Fitzmaurice: I'd worry for Sligo in group stages
It has been an impressive year for Sligo football, but the next few weeks are likely to be an enormous challenge for the only Division 4 team still left in the Sam Maguire race.
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It has been an impressive year for Sligo football, but the next few weeks are likely to be an enormous challenge for the only Division 4 team still left in the Sam Maguire race.
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