Some days they go over, some days they don't says Paul Honeyman

Mobbed by fans after an outstanding display of long range kicking, Paul Honeyman wasn’t inclined to bask in the glow of his nine point haul against Carlow in Saturday’s Tailteann Cup clash, preferring instead to look ahead at what the rest of the campaign might offer.

​Speaking after the 0-22 to 1-13 win in Heartland Credit Union Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Paul downplayed his own scoring exploits that set Leitrim on the road to victory! “There's some days they'll go over, some days they won't - there was a strong breeze so I thought if I got them up I'd have a chance of scoring them. The first one went over so I thought I'd try a few more and thank God, they went over. First half, against the wind, we knew we had to hold onto the ball and we knew coming out in the second half, we just had to throw off the shackles.

“It was do or die so that's just why we threw off the shackles, we just had a go in the second half, thank God it worked out well.”

Bouncing back from tough results has been a theme of this squad and Paul revealed the focus was very much on Carlow, particularly after a heavy defeat in the final round of the League: “It was a tough result against Down but all eyes were really on Carlow this week so yeah it's just great to get the result there. There was a bit of hurt from the league match in Netwatch Cullen Park coming through there at the end as well so it's just thrilled to get the result. We had a tough old year, it's were a tough few results there in the league and last year especially.

“There was a lot of pressure on this team so thank God we're just getting a few results under our belt now and the only way is up now. We've nothing to lose now so we'll see where it takes us.”