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‘Corrigan Park or nowhere’ - Antrim star insists Saffrons should be given home advantage against All-Ireland champions Armagh
Antrim have been handed the toughest draw for the 2025 Ulster SFC and need to make every advantage count against Armagh says Marc Jordan.
That includes pushing to get hosting the defending All-Ireland champions at their Corrigan Park home in West Belfast.
Antrim were drawn out first and, as such, will expect to have home advantage against Kieran McGeeney’s side.
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However, Corrigan Park’s capacity is 3,700 and they last hosted an Ulster Championship game at the venue in 2022 when a Cavan motion to play the game elsewhere was passed before being reversed with the Breffnimen claiming a 1-20 to 0-10 win over the Saffrons.
Newry’s Páirc Esler would appear to be the most likely neutral venue to host the fixture, but Jordan thinks Antrim should fight for the right to play the game at Corrigan.
“A home draw is a home draw. We were away last year as well and we were in Armagh the year before,” said Jordan.
“Any sort of advantage we get, we need to take it. We need to dig our heels in unless the powers that be say we need to take it somewhere else. I think we should be doing everything we can to get the game at Corrigan Park.
“We’ll have a packed house at Corrigan with maybe three or four thousand people there and create a great atmosphere.
“I know Armagh could sell out the Athletic Grounds and there is talk about Newry, but I’d rather have it at home and keep the game in Belfast.
“I’m not sure what the county board are thinking or what Andy (McEntee) is thinking, but I’d imagine we’d be pushing for Corrigan.”
Regardless of where the game is played, Andy McEntee’s men will have a mammoth task on their hands when they take on the Orchard County.
Prior to winning their second All-Ireland title earlier this summer, Armagh had sealed their return to Division One have have won their last two Championship meetings against Antrim with something to spare.
In 2021, they claimed a 4-15 to 0-14 win over Antrim while nine points separated the sides in 2023 with both Ulster SFC ties being played at the Box-It Athletic Grounds.
Jordan played for Ulster alongside a number Armagh’s All-Ireland winners during the recent Inter-provincial games at Croke Park and is looking forward to the challenge of playing against the Sam Maguire Cup holders next season.
“It is the third time in the last six years that we’ve drawn Armagh in the first round of the Ulster Championship,” added Jordan.
“I haven’t thought about it too much to be honest. Seeing how those boys operate up close, even how seriously they took that game (the Inter-Provincials).
“It is going to be a massive challenge. We’ll worry more about that down the line. We have the League to worry about first, but there is a good buzz about the place. It is exciting as well.”
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