Oisín McConville's top ten clashes of the Qualifiers era
Facing up to the truth: Dessie Farrell, Dublin, in action against Armagh's Enda McNulty during a Bank of Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier in 2003. Pic: Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE
Memorable for all the wrong reasons. We had beaten Down and Monaghan and were anxious to play a team outside of Ulster but the whole day unravelled for us long before the match began. We played some great stuff in the second half but we’d left ourselves with too much catching up to do.
