THE SERIOUS BUSINESS is around the corner.

Now that the curtain has been drawn on the Allianz Football League campaigns, attention will swiftly turn to the provincial championships.

Roscommon survived a major scare on Sunday evening as they edged past New York in the preliminary round of the Connacht championship.

As we enter May, the fixtures will come thick and fast as counties embark on their journey to Croke Park.

At this early stage of the season, and judging by what you’ve seen over the course of the league campaign, we want to know who you’re tipping to lift the Sam Maguire in September.

Defending champions Dublin have already been installed as favourites but how do you see the summer panning out? Can Kerry come back stronger from last year’s defeat or will Mayo challenge again?

What about Mickey Harte and Tyrone as they come off the back of promotion to Division 1 and a league title? Let us know what you think.

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