It was a familiar tale of a narrow defeat for Antrim in O’Moore Park on Sunday, but their loss to Laois was a world away from their earlier outings in the League.
The Saffrons have gone toe-to-toe with some of the finest teams in the country and haven’t been found wanting.
They pushed Kilkenny all the way in Nowlan Park, lost by four to Dublin in Corrigan Park and almost drew with Waterford in their last outing.