Six-time All-Ireland winner Paul Flynn fancies Armagh to shade a tight Sam Maguire Cup decider against Galway at Croke Park this afternoon.

Kieran McGeeney’s men are bidding for their country’s first All-Ireland senior football championship success in 22 years and the bookies make them outsiders at 11/8, while the Tribesmen are even money to clinch their first title since 2001.

Speaking on RTE Radio 1's Morning Ireland ahead of the hugely anticipated showdown at Croker, former Dublin star Flynn gave his prediction for the game.

“While I think it will be an exciting game, there will be phases of controlled play that can frustrate spectators, but if we can get through those, there will be plenty to get supporters off their seats," he said.

“From a Galway perspective, they can say they have had the upper hand and look to finish Armagh off, but the Orchard County will not go away.

“They are a very resilient team and well-conditioned. There is a lot of talk about the impact of the Armagh bench and that could have a significance in the last 20 minutes when the game opens up a little bit and it becomes more free-flowing.

“We have seen the likes of Oisín O’Neill, Jarly Óg Burns, Ross McQuillan and Stefan Campbell coming off the bench and I think that could be the difference.

“I think this will be a one score game – we could see another All-Ireland final going to extra-time. Whether it’s coming down the stretch in normal or extra-time, I think Armagh will just about get over the line.”

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