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Wexford, won five Allianz Football League Division Four matches winning promotion, and riding on the crest of a wave under the careful eye of new manager Seamus McEnaney.
Since then things haven't gone just as smoothly and the Yellow bellies surprisingly lost to Carlow in their first Leinster championship match.
Tiarnan Rossiter and Conor Carty will start in the Gaelic Grounds, and Shane Roche is back in goal for a match that could be a banana skin.
Limerick lost to Clare in Munster SFC but the return of Danny Neville, Seamus O’Carroll, and Ger Collins means Wexford won’t get things their own way.
Back to porridge for Carlow after the heady days of facing the Dubs in Portlaoise. Manager Turlough O’Brien was defiant in the face of the All Ireland champions strength and although Carlow set up well, Dublin proved too strong. They will take plenty from the match and head off to London with everything to play for.
London for their part had their chances against Leitrim, Liam Gavighan was an inspiration and man of the moment Mugsy was showing he still has something to contribute. Two late goals from Leitrim were the difference.
London defeated Carlow in the league, but that was then. Carlow are possibly that bit more battled hardened and may have just enough to slip over the line.
Cavan lost out narrowly to a Conor McManus and Owen Duffy inspired Monaghan, and it’s hard to see beyond their youth and strength in depth in this tie.
Two weeks ago Offaly had Westmeath on the ropes, only for the game to go to a replay, where they lost.
The Irish news stats analysis shows that Cian Mackey, Niall McDermott and Seanie Johnston are key men for the Breffni men.
Mattie McGleenan loved his first taste of inter county championship action and the form suggests that he will have another day or two to look forward to when this weekend is over.
Pete McGrath is a wily old fox, and if anyone has the secret to defeating Armagh it will be him. Perhaps a cruel draw for Fermanagh, under McGrath they have made steady progress and consistency is the objective. They would have preferred opposition from outside Ulster and going into the Athletic Grounds is not an easy task.
If you cast your mind back to 2004 and the All Ireland quarter final, Fermanagh took out Armagh at Croke Park in one of the biggest shocks of modern day football, it was a combination of fast players, great movement and absolute courage.
Armagh came in and out of the game against Down, in the first half they had a definite threat up front only for that to snuff itself out as the game progresses. There is clear evidence that under Geezer they are making progress and blooding a crop of new young players.
Will they have the strength to keep Fermanagh at arms length? We just don’t know. Jamie Clarke is capable of great things and he could be worth the admission fee alone. Andrew Murnin was impressive against Down also and they need to get ball to him so he can make mischief.
Fermanagh are under no illusions, having lost to Monaghan, Armagh is a difficult assignment. But as Peter McGrath said, “it is about which team on the day can find that extra edge, maybe find that bit of good fortune which you'll win nothing without and which team can show the greater energy or greater desire.”