Armagh came from nowhere to lift Sam Maguire this year and history has shown that success comes in threes for outsiders
For those who believe in omens, it stands to reason that Gaelic football’s breakthrough boys will have company in 2025.
Can the same thing happen in football next year - an underdog sequel? The bookies think so. They have Armagh as fourth favourites … to win Ulster, never mind the All-Ireland. Now 35, he had been on the go in inter-county football since 2007, and was in dire need of a break when he stopped at the end of 2022. Those rule adjustments will ease the pain on his tired old body. And all of a sudden Donegal have a leader, a scorer, a target-man, to aim for.
We have been used to watching Fenton, James McCarthy, Michael Fitzsimons, Stephen Cluxton shine for Dublin; Diarmuid O’Connor, Stephen O’Brien, Paul Geaney and Burke doing the same for Kerry. It is likely that none of those eight may kick a ball for their counties in 2025. After all, everyone else is starting from a low base. Louth, by their standards, had an excellent season last year. Well conditioned, strong in the middle third, in Craig Lennon they won their first All Star since 2010.
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