Jamie Clarke: 'Bring your popcorn' - Crossmaglen captain relishing Ulster test

Crossmaglen captain Jamie Clarke says they want to "right some wrongs" in the Ulster club championship after retaining the Armagh title on Sunday.

Cross, who beat Clan na Gael in the county decider, were beaten by Ballybay in their Ulster opener last year.

They will start the 2023 series against the Tyrone winners on 11 November.

"Bring your popcorn! That's where we want to be - it's my favourite competition and we have to right some wrongs from last year," said Clarke.

Ballybay inflicted a shock 2-11 to 1-9 defeat on Cross in the preliminary round but the Orchard champions have another shot at provincial glory, and they will play either Errigal Ciaran or Trillick at Healy Park.

Clarke netted a penalty as Cross came from four points down to retain the Armagh title with a comfortable 2-16 to 1-7 win over Clan na Gael in the Athletic Grounds decider.

It was a 47th county triumph for the six-time All-Ireland winners and Clarke was aware of the club's illustrious history as they celebrated another Armagh success.

"It's brilliant - Clan na Gael are a brilliant team, they have three or four outstanding players and they were difficult to break down," said the forward.

"It was always going to be tentative but for us in the second half it was about squeezing, pushing up and taking control of it. There's a fear of other teams winning it and that's probably a big incentive for us.

"This team is hungry - there's new blood coming in and we're going to push on for Ulster now. There's a lot of talk about this Cross team not being as good as other [Cross] teams.

"When you look at the team in 2010-2011, it's probably one of the best sides in the history of club football.

"We want to write our own history. This is a young group and we've two weeks now to prepare for the next game, and it's just great to win back-to-back county titles."