Ulster U20 and Minor Championships 2024

[Armagh18]

They have made an awful balls of the underage county stuff.

Appears to be inconvenience for the powers to be. And HQ and have a desire for U19 grade.

What was wrong with u18 and u21 anyway?

[Captain Obvious]

They have made an awful balls of the underage county stuff.

Appears to be inconvenience for the powers to be. And HQ and have a desire for U19 grade.

What was wrong with u18 and u21 anyway?

Next to nothing. Páraic Duffy pushed for nearly a decade to scrap them before eventually getting his way before stepping down as Director General.

[Armagh18]

They have made an awful balls of the underage county stuff.

Appears to be inconvenience for the powers to be. And HQ and have a desire for U19 grade.

What was wrong with u18 and u21 anyway?

Next to nothing. Páraic Duffy pushed for nearly a decade to scrap them before eventually getting his way before stepping down as Director General.

U17 to U20 would usually be a bigger jump than 18-21 i think?

[GAABoardMod5]

Minor Championship 2024 - 2 groups, top team in each group straight to semi-final, second and third in each group to 2 quarterfinals.


Group A - Games on Saturdays 6, 13, 20, 27 April and 4 May

Rd 1
Fermanagh 1-4 Donegal 3-13
Tyrone 2-7 Down 1-7
Monaghan a bye

Group B - Games on Saturdays 6, 20 April and 4 May

Rd 1
Armagh 2-9 Antrim 0-2
Derry 1-8 Cavan 1-5

Group A Rd 2 Results from 13 April

Monaghan 4-10 Fermanagh 0-8
Donegal 2-12 Tyrone 1-8

Remaining Minor Group Fixtures:

Group A

Round 3 on 20 April
Monaghan 1-17 Down 1-13
Tyrone 2-12 Fermanagh 0-4

Round 4 on 27 April
Down v Donegal in Newry
Tyrone v Monaghan in Ardboe

Round 5 on 4 May
Down v Fermanagh in Newry
Donegal v Monaghan venue TBC


Group B

Round 2 on 20 April
Armagh 2-11 Cavan 1-9
Derry 2-24 Antrim 1-3

Round 3 on 4 May
Cavan v Antrim in Kingspan Breffni
Derry v Armagh in Owenbeg

Edit to include 20 April results.

[GAABoardMod5]

Minor Football Standings after 20 April games:

Group A

Donegal    played 2, 4pts, +22 scoring diff   
Monaghan   played 2, 4pts, +18
Tyrone     played 3, 4pts, +10   
Down       played 2, 0pts, -7   
Fermanagh  played 3, 0pts, -43


Group B

Derry played 2, 4 pts, +27
Armagh played 2, 4 pts, +18
Cavan played 2, 0pts, -8
Antrim played 2, 0pts, -37

[Goals_Will_Come]

They have made an awful balls of the underage county stuff.

The minor set up is shocking. Three tiers. It is nearly harder to get knocked out than it is to go and win something. All the talk of player burn out and they add a pile of meaningless games and then secondary tournaments. Cups, shields, plates, spoon competitions. Complete farce.

[Blowitupref]

U20 semi finals on tomorrow and can be watched here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XEkblckuZA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv69pdibFGA

A pity both are on at the same time.