Ulster Championship 2025

[Truthsayer]

Was strange game last year... Tyrone were coasting and Hampsey got a black card. While he was off Cavan racked up a sizeable score. Draw, extra-time win. Was strange how Tyrone fell apart when Hampsey went off.. his man star player (can't remember hus name) then did untold as Buff Egan wud say...

[Armagh18]

Was strange game last year... Tyrone were coasting and Hampsey got a black card. While he was off Cavan racked up a sizeable score. Draw, extra-time win. Was strange how Tyrone fell apart when Hampsey went off.. his man star player (can't remember hus name) then did untold as Buff Egan wud say...

Was it Lynch? Or was he injured by that stage? Think hes had a setback and is still out unfortunately.

[rodney trotter]

Was strange game last year... Tyrone were coasting and Hampsey got a black card. While he was off Cavan racked up a sizeable score. Draw, extra-time win. Was strange how Tyrone fell apart when Hampsey went off.. his man star player (can't remember hus name) then did untold as Buff Egan wud say...

Was it Lynch? Or was he injured by that stage? Think hes had a setback and is still out unfortunately.

Yeah Lynch played that game. He got injured a few days later in training. Oisin Brady also missing for Cavan. A decent forward.

[Orior]

Will someone please offer Antrim some hope?

[Wildweasel74]

There is no hope unfortunately, up again the All-Ireland champions game likely be over before halftime. Still think Armagh stronger than Donegal at the minute.

[flowerpot]

There is no hope unfortunately, up again the All-Ireland champions game likely be over before halftime. Still think Armagh stronger than Donegal at the minute.

Apart from fishing, that comment based on what exactly? Donegal took foot off the pedal in the league, trounced Armagh, beat a very poor Derry in Championship, Armagh just about survived league.

[Wildweasel74]

Armagh had a man send off, its game over under the existing rules, Donegal were at home. I seen Donegal last week and Armagh a few weeks b4 that. I think Armagh got the stronger panel.

[Easttyrone23]

There is no hope unfortunately, up again the All-Ireland champions game likely be over before halftime. Still think Armagh stronger than Donegal at the minute.

While I do believe Armagh will be right up there come the business end of the season but find it astonishing how you'd think Donegal don't

Armagh had a man send off, its game over under the existing rules, Donegal were at home. I seen Donegal last week and Armagh a few weeks b4 that. I think Armagh got the stronger panel.

When you seen Donegal last week was that the first time you watched them this year? Was that Armagh game you seen a few weeks back when they beat a 14 man Derry who were already relegated? Or the game before that when they lost to mayo?

[Armagh18]

There is no hope unfortunately, up again the All-Ireland champions game likely be over before halftime. Still think Armagh stronger than Donegal at the minute.

If we were full out I'd say yes, but we're missing our full back, centre back hasn't played, 2 midfielders have been injured although hopefully available for the weekend and of course our best player hasn't kicked a ball really since July. Hopefully we'll have those boys back at some stage but who knows.

[David McKeown]

There is no hope unfortunately, up again the All-Ireland champions game likely be over before halftime. Still think Armagh stronger than Donegal at the minute.

While I do believe Armagh will be right up there come the business end of the season but find it astonishing how you'd think Donegal don't

Armagh had a man send off, its game over under the existing rules, Donegal were at home. I seen Donegal last week and Armagh a few weeks b4 that. I think Armagh got the stronger panel.

When you seen Donegal last week was that the first time you watched them this year? Was that Armagh game you seen a few weeks back when they beat a 14 man Derry who were already relegated? Or the game before that when they lost to mayo?

Lost to Mayo?

I think it was very difficult to take much from the league this year. Armagh have looked superb at times for example against Tyrone and Dublin and completely abject at others such as against Kerry and Galway.

That said they've had players coming back, have clearly been experimenting and haven't been at full tilt. So hard to know where they are really at.

Donegal looked impressive in most games but didn't really put away a clearly off kilter Armagh until late on. Then lost to Mayo and Tyrone and whilst fully deserving of their win over Derry didn't ever get out of third gear. So again are they well above the rest? I'm not sure.

I still think the team that beats Armagh and I think there will be one will win the all Ireland but at the minute I think that on the day any of the top 7 or 8 teams could beat each other so which one is better is simply a matter of opinion. 

[Armamike]

Anybody who can say with some degree of certainty who will win the AI - good luck, put plenty of money on it and see how you get on.

[tonto1888]

Will someone please offer Antrim some hope?

With the whole situation about where the game will be played I reckon that'll inspire Antrim. They will come out of the gates like a greyhound and jeep it competitive. For a bit. Eventually class should tell and Armagh will win with quite a bit to spare. Best I could do

[Dreadnought]

Mentally preparing myself for our worst case:hammering, best case: moral victory versus Tyrone.

Even when they're begging to be beat, like last year in Breffni, we haven't the balls to go for it and put them down. With their act together under O'Rourke one year on, it'll be no fuss, ritual business as usual for them in Omagh come Sunday. 42 years and counting, jasus it'd make you cringe.

Urgh, that was annoying. Last year was our chance. We had that chance to go for goal, but O'Connell fisted over the bar for a draw. I get why he did it, but like for O'Toole Monaghan a few years back, if he went for goal we'd have won it. That's the type of moment you need to snap a losing streak

[flowerpot]

Armagh had a man send off, its game over under the existing rules, Donegal were at home. I seen Donegal last week and Armagh a few weeks b4 that. I think Armagh got the stronger panel.

Armagh played Donegal with the previous rules regarding a player getting a black or red.

[cavanmaniac]

Mentally preparing myself for our worst case:hammering, best case: moral victory versus Tyrone.

Even when they're begging to be beat, like last year in Breffni, we haven't the balls to go for it and put them down. With their act together under O'Rourke one year on, it'll be no fuss, ritual business as usual for them in Omagh come Sunday. 42 years and counting, jasus it'd make you cringe.

How are Cavan going in comparison to last year? We seem more organised and improving slightly with each game though in the last few games Donegal and Dublin may have foot off the gas.

Cavan did well to turn their league around after a very poor start. We're a solid Division 2 outfit, but would be relegated immediately if we ever made Div 1. There's a core of veterans still keeping the show on the road, for the time being. In championship we rarely ever put it up to any of the big beasts and if we do, we're far too content with moral victories. I don't see the needle moving too much this year but would love to be wrong because I'm fair sick of the sight of Tyrone. We got them on an off-year last year at home though, and still couldn't finish the job, so I see no reason for optimism really.