Pete McGrath is confident that Louth can hold their own in Division Two of the national football league.

The Wee County entertain McGrath's native Down in their competition opener on Sunday afternoon and the Mourne County legend reckons his charges are "in with a shout":

"It's possible that a number of teams in the division will look at the Louth fixture and say 'this is a game we really have to win'," he observes in The Irish News. "We are the favourites for relegation and that's fine but Sunday is the first game, we're at home and we only have three home matches so it's critical that we get something out of the game.

"We will be looking for certain boxes to be ticked and if we tick them I think we'll be in with a shout against Down as we will be against all the teams in this division.

"Two years ago, Louth were playing in Division Four. There are players here who are up to inter-county football but coming from Division Three to Division Two is a step up.

"You're coming into more exalted company so the League will stretch us, but it will stretch all the teams. I think it will be a very competitive division and from what I have seen I think we'll be capable of holding our own with a lot of the teams in the division."

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