'Not bad' was new Fermanagh boss Peter Canavan's assessment of Seamus Quigley's performance in yesterday's McKenna Cup opener against Antrim.

Canavan had just watched the big full forward tear the Antrim defence apart with a personal haul of 1-8 to ensure an excellent start to his Erne County tenure.

"There are areas of his play he'll look at, where he made mistakes and got caught up in a few things, but certainly his goal was a fantastic finish, and not too many could find it the way Seamie did," Canavan said.

"I can only judge him on this past couple of weeks and I must say he has been as dedicated as any player that has come to training. He's putting in maximum effort and that's what I am judging him on so far. He's no different to the other 30 on the panel."

The Tyrone legend admitted that he didn't expect Fermanagh to win so comfortably.

"I was a bit worried coming into the game about our standard of fitness, but I must say I've been very impressed with the players' attitude in training and it was very much displayed here today.

"The boys went out with the right attitude and that pleased me more than anything. I think they're realistic enough to know they are in Division 4 for a reason and they're going to have to dig their way out of it.

"But I'm delighted with the reception the players got and I'm glad they sent the supporters home happy." Tweet

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