Saffrons Spice Things Up

I only managed to catch the last ten minutes of Saturday night's game in Clones, but if Cavan were playing like that for the whole of the game then they deserved to get beat. And if the first sixty minutes were as bad as the closing stages, then I'm glad I saw very little of it.

But very few people in Antrim will care about the quality of football on offer, as their 39-year wait for an Ulster Final appearance has finally come to an end. Unfortunately, I'll not be holding too much hope for Liam Bradley's side in the decider at Clones. I expect Tyrone to win comfortably enough - they have too many good players all over the pitch for Antrim to stop them. No matter how much the Saffrons huff and puff, the greater quality at the disposal of the Red Hands should shine through without too much resistance.

Antrim would be best advised to forget about who they are playing in the Final. If they get bogged down (as may have happened Derry) in trying to snuff out Tyrone, then they won't let their own strengths come to the fore. Antrim have showed passion, belief and confidence in abundance in the opening two rounds, and retreating back into their shell will do them no favours in a Final, where many people are only predicting the margin of Tyrone's victory.

And they're probably right, because let's face it... the Final could be a massacre.

Where's that handicap market?