McGeeney: Armagh had 'no pitches to train on' all week

Not being able to train midweek because of pitch unavailability happens 'a bit more regularly than you’d like', McGeeney added.

CLOSE-RUN AFFAIR: Donegal’s manager Jim McGuinness and manager Kieran McGeeney of Armagh. Pic: James Crombie, Inpho

It was not offered as an excuse, but it was offered up nonetheless: Armagh did not train at all last week as they could not get a pitch to train on.

Kieran McGeeney arrived into the auditorium on the Cusack Stand side of the field a full hour after the full-time whistle had sounded. One of his first utterances was that Armagh hadn’t trained in the eight days between their Round 7 draw away to Cork and Sunday’s League decider.