'It should never have gone to a vote'
July 26, 2024
Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney celebrates his team's win over Kerry ©INPHO/James Crombie
Steven McDonnell doesn’t think Armagh would have reached the All-Ireland SFC final without Kieran McGeeney at the helm.
‘Geezer’ received the dreaded vote of confidence from club delegates last year to continue for a 10th season, but hasn’t looked back since.
"It should never have gone to a vote,” fellow 2002 Sam Maguire Cup winner McDonnell told RTÉ.
"I think the work that Kieran has done has been underestimated. Yes, he has been there 10 years, but sometimes the (expectation of) Armagh fans outweighs the reality.
"We have only ever won 14 Ulster finals. One (Armagh) team won seven of them. We have only won one All-Ireland.
"If the vote had gone against Kieran McGeeney last year, I think we may have lost some of our senior players. Rory Grugan, Andrew Murnin, Stefan Campbell may have gone with Kieran.
"Thankfully that vote went the way it should have gone and now we're in a very strong position, 70 minutes away from winning an All-Ireland. What a remarkable season we've had, a great two fingers up from Kieran to the people who wanted him out."
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