Mickey Graham: 'Cavan people weren’t expecting miracles but they got one'

Cavan manager Mickey Graham celebrates at the final whistle after beating Donegal in the Ulster Football final. Picture: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Winning manager Mickey Graham was in the middle of trying to put a bit of shape on what Sunday's Ulster SFC final win over Donegal all meant to the football-obsessed people of Cavan when he boiled it all down and spoke from the heart.

"Not a lot of people gave us hope coming in here bar ourselves," he began. "The Cavan people, even though they are such great supporters, were hoping the lads would go out and give it their all and make a game of it but my God, what can you say? A group of players who put in that effort you couldn’t be more prouder of them. They scrapped and fought for every ball and they gave you so much belief that the impossible can be achieved."