By Shaun Casey SHOULD things go their way this Saturday afternoon at Kilcoyne Park, Armagh could find themselves in a Nickey Rackard Cup final and Orchard boss Karl McKeegan hopes his side can reach the levels he knows they can. Armagh make the long journey west to face Sligo, who are hoping to book a […]
By Shaun Casey JUST six weeks ago, Armagh and Mayo locked horns in the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds during their Division Three league campaign and the sides once again face off on Saturday, this time in the championship. The visitors defeated Karl McKeegan’s side by nine points, but the scoreline didn’t do the contest justice. Two […]
By Shaun Casey IT all comes down to the final day for Armagh and Karl McKeegan’s side have put themselves in a position to retain their Division Three status, and a draw this weekend is all this is required. In the event of a loss to league leaders London, who have won all five of […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH are well aware of the challenge they have ahead of them this weekend as they welcome promotion hopeful Mayo to the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds in what is a crunch clash, says boss Karl McKeegan. The Orchard County got their first win of the season last weekend, beating pointless Sligo with three […]
By Shaun Casey A VICTORY down in Sligo would be a big boost for Karl McKeegan’s Armagh side as they hope to retain their Division Three status. Armagh and Sligo are currently joint at the bottom of the table with zero points to show for their efforts. Armagh have only featured in two outings so […]
By Shaun Casey HAVING tasted back-to-back defeats in their opening two league games, Armagh suddenly find themselves in must win territory heading into round three as they travel to Kingspan Breffni Park on Sunday. Sligo are the only other team in Division Three that have failed to pick up any points at this stage of […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH aren’t expecting many surprises when they travel to Dr Hyde Park this weekend says boss Karl McKeegan. His Orchard County side are fairly familiar with that particular journey, and their opponents. Roscommon have been regular foes for Armagh in the last number of years and results against the Rossies have been […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH aren’t expecting many surprises when they travel to Dr Hyde Park this weekend says boss Karl McKeegan. His Orchard County side are fairly familiar with that particular journey, and their opponents. Roscommon have been regular foes for Armagh in the last number of years and results against the Rossies have been […]
ARMAGH have rubberstamped Kieran McGeeney’s 11th season as senior football manager as they prepare to defend their All-Ireland title next season. It comes 12 months after ‘Geezer’ needed a vote to secure his future as the Orchard Boss. At Tuesday’s County Committee meeting, McGeeney was “unanimously” backed by club delegates. The majority of the backroom […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S do or die for the Armagh hurlers this weekend as they aim to fight off the looming threat of relegation. If Cavan overcame Monaghan on Saturday and Armagh do the business against Louth, then Karl McKeegan’s side with avoid the drop to Division Four for next season. Armagh have just […]
