Kieran McGeeney bites back at Joe Brolly’s jibes

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney has offered a thinly veiled response to the criticism he has received from Joe Brolly, retorting many pundits “weren’t as good as they remember” when playing themselves.

Pundit Brolly was heavily critical of McGeeney after their Ulster championship defeat to Cavan when he claimed the former Kildare boss “hasn’t a clue about... systems and how to play”.

Brolly described McGeeney’s game plan as “a mess” and pointed to poor returns of the Armagh forwards and the cautious nature of their play generally.McGeeney didn’t address Brolly by name but noted pointedly the 1998 Ulster final between Derry and Donegal, in which Brolly played for Derry and which finished 1-7 to 0-8, was equally difficult to watch. “I would love to have been around at the games, I must have missed them, because the way they used to play, it must have been fantastic football,” said McGeeney.