The Irish News - Thursday June 3 2010: McNulty: Orchardmen must take burden off Killeavy ace
ARMAGH selector Justin McNulty thinks the level of support Steven McDonnell receives from the other Orchard forwards could go a long way to deciding the outcome of Sunday’s Ulster SFC clash with Monaghan at Casement Park.
The Killeavy man gave a man-of-the-match display and scored 0-5 in the preliminary round win over Derry last month. That accounted for half of Armagh’s points total, with substitute Jamie Clarke scoring the goal.
Derry only managed 1-7, and McNulty doesn’t think Armagh will have such a low target to aim at on Sunday.
“I don’t think 1-10 would be enough to beat Monaghan,” he said.
“Obviously Stevie is a serious scoring threat, but we understand that Monaghan will have a strategy in place to nullify that and it’s about us overcoming that.
“I’m sure they will have a system put in place to try to stop Stevie scoring, and other guys then will have the opportunity to step up and that’s what will probably dictate this result more than anything.
“We have every confidence and belief that the guys will step up to the plate – these are the days when you need it.”
THE Ulster Championship is a ruthless and unforgiving arena and Monaghan coach Paul Grimley insists there will be no room for sentiment as the Farneymen take on his native Armagh on Sunday at Casement Park.
The Pearse Og clubman was Joe Kernan’s number two when the Orchard county won their one and only senior All-Ireland in 2002 and he was widely tipped to take the Armagh hotseat vacated by Peter McDonnell last year.
However, Grimley opted to throw his lot in with Seamus McEnaney and Monaghan, while Paddy O’Rourke landed the Armagh job.
Yet, Grimley says he has no difficulties about sending out a side to beat his native county on Sunday.
“Absolutely not – people moving counties, managing wise and coaching wise, it’s the new normal,” said the Monaghan coach.
“You can’t afford to have any sentiment at all, the Armagh boys would not expect me to have anything other than winning on my mind. I don’t think emotion or sentiment comes near it.”
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ON THIS DAY June 3 1981: Shergar wins the Derby by a record 10 lengths
- June 3 1981: Shergar wins the Derby by a record 10 lengths
- After a promising season as a two-year-old, Shergar, owned by the Aga Khan and trained by Michael Stoute, was targeted at the 1981 Epsom Derby, amid a growing confidence in its prospects.
- Going off at odds of 10-11, and ridden by 19-year-old Walter Swinburn, Shergar stormed to victory by 10 lengths, the biggest winning margin in history, but also the slowest winning time since the War.
- After a subsequent disappointment at the St Ledger, Shergar was retired to stud in Ireland, from which the horse was stolen by a group of armed men on February 8, 1983.
- Ultimately a seven-figure ransom was demanded for the return of the horse, but negotiations stalled abruptly amid rumours Shergar had been killed, and the horse was never recovered.
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