Brendan Guckian dedicated Leitrim's big win over Louth to the county's success-starved supporters.

He also praised the resilience of his players after they romped to a stunning 0-25 to 1-12 victory and booked their place in Round 3 of the All-Ireland SF qualifiers.

"I'm so, so happy for the lads with the amount of work they've put in. They didn't showcase it at times but today thankfully they did," the delighted Leitrim manager told the Leitrim Observer.

Going back, the New York game there was great pressure, Roscommon again there was probably that fear factor there.

"There is resilience and that is where I think New York comes into play. They showed great resilience in New York, it is in them. They were disappointed with Roscommon, they have belief in themselves and rightly so. They went out today and beat a Division 2 team and beat them convincingly.

"Today we said today was a day for expressing themselves and I'm delighted they did. I'm absolutely delighted for the GAA fans of Leitrim, especially the people who were there today. I suppose there have been doubters and rightly so at times.

"But I think anybody who was in the stand or in the ground today would have to be happy with our performance."

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