One of the main priorities for Denis Connerton on his second coming as Longford manager is to preserve the Midlanders' Division 3 status.

The Rathcline man, who previously managed Longford back in 2002-2004, is hoping to build on the promotion from Division 4 secured under Jack Sheedy this year.

"We'll be starting in Division 3 which, in some ways, looks like Division 2 as it will include Kildare, who were in Division 1 a few years ago, as well as Sligo and Westmeath, who both reached provincial finals this year," he said to The Irish Independent.

"There has been something of a pattern for teams promoted to Division 3 to slip straight back into Division 4 so avoiding that will be an early priority."

When Connerton assembles his squad for training on December 1, he will be missing some key players.

Enda Williams, Ronan McIntyre, John Keegan and Barry O'Farrell are all abroad at present; Sean and Padraig McCormack are unavailable and Kevin Diffley and Shane Mulligan are injured.

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