Walsh quietly confident as Sligo eye shock

SEVEN years ago a Tyrone team containing men with famous football surnames like Dooher, O’Neill, Gormley, Jordan, McGuigan, McMenamin and Canavan were well beaten by Sligo (1-14 to 0-12) at Croke Park in the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Sligo deserved victory and they proved that evaluation by bringing eventual All-Ireland champions Armagh to a replay a few weeks later before losing narrowly.

Fast forward to June 2009 and most of the men listed above have a few All Stars at home, three All-Ireland medals in their pockets – a fourth en-route, many believe, and are considered the best team of their era.