Jim McGuinness: ‘It felt like the Armagh fans thought that was their moment’

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Armagh-Gaa,Donegal-Gaa,Gaa

Kieran McGeeney’s side losing their four-point lead cost them dearly against Donegal in the Ulster final

don’t need schooling on how to talk about days like these. For Galway 2022 and Derry and Monaghan 2023, read. They were good enough to win this Ulster final and close out a chapter that has been dragging on since 2008. And still they didn’t get it done.

“I suppose the thing is, winning in ordinary time. But it’s tough, it’s hard work and I suppose somebody has to miss. I was never really a penalty-taker myself, it’s just one of those things. You guess right, like, Shane is probably the best penalty-taker in the team, and of all people.Dublin given a scare by Louth before winning 14th Leinster title in a row

“Sure what can you do about it?” McGeeney said. “I can’t control what is written. And when you win a game by a point or a penalty shoot-out – it was the same againstlast year, we were doing a lot of things wrong and they were doing a lot of things right. But listen, we all know that’s sport. We need headlines and drama, it’s all part of the game and you get used to it.”knows the shape and make of these days too. This makes it four Ulster titles for him as Donegal manager.

“We ended up on the right side of it,” he said. “Myself and Kieran had a quick word before the penalties were taken – what do you do, you know? You have to roll with the punches at that stage and put your faith and your trust in it.

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