Antrim hurling manager Kevin Ryan says his team are 'on a hiding to nothing' ahead of Saturday's play-off match against Kerry in Parnell Park (3pm).

With their Division 1B status on the line, the Saffrons will be aiming to bounce back from the disappointment of their defeat to Laois last time out.

"From the outside looking in, we would seem to have a lot more to lose than Kerry," Ryan remarked to The Irish News.

"We are almost on a hiding to nothing. If we win and play well, it is expected anyway. If we don't and we are beaten, we will be slaughtered all over the place.

"You've just got to treat it as a game. It is a relegation game so there is a worry there. It is no different from a Championship game. We just have to go to try to win it and that's what we'll be doing."

Ryan confirmed that Shane McNaughton, Conor McCann and Ciaran Johnson will miss Saturday's do-or-die clash because of injury but Conor McKinley should be available.

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