Playing for the full 70 minutes gives Wicklow a huge chance of defeating Derry in the Christy Ring Cup relegation play-off according to Garden County manager Martin Storey.

The sides meet in Pairc Esler on Saturday afternoon with the losing side plying their trade in the Nicky Rackard Cup next year.

Storey has admitted to the Wicklow People his frustration over his side's failure to perform for the full 70 minutes throughout the year, pointing to their display against Mayo as the only exception.

"The only day we put 70 minutes of hurling together was against Mayo over in Castlebar. We have to get 70 minutes of hurling on Saturday," said Storey.

"If we had hurled for 70 minutes the way we hurled for the opening half against Kildare we would have won. But we lost our way, our heads dropped.

"But these are younger guys and it takes a while for lads to get the inner belief within them. It's a psychological thing more than a physical thing. There's not performing and still playing well, still doing the bread and butter stuff, still hooking and blocking and getting the passes away. It takes a while to get to that level."

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