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BallyhaiseMan, maybe you didn't read the first line of my post about Kerry running their championship? I wasn't insulting Cavan football. What I am saying is that the Kerry junior football champions are so strong that they would be very competitive at Cavan senior level. They had a 4 time All Ireland medal winner, and a number of other players who have won county senior championships in the top football county in Ireland. They shouldn't be playing junior football in the first place and as far as I know were regraded by choice rather that relegated from Intermediate. I fully agree that every county could learn from Kerry and it is no coincidence that Kerry and Cork, two counties who use the divisional system are two of the most successful GAA counties.

Kerry teams have contested the final of this competition 6 out of the last 7 years, winning 5 of those. Again, it's not Kerry that needs to reform but I think the GAA maybe need to look at bringing in another tier. I know that some clubs run a junior b provincial club championship as a fundraiser. Maybe this needs to be expanded to All Ireland and allow the junior champions of weaker counties to play in it.

I agree with Kerry Mike that the way Kerry run their championship is their own business. However, I have a serious grievance with a club who have a number of senior county championship winning players being allowed to play at junior level in Munster and All Ireland. It's only a few years ago that they won the Co. Division 1 league as well. From my information, St Mary's were not relegated to junior level but chose to regrade to that level. I would imagine they would probably have beaten the Cavan senior champions had they played them. You just need to look at their winning margins in every game to see that they should not be competing at this level. Maybe next years Kerry junior champions should compete at Intermediate level?