The Browne family and friends, and Stephen, Killian and Aaron were amongst the many Armagh fans cheering on Armagh on Tuesday evening, and they gave their thoughts ahead of the All-Ireland final.
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00:00Folks, we're here in Camla ahead of the big All-Ireland Final. Can you talk about the
00:04buzz that's around the county at the moment?
00:06Clash! Arm-off for Sam!
00:08He said it. I think that feeling's going right around the county. What about the atmosphere
00:12after the win over Kerry? It was just incredible.
00:14Absolutely fantastic. You know, you couldn't ask for anything better.
00:19Kerry was fantastic.
00:21You know, good.
00:23We've got eight people in front of us. I want every single one of you to tell me who's going
00:29to win the All-Ireland Final.
00:33Steve, can you put into words the buzz that's around Catalan, around South Armagh at the
00:38moment?
00:39It's brilliant, Ciarán. Unbelievable. I was lucky enough myself. I was probably 14 in
00:44the last one. Well, 2002, the last one we won. But it's just absolutely brilliant now.
00:49I've got two young ones myself now and it's just a special, special time for everybody.
00:55You see young, old, everybody here together and it's just created such a lovely atmosphere
00:59for the community. You know, everybody's travelling. You can see ones from school here, teaching
01:03local school. You can see ones from Drummond Tatey, Besbrook, Newtown. You know, they're
01:08all coming down to support and it's just brilliant.
01:11You know, from the Kerry game, getting over the line, the atmosphere in the stadium was
01:15just incredible. Could you put it into words?
01:17I think it took me probably about a day or two to actually calm down after it. The adrenaline
01:22coming home, it was just, you know, it was such a rollercoaster. I thought the game was
01:27getting away from us at half-time and then we thought we were going to win and then it
01:30was extra time and then I think penalties were in everybody's minds. But towards the
01:34end, it was just, there was only one winner. You know, the players just really took over.
01:39The fitness, you know, it was just unbelievable. The belief and I actually just think, you
01:44know, we just hammered Kerry into the ground at the end of it, you know, mentally and physically.
01:49Finally, I have to ask you, this is all the way now in two weeks, where do you think you're
01:52going to go?
01:54It's tough. There's a bit of a rivalry there over the last couple of years, you know, and
02:00I think both teams are very evenly matched. We've got some serious match winners on our
02:05team and they do too. I don't think there'll be any secrets. I think both teams know each
02:09other very, very well. You know, Galway's probably got a bit more experience getting
02:12beat two years ago, so it's just great to be there and it's a novelty for both counties.
02:18I am quietly hopeful and I think we'll do it, but it'll be very tight.
02:23Julian, can you put into words the buzz around the county and what you've seen here today
02:26in Galway?
02:27Yeah, it feels an awful lot like 2002 and I think the thing that's given me the best
02:31buzz is seeing the youngsters just, you know, huffing and huffing about the place, but a
02:36long time coming and great to see it back.
02:39You mentioned there are the children, they've never experienced this before, like, you know,
02:42it is really now this new generation. It's great for them, isn't it, to get to have an
02:46experience like this?
02:47It's brilliant. I noticed that down in Dublin on Saturday as well. I was getting flashbacks
02:51to 2002 myself as a youngster, seeing the wee ones coming out of football court, out
02:55of the sunroofs of cars, windows waving flags and so on. So, I think that is what it's all
02:59about. This is, you know, those of us that are older have memories of 2002 and now it's
03:04about creating those memories for a younger generation. So, plenty of support here and
03:08hopefully that carries them across the land.
03:11I think all over Ireland the Armagh plans are being praised, especially the atmosphere.
03:14Now, we've seen it for years with Armagh, but the atmosphere of that Kerry game was
03:17something special, wasn't it?
03:18It was unbelievable. It felt a bit like a festival or a carnival after the final whistle
03:21went and I think even the Kerry manager conceded that it was the fervour of the Armagh fans
03:25and maybe gave the boys a juice and the extra steam to keep going through extra time. But
03:29they did as proud. It's very, very easy to support them, like, you know, particularly
03:32on a weekend like the one that we just had. So, I have no doubt that the support is only
03:37going from here and I'm pleased God it'll carry them across the land.
03:40I have to ask you, it's Galway now and you're in a final. What way do you see that going?
03:44Well, I have invincible faith and confidence in Armagh. I think, you know, we were written
03:49up going into last weekend there as well. There's no mightier team to take out than
03:53the Kingdom and they've done that. I'm definitely not saying by any stretch of the imagination
03:57that Galway will be an easy match. It will be a clash of the titans, but I have every
04:02faith that Armagh will come out on top.
04:05Aaron, what county do you support?
04:06What?
04:07What county do you support?
04:08Armagh.
04:09Big Armagh fan. Did you watch the game against Kerry? How did you enjoy that?
04:13I loved it.
04:14And they've got Galway now in two weeks. Are they going to win?
04:17I hope so.
04:18You hope so?
04:19Great response.