Championship 2014: Galway

Manager: Alan Mulholland (3rd season).Titles: Connacht 44 (2008); All-Ireland 9 (2001).2014 league: Won two, lost four, drew one in Division Two to finish 6th.Odds and Ends: All-Ireland 50/1; Connacht 6/1.Bookies say: Connacht finalists, exit qualifier R4.Bookies said in 2013: Connacht quarter-final, exit All-Ireland quarter-final.2013 championship: Lost Connacht quarter-final to Mayo 0-11 to 4-16; Won three qualifiers before losing to Cork in R4 1-16 to 1-17.First outing: v London, Ruislip, 25th May.


Tidings aren’t great. The suspicion that the run through last year’s qualifiers papered over a multitude of cracks won’t go away unless and until they beat a team of substance. Only avoided Division Three by the skin of their teeth and without Michael Meehan it’s hard to see where inspiration will come from this time around.


Last good day: Connacht title in 2008. Slim pickings ever since.