'We would be disappointed when we do lose tight games, and would always look for areas we can improve on that, but I think the Meath games served a s reminder that we can do it.' Dublin captain Colin Moran rubbishes suggestions that Dublin lack the wherewithal to close out games.'
'They we unbeaten for the last six national league games. Then throw in the two Championship matches. We are expecting a very formidable Laois team to appear in Croke Park.' Dublin football manager Paul 'Pillar' Caffrey is loathe to take Laois for granted ahead of the Leinster SFC final.
'It was hard when you saw Monaghan people going up and supporting the neighbours and maybe have their jerseys on and that. That's hard to swallow.' Monaghan captain Damien Freeman is glad the Farney are back in the big time.
'I still think that every county in Ireland can get 25 or 26 lads who want to wear the shirt on their back and win. Sligo is the most recent example.' Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney offers some hope to the footballers of Kilkenny.
'It's a one-off event at this point in time. Unless we repeat it with another good result, then we can't say that we have arrived.' Tyrone supremo Mickey Harte refuses to read too much into their demolition of Donegal.
'There were discipline problems with some players. If players cannot be honest with management, they should at least be honest with themselves. Last Saturday's display left a sour taste.' Offaly football selector Martin Murphy reacts to the Faithful's disappointing 1-16 to 1-11 loss to Wicklow in the Tommy Murphy Cup.
'We didn't perform as well as expected all year. It will be a big job to get Offaly back for next year, whether it is myself or someone else who is in charge.' Offaly manager Pat Roe contemplates his future after a particularly poor season.
'This team don't know what it is to give up. We will get back on track, the semi-final is now our target and getting to Croke Park.' Limerick hurling boss Richie Bennis has not given up on the 2007 Championship yet.
'Hopefully time is on my side, and, of course, it would be heartbreaking to miss out on playing in such an important match.' Sligo's Eamon O'Hara is fighting to recover from a knee injury he picked up during the Connacht SFC final win over Galway.
'If we produce another bad performance against Antrim next Saturday, even if we scrape through, you can take it that this show is over and that my time in Galway is over.' Manager Ger Loughnane lets the Galway hurlers know what he thought of their loss to his native Clare.
