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	Odds favour Tyrone but tough tests lie ahead Days of drama and dreams! Who will be crowned Ulster senior football champions on July 19th Ulster GAA fans will express their own passionate opinions on that question but one thing’s for sure, by June 21 three of four very strong contenders will have exited the fray. The first semi-final pairing brings together the top teams of Tyrone or Armagh against Derry or Monaghan. Reigning All-Ireland kings Tyrone are hot favourites at around 15/8 to claim the Anglo-Celt trophy this year. Mickey Harte’s men may have a hard Ulster SFC opener against fierce rivals and current Ulster champions Armagh but the odds favour the Red Hands and with good reason. The recent retirements of several big-name Armagh players has left the county with a considerable experience gap which will be difficult to fill in the short-term. How will Armagh rise to the Championship challenge without the tenacity and the brilliance of Francie Bellew, Paul McGrane and Paddy McKeever? The Orchard county retirements inevitably mean their Ulster SFC odds drop, down to the around 6/1 behind 4/1 second favourites Derry. Armagh boss Peter McDonnell certainly has a job and a half on his hands but even so Tyrone should not be getting carried away with their favourites’ tag. Armagh are Armagh, fighters to a man, and a rousing battle will be commenced when the sides clash on May 31. The same goes for the Derry v Monaghan clash. There seems to be good vibes coming out of the Derry camp, a perception that, under Damian Cassidy, they might not be far away this year, if they can click and hold it together. Monaghan will put that theory to the test. Seamus McEnaney has drilled belief and structure into his Monaghan side, a side that in recent years has almost made the major breakthrough. They’re outsiders at 13/2 but could this be their year? With four of the five leading betting fancies in this more eye-catching side of the draw, will a dark-horse emerge from the other Ulster semi-final pairings? The bookmakers are clear cut on that one; highly unlikely is the answer. But if you fancy a punt, Donegal at around 9/2 are the bookies’ best bet from that side of the draw. Me? I’m looking at Antrim at 50/1 and wondering is it worth an each-way wager that they’ll get to the Ulster final. Why not? I can dream can’t I, Go on the Saffrons, awake from your slumber… Thomas Hawkins The Irish News Sports Editor