James Laverty says Cargin intend “to prove a point” in this year’s Ulster Club SFC.

The Antrim champions face Derrygonnelly of Fermanagh in the first round of the provincial knockout competition this weekend former Saffrons captain Laverty feels they haven’t done themselves justice on this stage in the past:

“We have not really performed to the standard we are capable of in the Ulster Club championship in the recent past, to be honest,” he concedes in The Belfast Telegraph.

“Last year, we came up against a very strong Gaoth Dobhair team and, while we showed well in the first half, we fell away after that. When you get to this level you have to keep going for the entire game because you are facing better quality sides.

“But I think the appetite is there on the part of our players. After the frustration we endured last year, we have been itching to get back to prove a point. This is a big game for us against Derrygonnelly on Sunday - they have won five Fermanagh titles on the bounce and will feel they can transfer their good form onto the Ulster stage.”

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