Donnacha, Jarlath, Shay and Adam 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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00:00Gunagai, you're a big Armagh fan, there's a serious buzz here on camera, can you talk about the huge level of support at the minute?
00:07It's good, there's lots of people around, good atmosphere and there's some of our Thor team coming on, there's a good band.
00:16Who's your favourite player?
00:18Turbo.
00:19Turbo, good answer. You played obviously Kerry last time, you were at the game, can you talk about the atmosphere, what was that like in the stands?
00:25It was very good, every time Kerry got a score it was just shouts all around the place, very good, at the very end it was a good win and I'm happy to go to the final.
00:37They're playing Galway now, are they going to win?
00:39I think they are, I think they're probably going to win by 4 or 3 points, my dad doesn't think they're going to win but I think they do.
00:48Charlie, we're here today on camera, there's a huge buzz going here ahead of the All-Ireland Final, can you just sum up what the mood is in the county?
00:54Here, all you need to do is have a wee look around you here, everybody's buzzing from the last game but even all year.
01:01Who knows, this could maybe be our last one and definitely we're going to make the most of this one, so we are.
01:06Absolutely, and you're at the Armagh-Kerry semi-final, can you put into words the atmosphere, what that was like after the full-time whistle?
01:12Beyond electric, I was up on the hill at the very top and every person there made the noise to drive them boys home.
01:18Quite an emotional scene, wasn't it after that game?
01:21It was, yeah, definitely was, going through in the extra time, everybody knows what way penalties went for us but I tell you what, it was an unbelievable day.
01:30Can you talk about the character of this team, the boys fully deserve to be where they are?
01:34They do, there's a lot of them boys that have played together for 10 plus years, you've got leaders in that team like Gaten Fogger,
01:41they're driving them boys on, local lads out here, playing two-stop, they've completely been immense all year and they'll do it for each other as well,
01:49let's do it from the beginning.
01:50Final question, I have to ask you this, to play in goal in the All-Ireland Final, what way is that going to go?
01:54There's only one way it's going, Sam's coming home, so it is Kieran, there he is.
01:57It'll be a tough game no matter what, it didn't matter who we were going to play but it's definitely coming home.
02:04So you were here today in Camla, the buzz was growing ahead of the All-Ireland Final, can you just talk about the mood in the county at the minute?
02:09It's been so unreal, you can just see it behind us here, everyone's can't wait for it, the next two weeks aren't going to be wise, I just can't wait for the final.
02:16And the atmosphere after that Kerry game, can you put it into words what that was like, it was just unbelievable.
02:20You see the crowd after it, everyone stayed after it, everyone was singing, everyone was going mad, even in the concourse after, the old streets, the train home,
02:28it was bloody atmosphere at the moment.
02:30What age were you in 2002?
02:31I was eight, seven now, seven.
02:34So probably when you were that age you were looking up to the boys at that time, but now this new younger generation, they now have heroes to look up to too.
02:41Yeah, definitely, definitely, that team will always live on in memory, and this team hopefully will too.
02:46You're playing now at Galway in two weeks, can you give a prediction for that game?
02:50Eh, I don't know what I'm going to tell you.
02:53So some buzz around Camla and around all of Armagh, can you put it into words just the mood in the county at the minute?
02:58No, there's great excitement around the county at the minute, and some buzz there after the semi-final win in Croke Park.
03:04We're all roads lead to Croke Park now, Sunday week, for a big day out.
03:09I think for young people this is so special, of course the older generation had 2002, they've had experience like this, but this is new territory for young people in Armagh.
03:17Yeah it is, yeah, I was actually at the last All-Ireland final in 2002, 23 or 4, but no, it's great excitement here, like 21 years or something, a long time coming, so can't wait now.
03:29And you're at the Kerry game, can you describe what the atmosphere was like in the stands after that win?
03:33Oh, some buzz eh, you can see when the music's going after the full-time whistle, everybody's going mad, it's some crack now, hopefully it's more of the same now.
03:42What about Galway now in two weeks' time, what do you expect for that game?
03:45Yeah, it'll be a tight game again, but I ain't going mad, I just have enough to do them, it'll be tight, one or two points will do, get over the lane.