Sligo manager Tony McEntee taking positives from Kildare game as they draw Carlow at home
SLIGO manager, Tony McEntee, insisted after his side were defeated by four-points following a mammoth second-half comeback, that they won't be afraid of Kildare should they meet them again later on in the Tailteann Cup.
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