Mullaghbawn have made real progress in recent times thanks to some brilliant underage teams.

Maghery have suffered a blow with the news that former Armagh midfielder Ben Crealey is set to miss the season.

Madden will most definitely be up for their derby duel with Ballymacnab, and they play a lot better when they are fired up.

The south Armagh side are starting to raise eyebrows and could be one of the surprise packets in this year’s championship.

Peter Nugent was a coach with Grange for the last few seasons and it has been a pretty good transition.

Granemore are doing it again, winning matches by a point.

‘Promise’ and ‘inconsistency’ are the two words often mentioned about this Dromintee team.

The Rangers will be ready come championship time.

The Clann Eireann conundrum is a difficult one to work out, but reports are that the squad is feeling pretty good at the moment.

Ballymacnab must put the psychological scars of the last two county finals behind them as they again chase history.