by Damian Dolan

London can go into their Christy Ring preparations on a 'positive note' says centre back Kevin Reid, after the Exiles beat Kildare in their Division 2A relegation showdown.

With both sides losing their opening four league matches, it was winner takes all at McGovern Park and the home side delivered when it mattered most to claim a 1-19 to 0-15 victory last weekend.

Fergus McMahon's Exiles can now look forward with degree of confidence to the Christy Ring, which gets underway in Derry on 12 May. They'll then host Down at McGovern Park, before making the trip to Armagh.

"We said at the start of the year that our aim was the Christy Ring. I'd be lying if I said we didn't have our eyes on winning it," Reid told the Irish World.

"You hurl to win; it's no fun just taking part. If you don't think you're going to win it, what's the point in being there.

"We took some heavy beatings against Carlow, Kerry and Meath, and we're better than that. I don't think the scorelines did us justice.

"To get a win [vs Kildare] makes a massive difference. Hopefully we can perform well and get to the knock-out stages, and then we'll see where we go from there."

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