Even though it was Jim McGuinness's first year back as manager, some commentators feel this might have been his best chance of All-Ireland glory
Sure, they came back from a terrible season the year before to get promoted from Division Two and win the Ulster title. But they then watched Armagh win the All-Ireland - the team they'd beaten in both the Division Two and Ulster finals.
"The first year is absolutely crazy. Even coming in as a manager for the second or third time, it makes it a bit easier but not much. It’s still a new group. I knew nothing about those fellas, now I know an awful lot about them. All the other parts are in place. "When a Dublin player wakes up on January 1, they’re not thinking about second place. A Kerry player is not thinking about second place. There’s a sense of entitlement there. ‘Why wouldn’t we win it? Of course this is our year’.''
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