SaturdayULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINALMonaghan v Down, Clones, 4.30 – Live on Sky Sports Arena
Down need this trip to Clones right now about as much as Henry Hill needs a trip to Rockaway. The influence of the great James McCartan has not yet been able to arrest the decline of Down, who slipped into Division Three in the league. With senior players like Liam Kerr and Jerome Johnston unavailable, this is as tough as assignments come.
Monaghan will turn up ready to rumble: they always do. The hope is that Jack McCarron will carry that sublime league form into high summer. Gary Mohan has brought a new element to the Farney attack and his bust-through-brick-wall approach is fun …

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