Name: Daithi Sands.

Age: 23.

Teams played for: Down, Portaferry and UUJ.

Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why?
McKenna Park – smaller pitch, less distance to the goal.

Which opposition ground do you dislike going to and why?
Cushendall – feels like you have to drive on a cliff edge to get there.

What team have you enjoyed the most success against?
Donegal.

Which team have you enjoyed least success against?
Ballycran.

Which opposition player have you enjoyed marking?
Paul McManus.

Which opposition player have you disliked marking?
Andrew Toner.

Which player would you transfer in from a team you have come up against?
Padraig Walsh, Kilkenny.

Which team, apart from your own, do you like to see do well and why?
Cork – watching Joe Deane when I was younger.

HERO…..Daithi Sands was fed on a diet of Joe Deane when growing up, and the Cork legend made a big impression

What’s the most frustrating defeat you have experienced?
The 2018 Down Championship final.

What’s the most satisfying victory you have experienced?
The 2020 Down Championship final.

Which team, apart from your own, do you think could be set for big things in the coming years?
Kilclief.