IFA C'ship One: 'Stute seek win against bottom club Donegal Celtic

Institute host Donegal Celtic in an IFA Championship One clash at Drumahoe this afternoon (kick-off 3.00pm).

Kevin Deery’s side were brought back down to earth last week, their defeat by Armagh following a sensational League Cup win over Premiership champions Crusaders just three days earlier.

Today’s game against the league’s bottom side is a must win for ‘Stute, who are keen to get away from the league’s relegation places.

While promotion may already be beyond them, Deery (pictured) believes his team can climb much higher up the division, if they start to believe in themselves first and foremost.

“I firmly believe and I’m telling my players going into games that they are the better team andSaturday will be no different,” he said.

“I’m witnessing it in games, apart from the second half at Armagh last weekend, but no disrespect to Donegal Celtic or whoever we are playing, I believe that my players can beat anyone in Championship One. I tell the players this, I watch them train and I will be expecting to win the match, which I expect in every other game.”

Stute trio Dean Curry, Jamie McIntyre and Jordan Armstrong will all be looking to force their way back into the starting line-up for this afternoon’s game.