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Replying To Tubeyou:  "It will be neutral venues same as senior and intermediate, also will be seeded so will be 2 of the 4 teams dropping down in each group"
I cant imagine neutral venues for a junior championship? 18 matches per weekend in senior and prem inter i cant imagine co board turning a junior championship in neutral grounds unless the likes of tuam stadium and gort hold the majority of them.

Galway456 (Galway) - Posts: 154 - 07/11/2025 15:47:45    2643397

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Replying To katser:  "Unfortunately the majority of those teams will never see the light of Intermediate hurling again but I understand it was set up to promote hurling in so called football areas."
Once again your understanding is incorrect. The restructure came from a motion proposed by Kilbeacanty (not a football club, in case your understanding might have been different) and had nothing to do with promoting hurling in football areas.
It was then voted on by all hurling clubs in the county and passed with a vote of almost 70%.
It has achieved two things:
1. We have a second tier now which actually represents the second level of clubs in our county, and will allow the 2nd tier winners to represent Galway in the All-Ireland Intermediate championship. The no-man's land Senior B of 8 teams has been removed. We'll have a very competitive and high quality Intermediate championship next year.
2. The third tier Junior championship now consists of first teams only. The issue of other club's second teams playing senior panelists in the first few rounds of Junior games has been addressed by this. It will also give greater visibility to talented players from smaller clubs.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2618 - 07/11/2025 18:29:05    2643425

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Replying To Galway456:  "I cant imagine neutral venues for a junior championship? 18 matches per weekend in senior and prem inter i cant imagine co board turning a junior championship in neutral grounds unless the likes of tuam stadium and gort hold the majority of them."
It would be 4 extra games a weekend... plenty of pitches that wont be used from breathnachs to kiltormer or annaghdown to kilbeacanty e.g ballindeeren or carnmore

Tubeyou (Galway) - Posts: 34 - 07/11/2025 19:25:14    2643427

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