Date with London next for the Limerick senior footballers

THE Limerick senior footballers have now put themselves in a great position to reach the knock-out stages of the Tailteann Cup, following a 2-10 to 0-08 victory over Offaly on Saturday afternoon in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale.

Before Saturday's success, it was 364 days when Limerick last registered a victory in a competitive game of football. Limerick senior football manager Jimmy Lee was delighted with his side's victory over the Midlanders.

“There's a lot of them who learnt their trade. I know’s it a year but we all know it's a results-driven business. There's no doubting that but in fairness to them they've stuck at it and they've worked hard.

“You go back through that team and see how many of them are new to it. I'd be happy enough with their development. It's much about the bottle they showed out there and they showed a bit of pride and passion and that's what you want from them.”

Emmett Rigter and Barry Coleman are among the younger players who have impressed for Jimmy Lee's side this year.

Limerick now face London in the final round of group four of the Tailteann Cup on the weekend June 1/2. The game is set to take place in a neutral venue which is likely to take place at a Dublin venue. Limerick and London have both registered one victory in Group four, both against Offaly. Both sides have suffered heavy defeats to Down. Limerick and London currently sit level on two points. The Exiles are currently in second place in group four with a superior scoring difference -3 to Limerick's scoring difference of -6.

Down have advanced to the quarter-finals of the Tailteann Cup along with the three teams that finish top of the other groups. The four teams that finish second along with three best third-placed teams and New York will qualify for the preliminary quarter-finals. The teams that finish second will get a home preliminary quarter final and Limerick will need to beat London to get a home preliminary quarter-final.