Former Tyrone star Enda McGinley believes that Offaly’s “wave of momentum” can steer them past Meath this weekend into the last four of the Leinster senior football championship.

The Faithful men return to competitive action for the first since capturing the Allianz League Division 3 title at Croke Park last month and travel to Navan as 3/1 outsiders (PaddyPower) to end the Royals’ provincial campaign.

Speaking on the RTE GAA podcast this week, McGinley says that it’s a game which the visitors will fancy their chances of tearing up the script in.

"Obviously, I know Mickey Harte (Offaly joint-manager), I know that mindset. He would be rubbing his hands with this fixture. In saying that, Meath were the one team that had turned over Tyrone, even that team that I was a part of in the noughties, when we were at a big height,” said the former Antrim boss.

"(For Mickey), there's been wee issues with Meath in the past. But Offaly will be fancying their chances of a famous win.

"They're on a wave of momentum and those waves can do serious damage whenever they get built. Their wave of momentum is greater than what Meath have at the minute.

"Lastly, the absence of those (Meath) coaches will still have an impact. The reasons behind the departure will still be a discussion point.

"So that is still there in that camp, whether or not they got the good win the last time."

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