I wouldn’t be betting my house on it, but I have a sneaking suspicion Sam is heading west Rivals managers Padraic Joyce (left) and Kieran McGeeney are also the best of friends. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile Galway's Dylan McHugh in action against Rian O’Neill of Armagh. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile 16 June 2024; Rian O’Neill of Armagh is tackled by John Maher of Galway during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3 match between Armagh and Galway at Markievicz Park in Sligo.

Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile 16 June 2024; Shane Walsh of Galway during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3 match between Armagh and Galway at Markievicz Park in Sligo. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile 16 June 2024; Oisín O’Neill of Armagh is tackled by Tomo Culhane, left, and Johnny Heaney of Galway during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3 match between Armagh and Galway at Markievicz Park in Sligo. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile Armagh’s Aidan Forker (left) and Ciaran Higgins tackle Galway’s Cein Darcy.

Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile All-Ireland football final day: one of the special days in the Irish sporting calendar, and we have two new teams in Armagh and Galway bringing a splash of novelty and freshness to a Gaelic football championship that in recent years has been boring, stale and repetitive. As I write this, All-Ireland final day is bringing back many happy memories for me. I was privileged to play in 10 A.