The Orchard County are bidding to do what only two other Ulster counties, Cavan and Down, have done before by retaining the Sam Maguire next season
Unlike last year, there wasn’t a single dissenter as Kieran McGeeney was ratified as Armagh manager for another season on Tuesday night.
“Will Armagh go nuts? Yeah,” he said. “There’s no doubt about that. But they are entitled to do it. That’s supporters, the whole point of sport and spectacle and the occasion. I want them to do that, I suppose I just want them to leave the players alone and let them do their bit. History tells us that all of this is a drain, particularly for a group after winning its first title. Minimising it to such a degree that it doesn’t impact on team performance will be McGeeney’s biggest test.Given that Armagh have only won two All-Irelands in their history, it would be outlandish to demand that they retain the title in 2025. But that’s not to say that it isn’t a realistic aspiration.
With Dublin having regressed and Kerry lacking the depth to push on after their 2022 success, there are a number of evenly-matched contenders and Armagh should be right in the mix again. He was being somewhat disingenuous there, as Armagh’s first seven Ulster titles were split across four distinct eras before their dominant spell from 1999-2008, but his fundamental point about Armagh having windows of opportunity that only open for certain generations is sound.
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