Derry assistant manager Barry Dillon admits a repeat of last Saturday's performance against Donegal won't be good enough to beat Longford in Saturday week's All-Ireland qualifier.

Many are expecting a much-improved Longford side to replicate their famous 2006 qualifier victory over the Oak Leafers, who were easily brushed aside by Jim McGuinness' men in Ballybofey five days ago.

"To be honest, after that performance, I didn't really care who we got in the draw," Dillon told The Irish News.

"But Longford is the perfect test for us. They are a quality team - they took our scalp before in 2006. If we are not on song that day, they will put us out of our misery. If we are on song, then we are back in it again, back in the mix and it is game on.

"We are going to have to perform well to get through that tie. I am looking for the boys to throw off the shackles and give it everything - playing the way they can play.

"That's all we are asking of them. We need to get ourselves together because after the next game there is no more days left to get it right." Tweet

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