Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Exiles can follow Carlow lead and stun favourites
I REALLY believe London v Leitrim is the exact same scenario as Carlow v Wexford last weekend. That was a game that, on paper, Wexford should have won but I strongly tipped Carlow at 2/1 and I’m doing the same with London now. Leitrim go to Ruislip with injury issues, no less the loss of Emlyn Mulligan to a third cruciate blow. He’s a very good footballer and I wish him well. Significantly, of the six Leitrim forwards picked for tomorrow, five are Championship debutants and that’s a huge amount of inexperience on board at the business end of the field and in what will be an hostile environment. It’s something London can exploit. Furthermore, Owen Mulligan has had a big influence on the Exiles over the last few months in a coaching and mental skills capacity. There could well be shock on the cards here. London to win.