New Fermanagh minor manager, Pat Cadden, has said one of the most important things he wants to instil in his new squad is belief.

Successful Fermanagh teams at underage level are a rarity with the county struggling to make inroads in competitions, Cadden wants to change all that.

Alongside coaching and strength and conditioning, Cadden wants the players coming into the minor setup to have the mindset that even though they may be classed as underdogs they can still compete and upset the form book.

Indeed, Cadden and his new management team of Sean Quigley and Aidan Breen, have been involved in games where they have caused an upset. Ferghal O'Connor is also part of the management team and has experience being part of other Fermanagh management structures in previous years.

"I have been part of games where you are the underdog or consider yourself the underdog and you could turn the game around," Cadden said pointing out the 2018 Ulster semi-final victory over Monaghan in which the three players were involved.

"I was lucky enough to be part of the Monaghan game in Omagh that day. Nobody gave us a hope but because you believed you could actually win the game and it's about getting the young boys to believe.

"My big thing is that we have to change the mentality. I have seen it a couple of times at academy level. You could be going to a game and we are playing such and such today and we are nearly beat before going out onto the field. It's changing that mentality.

"St. Aidan's, Derrylin have went and done it, St. Kevin's, Lisnaskea have went and done it at school level beating your so-called better schools in Ulster competitions.

"So why not when you join St. Aidan's, St. Kevin's, St. Michael's or whatever school the boys are going to and you make one good team we should be fit to compete with anybody."

It is still early days for Cadden and his management team having only been ratified on announced on Monday.

Cadde is a Games Promotion Officer for Fermanagh County Board and he has worked with many of the eligible minor players in the county from younger academies.

And he has taken the step to see how he can bring them on at this level following Niall McElroy's departure from the role earlier in the year.

"It was something a couple of boys had mentioned through the academy structure.

And when it came up for grabs and I never really heard of anyone going for it I just said to myself why not?

"And I can remember these boys back at U14 academies when I first took the job with the county board and now seeing after 2-3 years, the improvement they have had both in the schools and through the academies structures there's something there to work with.

"They have a good attitude and they want to be there and they want to play for Fermanagh which is an extra bonus."