Relegation to Division 3 wouldn't go down well in Kildare according to former defender Aindriu MacLochlainn.

The Lilywhites have two games against Laois and Galway remaining to save their Division 2 skin but they also need results elsewhere to go their way.

"In Kildare there is the army, the horses and football as the main topics of interest," MacLochlainn outlined to The Irish Independent.

"It wouldn't sit easily to drop down. We're depending on other results going right for us with two rounds remaining.

"I've been involved in a few similar games down in Portlaoise and you wouldn't get tougher in Championship."

MacLochlainn believes that Jason Ryan's charges need to adopt a more ruthless approach.

"I would just like to see more balance in the team. We don't have enough ruthlessness to see games out and that is a concern.

"It's not just a case of picking the best 15 players, we need players who can be more cut-throat in their approach.

"In Jason Ryan's defence, he has been missing players who have that in them for various games - the likes of Peter Kelly and Emmet Bolton have it."

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