Longford Town v Limerick 37:Longford will move a step closer to being the domestic game's story of the year this evening if they can beat Limerick 37.
The club have a remarkable record in this competition over the last few years, but a couple of months back their league form and troubles off the field made an early exit seem likely. Now they are off the bottom of the foot of the Premier Division, the team are playing with confidence again and the cup is starting to look like a realistic target.
"We were here at this stage last year, played Pats, didn't produce and got hammered," cautions manager Alan Mathews. "But a lot of the players who were involved then are still here so they know that this is a good opportunity for us.
"The main thing is to stay in the Premier Division. If we win enough games in the league we have a chance of staying up but if we win this game we're into a semi-final. But we need to produce. "
Top scorer David Mooney returns from suspension. The striker will presumably go straight back into a side that will be largely unchanged otherwise from the one that lost to Cork City last weekend.
The visitors, without a win since denting Dundalk's chances of promotion last month, are without Ross Cosgrove (suspended) and Tommy Barrett (ineligible), while Nigel Keady and Brian Buckley are doubts.
