An Ulster title finally in the bag for Kieran McGeeney as a manager, but the Armagh boss already has one eye on the All-Ireland series.<\/p>\n
After losing three consecutive finals, the Orchard County powered away in extra-time against Monaghan<\/a> to end their 18-year wait for an Anglo Celt.<\/p>\n During his playing career, McGeeney scaled the provincial summit six times and admitted to RT\u00c9 Sport that his players craved this latest success for the county more.<\/p>\n “I’ve been lucky enough to have a few of them but they probably wanted this one more than I did,” he said.<\/p>\n “They wanted it more and it showed at the end that they really wanted it. I’m delighted for some of the boys, the Rory Grugans, the Aidan Forkers, Paddy Burns, Andrew Murnin, boys that have soldiered for a long time.”<\/p>\n Armagh, All-Ireland champions from two seasons ago, begin their quest to regain the crown with a home game against Derry at the end of the month.<\/p>\n And while McGeeney will “let the boys enjoy today”, his focus has already switched to the next challenge.<\/p>\n “We’re all back at the starting line,” he added.<\/p>\n “There are seven or eight out there looking on, going ‘we’ll have them’.”<\/p>\n Kieran McGeeney claims his players wanted the Ulster medal more than he did, with one eye on the All-Ireland competition beginning soon.<\/p>\n “We’re all back at the starting line now.” pic.twitter.com\/BtjHomKpPm<\/a><\/p>\n