Defence-minded Armagh set to write off Yeats county on narrower Navan pitch

AFTER the excitement of Sligo’s stirring fight back during the Bank Holiday weekend, the fevered support that trails Armagh, and the unpredictability of this replay, the teams have been given a side show role this weekend.

The choice of Navan as the stage is one thing, but the early evening throw-in beggars belief. While, there are televisual considerations, surely the entertainment put on by them a fortnight ago deserves a little more respect.

“We are disappointed with how we are starting games,” Sligo midfielder Paul Durcan said this week. “But, at the same time, we are happy with how we have been finishing them. Against Armagh, we went at them and managed to get the scores. Nobody knows why we aren’t producing 70 minute performances. But, we have improved as a team as the summer has gone on and we are a lot stronger for the replay.”