who are good footballers and in general they are big and rangy. They are quite defensive natured and try to hit teams on the counter-attack. They had a tough game in the final against Rostrevor but they showed great resilience to come through to win.”

The Shamrocks though will come into the game with confidence high after landing their first silverware in 11 years by defeating Derrylin in the IFC final.

“We are happy with how things have gone.” he said. “To have won the championship was a great boost for the boys because some of them would never have had success in terms of silverware. We know it is a big step up to go now and try and repeat the same effort needed to get over the first hurdle in the Ulster Club, but we won’t be shying away from it.”

In terms of that final against Derrylin, Collins knows that Teemore can’t afford to start as slowly and instead will be hoping that they can reproduce their second half display.

“Derrylin caught us on the hop a little bit and that is all credit to Derrylin, they have a lot of good players and were up for it, but thankfully we showed a bit of composure and didn’t panic and got ourselves into the game before probably controlling it in the second half. We know we can’t start like that again, we need to show that composure from the start,” he said.

Collins is aware though that playing Ulster Club football will be a new experience for the majority of his squad.

“Only a minority would have played it, a few of the lads would have played it at senior but it is a stepping stone and unchartered waters for most of the lads. You only really know what you have when you go into these new environments so it is a step in development for some of the young lads,” he stated.

However, he is hoping that playing at Brewster Park will work to his side’s advantage.

“We have to use that to our advantage and of course it is a double header and you will have the Fermanagh faithful there. You’ll have the Derrygonnelly contingent and a lot of neutrals there coming to support the Fermanagh teams so it is a big incentive to go and play in front of the crowd and do well if we can.”