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That all changed last Monday night at the County meeting.

Bottom 2 automatically go down and only 1 up.

Changed to suit a few clubs

Play off gone then ? Hard to keep up !

does anyone know if you win the intermediate championship this year do you go straight up to Division 1?

Straight up to Senior championship normally, have they changed that this year

Nothing new.
You need to win Div 2 League to gain promotion. Winning IFC gains inclusion in SFC in the next season.

Winners of div 2 has a play of this year v the 2nd bottom div 1.

Bottom div 1 automatically down to leave a 12 team div 1 next year.

So I heard any way

I'm not sure, the likes of Bruno and Antony have weak mentalities and that can simmer through the team. I'd imagine ETH will move bruno on at the earliest opportunity.

Abysmal from Utd today, false dawn under ten hag so far. Hard to see this squad having the bottle to challenge for the title when they crumble at the first sign of adversity today.

I can't see Cargin taking in players at the expense of their own club players. Plenty of young talent itching for game time there.

First I'd be of the notion that there's more lads than anyone might think are happy enough to give up Gaelic Games, and when the flag went up last year their boots were burned shortly after.

Staying on u17/18. Let's presume last year was a normal enough year at juvenile football. Some clubs did well at this level. Some improved. Some went backwards. Some as good as folded. And they all know pretty much to a team that that won't change much this season if it is repeated. And those clubs and players that went backwards or nearly folded at the level, now have to do it all again. Except some of their eligible players are now focused on senior football, and some will never come back.

All I see here is DNF all over the results, and fines for clubs.

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Now roll it down to u15/16.

Last year they played with a size 4 at u15.

Should u16s follow suit? Or not? And why?

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Now roll it down to u13/14

Last year at u13 this was 13-a-side with Go Games rules.

Should this continue? Or not. Remember half these guys will be seniors in school by the end of the summer. Or maybe don't consider that.

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Now roll it down to u11.5/12

For the last 3 years we've played this as a primary school competition (u11.5). And it works really well. Classmates growing up in football together until they get to big school, when playing with lads from a year above is less daunting (and a bit fairer).

So should we continue with 11.5? Surely we can't as this would see 2.5 years of players squeezing into u14 football. That's all year 8s, all year 9s, and half of year 10. Or in other words, in most clubs, no football for all but the biggest year 8s.

Is there a compromise to be had? Maybe. But good luck finding it in 6 weeks.

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We've now prudently got a year to work these things out.

It might seem backward to you. Bug only because you've a narrow agenda which is focused on getting u18s a campaign - even though they're served over the year by u19, reserves and u20.... Should they actually want to play football..

Good post.

Was option 3 on the table for clubs or did the county board rule it out before asking clubs to decide on how to vote ?

Any idea how clubs will vote on Monday regarding the age groups ? I'm hearing mixed reports. Moving the age grade to 18s is the sensible choice and before the start of the next season is the sensible time considering this year is already up and running.

Hard to see what Antony offers the team.

Maguire to spurs ? That would free up considerable cash for wages.

Game on today per rte.

What was the viewing like at Healy park ? Any over zealous stewards stopping lads standing at the half way line ?

Move the school year to calendar years and that's it sorted.

Pp odds

Glen 1/12
Draw 16/1
Cargin 7/1

Cargin +7 10/11 looks a safe bet to me.

A sorry way for Ronaldo to leave the club, slating all around him. I thought it was a low blow the comments on Rooney, who is a bigger club legend than Ronaldo.