New York play Leitrim in the opening round of the Connacht Senior Football Championship Saturday with the Exiles looking for their first ever win in the competition having first entered the tournament back in 1999.
Excitement is building in the Big Apple with many pundits believing this is the strongest New York panel in a number of years with new additions including Rob Wharton and Gavin O Brien from Kerry, Eoghan Kerin from Galway, Bill Maher from Tipperary and Shane Carthy from Dublin who is commuting from Boston to hook up with the squad.
Odds on New York pulling off the upset have been slashed from 13/2 into as low as 9/4 with Boyle sports.
One negative for the panel is that they have not played any competitive or challenge games ahead of Saturday, whereas Leitim have just finished a full schedule of Division 4 league games.
In this podcast, Michael interviews Niall Madine who has been one of the top forwards in the county in recent years. Niall has played at inter-county level for County Down and plays with Kerry New York here and also drafts up to Brooklyn Shamrocks.
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