Late Galway collapses a familiar problem

Derry will know their opponents are not so much susceptible to a wobble late on as they are proven stumblers when in possession of the lead coming down the stretch

FRUSTRATION: Galway manager Padraic Joyce has seen his side let significant leads slips this season. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Even allowing for soaring energy prices, the frequency and extent of Galway power cuts at the end of all bar one of their championship outings this summer have been as inexplicable as they have been infuriating for Pádraic Joyce’s management.

When reflecting on the chaos that was their All-Ireland quarter-final against Armagh, Joyce lamented how his team “lost their way” when commanding a six-point lead a minute and a half into second-half stoppages.