Pádraic Joyce: 'I was probably a bit naïve when I came into the job, saying we’d play fancy football'

When arriving into this job in November 2018, the other declaration Pádraic Joyce made along with winning an All-Ireland was that Galway would play open, expansive football.

LEARNING WITH TIME: Galway’s manager Pádraic Joyce admits he was 'a bit naive' when he took the Galway job as to how his side would play. Picture: ©INPHO/James Crombie

While refusing to divulge the exact wording of his text to Kieran McGeeney four weeks ago, the message conveyed by Pádraic Joyce to his Armagh counterpart could easily be interpreted.

Following Galway’s success in setting up an All-Ireland final date with Armagh, Pádraic Joyce was asked if he could have envisaged, after their All-Ireland series draw on June 16, that the two counties would dance again on the concluding afternoon of the championship.