You don’t play Donegal at their own game

The hard work was completed in the week prior to this match. Irrespective of how the game went, Armagh were looking for a win-win.

“This is a Division 3 team against a Division 1 team,” we were reminded. Next, we were told Donegal are very strong physically, which reminded me of that scene in Remember the Titans where Big Ju (representing “coloured folk”) asked Gary Bertier (leading “white folk”) how strong are you? “Too strong. I’m too strong,” he replied.

The Armagh spokesperson might as well have said: “Donegal are too strong”.