Donegal take on Tyrone in the pick of the four games taking place on Saturday
scraped to victory when the sides met 12 months ago – and just like last year, the Orchard County enter this game on the back of losing the Ulster final after a penalty shoot-out. A lot will depend on Armagh’s ability to park that disappointment, but Kieran McGeeney’s side do have more attacking options than Westmeath. On their way to finishing second in Division Two, in their seven group games Armagh scored an average of 18.8 points per match.
However, it is hard not to feel the Donegal dressingroom must now be an even more confident place than it was on the day of the Ulster semi-final win over Tyrone, because by capturing the Anglo-Celt morale and spirits must be sky-high with this group of Donegal players. They also have home advantage here, so all the ingredients are present for Donegal to get their round-robin campaign off to a winning start.
Monaghan’s capitulation in Killarney last Saturday has all but confirmed this group is going to become a mini-tournament between the Farney County,for the second and third spots. Louth have the best form-line of that trio but playing their home game at Grattan Park probably doesn’t help their cause. Inniskeen is a neutral venue for these counties and though Louth enter the game on the back of a positive provincial campaign, Meath have traditionally never feared their neighbours.
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