Ulster SFC ticket sales are slow in Armagh and it could be Kings of Leon's fault.

The Orchard County's Saturday night meeting with Down at The Athletic Grounds is clashing not just with the Champions League but also with the Followill siblings' much-anticipated appearance at Slane Castle.

Armagh officer Joe Jordan tells today's Irish News: "All the young ones are going to it. Tickets for it sold in about half an hour.

"I can't help noticing that the young ones are all talking about it, so that's a big issue.

"I thought at the start of the year that the championship would be a good indicator of the state of the country financially. You have the fact of the match being on television and the Champions League final, but the rock concert in Slane is a bigger downturn in sales.

"It just happens to be a complicated weekend with the TV, the Champions League plus Slane and the recession.

"I thought - even allowing for the recession - you would have 8,000 from Armagh and 8,000 from Down. We will know better today but at this stage we would be looking at well below 5,000." Tweet

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