Fermanagh’s new edge leaves Armagh searching for meaning

Fermanagh 0-12 Armagh 0-7: Where to now for Armagh and the five-year revolution under Kieran McGeeney after this limp, uninspiring, and naive performance, during which they went an entire hour without scoring from play?

They have another year to run under the present arrangement, but the stats are so, so ugly. This is the fourth year they have entered the Ulster Championship and they depart again without a win.

Fermanagh pulled their wing forwards so wide, they had chalk on their boots. Armagh defenders stayed touch-tight, allowing a chasm of space to open up and Barry Mulrone, Declan McCusker, and Ryan Jones twice stormed through to kick points that had the home side 0-6 to 0-4 up at the break.