One of Armagh’s finishers reveals how his team found the resolve to win the All-Ireland
Stefan ‘Soupy’ Campbell: ‘We made a promise that once we came back to Croke Park we were going to lift Sam’Stefan 'Soupy' Campbell with the Sam Maguire trophy after Armagh's win over Galway in Sunday's All-Ireland football final. Photograph: James Crombie/InphoThe Ulster final appeared to be a fork-in-the-road moment for Armagh but it was in the moments after the Division Two league decider when the Orchard County footballers chose a different way forward.
“I think the decisive game was the league final here,” says Stefan “Soupy” Campbell. “We sat in those changing rooms after a one-point defeat and we made the promise to ourselves, we huddled up, and said we are not going to lose another game in Croke Park this year. Stefan 'Soupy' Campbell celebrates after Armagh's victory over Galway in the All-Ireland final. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho
Campbell’s willingness to play the role of impact replacement this season cannot have been easy, but it proved to be a crucial part in Armagh’s game plan. Campbell made massive contributions all summer – including last Sunday when he squared the ball for Aaron McKay’s momentum-swinging goal. “I just feel grateful to be part of this group, grateful this management team believed in us before we did,” adds Campbell. “Geezer has been telling us for years we will be climbing the steps one day, but especially since 2019, when a deeper panel started to come and nobody was leaving the group.
“I said it four years ago, there is an All-Ireland in here if we can get all the pieces working,” says Donaghy.
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