What a difference a week makes.
On the first Sunday of May, the defending All-Ireland champions Tyrone crashed out of the Ulster Championship following a devastating 11-point loss to arch rivals Derry in Healy Park, Omagh.
The following Sunday, their U20s put Kerry to the sword in Portlaoise to book their place in Saturday’s All-Ireland final where they’ll face Kildare.
All of a sudden, the mood music in the O’Neill County is altogether different as a new batch of talent comes rolling along the conveyor belt.
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No doubt several will make their senior debuts in the near future, but that’s a conversation for another day as Saturday’s game promises to be every bit as tough as their semi-final win over the Kingdom.
Paul Devlin’s men ran out 1-14 to 1-12 winners at O’Moore Park thanks to Ciarán Bogue’s late goal and 0-8 from the boot of Ruairi Canavan while Kildare defeated Sligo 0-12 to 0-7 in their semi-final at Breffni Park last Saturday.
The choice of venue has been a major talking point in the build-up to the game. Tyrone officials believed that Breffni Park was to be the venue while Kildare were vocal in calling for Croke Park to be selected to host the decider.
Both counties won’t care much about the location of the pitch if they manage to capture the Clarke Cup on Saturday evening.
Here's more info on Saturday’s All-Ireland U20 Football Championship Final and how to watch it…
When and where is the game?
Tyrone vs Kildare is on Saturday, May 14 at Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon
What time is throw-in?
Saturday’s game starts at 5pm.
Where can I watch it?
TG4 will be broadcasting the game live.
Any other coverage?
Belfast Live Sport will be Live blogging all the action from Saturday’s game.
Betting odds
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Tyrone 8/11
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Draw 7/1
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Kildare 6/4
Belfast Live Sport best bet
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TG4 Man-of-the-Match Michael McGleenan (Tyrone) 10/1
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