Intrigue aplenty, but make no mistake, the ball will be the boss in Clones

Donegal want Sam and Armagh have unfinished Ulster business. A Clones battleground awaits.

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness with Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney. Pic: Ryan Byrne

It’s hard to make a case for anything else but a game of fine margins on Saturday evening in Ulster’s Mecca.

Forget the road to Croker. Forget Sam Maguire. What Kerry, Dublin and Galway will come with later in 2025 won’t matter. Clones is about the here and now.