Expect another close encounter in Ulster ‘minefield’

OUR friends in the north have long since been making the claim but now it is official – Ulster is the most competitive of the four provinces in the football championship, and has been for the last six years.

Armagh and Tyrone have kept a tight grip on the trophy since 1999 but, even with that duopoly in full swing, Ulster has been most intense of the four, based on the average winning margin of games.

It's not just that it is statistically hard to win a game in Ulster. It is actually getting harder with each passing season.