The Sky Blues couldn't have got a tougher opener than against the Derry champions, but they can make it a whole lot easier on themselves if they play their own game.
Mayobridge's biggest problem on Sunday could, unusually, be discipline. Ballinderry are one of the few teams that have really really rattled their cage over the past decade, and there's a fair amount of bad blood between the players. If the 'Bridge can forget that it's Ballinderry they're playing, don't look for personal battles, don't turn the game into a war, and instead enter the game with the arrogance with which they play in the Down Championship, I reckon they'll get through with a couple to spare.