Paul Rouse: Armagh's road to Croke Park has been long and hard

The county's brilliant supporters will flood Jones Road in colour once again this weekend. 

HOMEWARD BOUND: Ross Kernan, son of Armagh manager Joe, keeps an eye on the Sam Maguire cup on their journey back to Armagh for the team's homecoming in 2002. Pic: Damien Eagers/Sportsfile

WILL Armagh win their second All-Ireland senior football title on Sunday? If they do, the scenes of celebration will inevitably be stunning. They are incredible supporters.

It’s more than two decades now since the grass of Croke Park turned orange when thousands of delirious Armagh fans swarmed down from the stands and the terraces. They danced and sang and hugged each other out on the grass when the 2002 All-Ireland was won.