O’Dwyer works the oracle again as Laois reach final

Laois 1-14 Armagh 1-11

However, taking account of how much an unconvincing Armagh struggled in Croke Park yesterday, it's clear that the real achievement for him and his players is in remaining unbeaten and to have progressed so much in so short a period of time.

O'Dwyer, never known for putting a heavy emphasis on the League, said afterwards that he genuinely didn't expect to make it to the final. Instead, he insisted he would have been happy to finish in mid-table, he suggested, adding that the O'Moore momentum had literally snowballed.