Kieran McGeeney: 'You're not allowed have a bad opinion on new rules, by looks of it'

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney said he was delighted to get their first points of the league but reiterated his scepticism about the need for new rules after his side overcame Tyrone at the Atheltic Grounds.

The All-Ireland champions bounced back from their six-point loss to Galway in Salthill last week, building up a 14-point lead with the aid of the wind and keeping Tyrone at bay when the visitors put on a spurt in the second half.

Afterwards, McGeeney stressed the impact of the weather conditions, referring back to the Salthill game and arguing that the wind will play a bigger role since the introduction of the two-point arc.

"It was a bit of a lottery last week. Galway chose to play against it (the wind) in the first half, when it dropped off before the game. And then it went up in the second half.

"Today it was very strong in both halves but we got the benefit of it this time. It's one of those things with the new rules, it seems the elements play a bigger part than they should.

"Delighted to get a win here at home for the first time since we won the All-Ireland. It's a big plus for us but you know every game you're going into in Division 1 is top drawer. Another four minutes (tonight) and it was even stevens, that was the way it was going.

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"Especially with the stoppages now, halves are lasting around 40-45 minutes. Our second half with Galway last week was 45 minutes, which you'd never get before. All of things come into play against quality teams."

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