Kieran McGeeney empathised with his Kildare counterpart Glenn Ryan after Armagh’s emphatic Allianz Football League victory on Sunday.

Ryan and his Kildare management team are coming under increasing pressure after three defeats in as many games leaves them in danger of relegation from Division 2. But McGeeney, who managed the Lilywhites between 2009 to ’13, has urged them to “stick at it”.

 "It's tough on Kildare. It's hard for me, I still have a lot of love for Kildare," the Armagh boss said in an interview with RTÉ.

"Lot of friends on the sideline there and I know they're getting a lot of noise. I've been there and I was probably only one game away from it myself. You wouldn't meet any better men for Kildare than Johnny (Doyle) and Glenn (Ryan) and (Anthony) Rainbow and Ronan (Sweeney) and those sorts of fellas.

"It's just one of those days, when you're on the receiving end of it. I've been there myself. Hopefully, they'll stick at it and push on.

"One thing you learn very early in inter-county football is to ignore the noise. You can't do much about it. Everyone has great plans when they're on the sideline. And very few when they're on the pitch.

"Every fan has the right to an opinion. And that's part of the game. We love to talk and everything else. But sometimes it gets very personal.

"If they can find me four men that have given more to the Lilywhites, I'd like to see them."

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