Armagh in fight to stay in Division One and Dublin look to change their fortunes in Ulster
five years ago to be relegated as league title holders. Not all of their performances have been poor and a bit of luck could have swayed a couple of the home matches their way. But the fact remains that when contests were there to be won, they were unable to do so. Armagh have been Jekyll and Hyde, putting in a couple of devastating home displays againstbut in their away matches, they have at times – unusually for All-Ireland champions – lacked conviction. Kerry last week was the latest example.
Tyrone need points for survival and gave themselves a good shot at it by beating Donegal last week. This isn’t an unusual league finale but in the past 15 years, the only time the home side have won in Omagh was on the eve of Covid five years ago in Dessie Farrell’s first season managing. There have also been a couple of championship matches here that the visitors also won.
Offaly’s joint managers Mickey Harte and Declan Kelly celebrate after beating Kildare. Photograph: James Crombie/InphoClare v Offaly, Cusack Park, Ennis :’s scoring difference of plus 16 leaves them with a fight on their hands to overtake Offaly or Kildare , should that become the metric used to separate the three teams. Indeed, Peter Keane’s men might come away with a victory, but it might not be enough for the Banner to go up.
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