By Shaun Casey THIS season marks Kieran McGeeney’s 10th in charge of his native county and also his 40th involved in the inter-county game. McGeeney first pulled on an Armagh shirt at u-14 level in 1984 and has given a lot to the cause since then. ‘Geezer’, as he’s more affectionately known, helped Armagh end […]
WAY back when the draw was made, I would say that most of us expected Armagh to be in the final, but not a lot of people would have banked on Donegal navigating their way through to this year’s decider. Looking at both teams, Armagh did what they had to in order to reach the […]
KIERAN McGeeney and Conor Laverty has named his side for Saturday’s Ulster SFC semi-final clash (Clones, 5.15pm). It’s an unchanged Armagh team from the win over Fermanagh but goalkeeper Ethan Rafferty has been named on the bench. Greg McCabe has also made a return ahead of what it a repeat of last year’s semi-final won […]
By Shaun Casey HISTORICALLY, Fermanagh always prove to be a tough test for Armagh, especially in Brewster Park, but the Orchard County were convincing victors over their hosts last weekend, winning 3-9 to 0-11. Three first-half goals were key for Kieran McGeeney’s side, and the game was essentially over at half time. Ultan Kelm picked […]
By Shaun Casey BENNY Tierney doesn’t envy the goalkeeping selection headache that Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney has ahead of the Ulster Championship. With Ethan Rafferty edging back to full fitness and Blaine Hughes in fine form, McGeeney has two brilliant options to choose from. Hughes was outstanding in the National League as the Orchard County […]
By Shaun Casey RORY Grugan can see both sides of the argument but the lure of a day out in Croke Park with the chance to win silverware in a national final is why the Armagh playmaker has backed league finals to remain in a congested calendar. Grugan was part of previous Armagh teams that […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Mickey Harte insists it would be a “disgrace” to do away with league finals and feels there is too much “whinging” about the state of football. The Oakleafers’ win over Roscommon earned top spot ahead of Sunday’s final showdown with Dublin. Had Derry been presented with the cup on Sunday […]
ARMAGH have named an unchanged team for Saturday’s clash with Cork in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaomih (7pm). Kieran McGeeney’s side secured promotion with victory over Cavan last weekend and will play Donegal in the League decider next weekend. The Orchard County have had a settled look to their side with 10 players have featured in […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH net-minder Blaine Hughes says he’s “loving” being back in the county set-up having taken a year out last season. Hughes made his inter-county debut back in 2017 and played 11 times that season as Armagh reached the All-Ireland quarter-finals. His debut came against Longford in round three of the Division Three league, […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S essentially winner takes all in the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds this weekend as Armagh host Cavan with both teams needing victory to put themselves in the driving seat for promotion to Division One. Donegal look to already have got one foot there, having beaten Cavan and drawn with Armagh in the previous rounds, […]
