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Replying To Matchwatcher:  "Just my early opinions on Leagues and Championships/Relegation
Anyone else care to comment?
Senior: Scotstown
Relegation:Ballybay and Aughnamullen

Intermediate:Donaghmoyne C and Carrick L
Relegation: Toome and Drumhowan

Junior:Emyvale double, Eire Og promotion

I imagine there will be a lot of changes in management too across all divisions especially in Junior where I hear most managers are gone.
Did Toome management quit during the season?"
Who's gone in junior?

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 409 - 07/10/2025 16:04:33    2638855

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Replying To farneygael3:  "Who's gone in junior?"
Currin, Killeevan, Oram, Rock, Toome all looking for managers. Might only be hearsay though. Seems a bit early for manager talk!

Matchwatcher (Monaghan) - Posts: 9 - 07/10/2025 16:55:09    2638863

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Replying To Matchwatcher:  "Currin, Killeevan, Oram, Rock, Toome all looking for managers. Might only be hearsay though. Seems a bit early for manager talk!"
New manager in killevan could really get them over the line…… On a serious note what is the way a team is promoted in junior if emeyvale win the double alot of rumours but no confirmed method. Is it highest ranked league team? Championship finalists ?

Clubman57 (Monaghan) - Posts: 8 - 07/10/2025 20:08:29    2638883

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Replying To Clubman57:  "New manager in killevan could really get them over the line…… On a serious note what is the way a team is promoted in junior if emeyvale win the double alot of rumours but no confirmed method. Is it highest ranked league team? Championship finalists ?"
Kileevan go up on potential thanks to the comments on hoganstand

updafaughs (Monaghan) - Posts: 148 - 07/10/2025 20:38:39    2638889

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Replying To Clubman57:  "New manager in killevan could really get them over the line…… On a serious note what is the way a team is promoted in junior if emeyvale win the double alot of rumours but no confirmed method. Is it highest ranked league team? Championship finalists ?"
Promotion procedures are clearly outlined in a document published on Monaghan GAA website here;

https://monaghangaa.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Regulations-for-League-and-Championship-2025-CCC250307.pdf

Here's the slightly abridged relevant part for junior;

Promotion:
The winner of the Junior Football Championship Final will be promoted to play in the Intermediate Football Championship and the Intermediate League in the following year 2026.

If the winner of the Junior Football League also wins the Junior Football Championship, a 'Junior Promotion Play-Off' between the beaten Junior Championship Finalist and the beaten Junior League Finalist will take place. The winner of the 'Junior Promotion Play-Off' shall also be promoted to the Intermediate Football League and Championship of 2026.

If the the beaten Junior Championship Finalist is the same team to the beaten Junior League Finalist in which one
team wins both the Junior Championship & League, then that finalist shall also be promoted to the Intermediate Football League and Championship of 2026.

TearsIn85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 218 - 08/10/2025 09:54:37    2638914

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Replying To TearsIn85:  "Promotion procedures are clearly outlined in a document published on Monaghan GAA website here;

https://monaghangaa.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Regulations-for-League-and-Championship-2025-CCC250307.pdf

Here's the slightly abridged relevant part for junior;

Promotion:
The winner of the Junior Football Championship Final will be promoted to play in the Intermediate Football Championship and the Intermediate League in the following year 2026.

If the winner of the Junior Football League also wins the Junior Football Championship, a 'Junior Promotion Play-Off' between the beaten Junior Championship Finalist and the beaten Junior League Finalist will take place. The winner of the 'Junior Promotion Play-Off' shall also be promoted to the Intermediate Football League and Championship of 2026.

If the the beaten Junior Championship Finalist is the same team to the beaten Junior League Finalist in which one
team wins both the Junior Championship & League, then that finalist shall also be promoted to the Intermediate Football League and Championship of 2026."
Simple so it's emyvale, Sean's or Eire og.

If emyvale win both it's a playoff. Won't matter as either will be straight back down

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 844 - 08/10/2025 12:04:50    2638928

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Replying To Jjoniel79:  "Couldn't agree more on the setup on clontibret and the young lads in Scotstown, all very impressive.

One thing I will say though is there's been some amount of players come through from minors to seniors in all clubs since Darren and Kieran Hughes made their senior debuts for Scotstown and for anyone watching yesterday you could see that they're still head and shoulders the best and most impactful footballers for Scotstown or indeed any club (outside of McManus).

Scotstown will stay on top of the pile for as long as those two boys keep running the show and based on yesterdays evidence they'll be about for another good few years yet.

Does beg the question though - for all the players coming through from clubs, development squads, schools, colleges, etc, why hasn't a player come through that can come close to the Hughes or McManus in the last 15 years? Before that we had the likes of the Freemans, McQuaid, Corey's, etc - but very little at that level since?"
The decline in reserve football could have a lot to do with it Niall?

FarneyGael23 (Monaghan) - Posts: 8 - 08/10/2025 17:28:40    2638972

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Replying To veterngaa:  "Simple so it's emyvale, Sean's or Eire og.

If emyvale win both it's a playoff. Won't matter as either will be straight back down"
Is that so. Then a sad state of affairs that the United Parishes second team couldn't reach either finals.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 813 - 08/10/2025 18:10:14    2638979

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Senior
Balybay beat cremartin
Truagh beat aughnamullen
Think clontibret beat scotstown ( gonna be some game)
Maghercloone to beat inniskeen

Intermediate
Kilanny beat donaghmoyne
Blayney beat carrick

Monaghan_football (Monaghan) - Posts: 73 - 08/10/2025 19:03:03    2638986

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Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "Is that so. Then a sad state of affairs that the United Parishes second team couldn't reach either finals."
All about development… young players playing at a decent level to feed into the senior team. This is why they are years ahead of planning and development …

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 844 - 08/10/2025 20:46:05    2638995

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