Big Apple to the core — but can they upset odds?

CONNACHT SFC QUARTER FINAL

The recycled Big Apple and Fairytales of New York headlines began to wear thin as the pendulum swung and the GAA world suddenly contemplated the possibility of a breakthrough with intrigue and morbid fascination.

When the Exiles started to believe their own hype in 2011, Roscommon knocked them down a couple of pegs. After the newly installed management team cleared house during the mild winter leading into last year’s Connacht championship opener against Sligo, the grand experiment was swatted away with 24 points to spare.