The Senior Championship quarter finals will conclude on Ederney on Sunday when Enniskillen take in Tempo.

With the Gaels having reached the league final and the Maguires having been relegated, it is Enniskillen who will go into the game with the favourites tag.

Coach Simon Bradley though is hoping for an improved display from the league final when they produced a disappointing performance in losing to Derrygonnelly.

“The players themselves were unhappy with their own performance on the day, and that alone has improved our training over the last two or three weeks.

‘Really lucky’

“The players realise that they are really lucky – normally if you lose a big game like that, it is the end of the season, so they are lucky that they are getting another big game three weeks later and hopefully they will put in a much better performance,” he said.

This is a young and talented Enniskillen side and for the vast majority of the squad, this will be their first time playing in the Senior championship, but Bradley says that they are a very ambitious group and won’t hide behind being young.

“The facts are the facts – this is the first time they have played Senior championship, but on the other hand the team has got to accept the responsibility of being in the Senior championship, and that responsibility is to produce performances, and you can’t hide behind ‘this is a young team’, even if it is.

“It is a team that has high expectations of themselves, regardless of what other people think they should be doing. They have high ambitions, and now they have to start to produce to meet their own ambitions.”

However, they won’t be looking any further ahead than this Sunday’s game against a Tempo side who have plenty of scoring power in their ranks.

“We know from our own game against them that they bring a really big scoring threat, and we fully respect what Tempo bring to the table.

Focus

“We understand that they have quality players and they have more experience than we have in these type of games, so we will not be underestimating them in any shape or form, and we are not looking beyond that game. The focus is 100 per cent on Tempo,” he said.

Tempo Manager Stephen Jackson knows his side will come into the tie as underdogs, but he says his players are looking forward to the challenge.

“The Gaels were runners up in Division One and made the league final, and we got relegated, so on paper they are clear favourites, no doubt about it.

“But, championship is championship, and funny things can happen some days. We might just get that bounce of the ball that we haven’t had all year and the boys are really looking forward to it.

“The two sides know each other inside out; the boys are all mates, and I would expect that there will be a bit of bite to it. Our focus is all on this match – this has been our goal since we got relegated,” said Jackson.

Like Tempo, Enniskillen possess a lively attack, and Jackson knows that the likes of Conor Love, Callum Jones and Richie O’Callaghan will have to be carefully marshalled if they are to progress.

“The Gaels have great talent up front, they were top scorers in the league and we are well aware of their threat. Their big danger lies in front of goal, and we have to be mindful of their attacking threat. As I said, both sides know each other and the Gaels will know what we have too,” he added.