Revenge is not always the wisest means of motivation

When Derry host Monaghan Saturday evening, it will be the 26th time in the history of the competition that two counties will meet for a second time in the same season

BATTLE: Players from both sides contest possession during the Ulster SFC semi-final at Healy Park in Omagh earlier this season. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Revenge a dish best served cold? Just about when it comes to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

When Derry host Monaghan Saturday evening, it will be the 26th time in the history of the competition that two counties will meet for a second time – excluding replays and Laois’s voided qualifier with Armagh in 2016 – in the same season.