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Replying To TheWagonWheel-N91Y529:  "Wing backs from Kgad Gahan and Cole
Buckley and Masterson Shamrocks
Gavigan - Malachys
Slevin, Connell, 2 kellehers, and Moody - Tubberclair
Leech - Killucan
Mulvihill - Gcastle
Scully - Shan
Mitchell and Moran - Downs
Think we will see a good few of 20s make league match day panels, watched the minor semi-final and Scahill will 100% play Westmeath senior football before playing club senior football with Shan"

Replying To Greengrass1:  "To some extent I agree but and it is a big but. Most of the stand alone Junior clubs are in their position due to the following reasons; Numbers-Most of them have a ten year period where they will thrive or perhaps for a bit longer however when the numbers dry up as with Bunbrosna now, they drop sharply and very rapidly. Geography; Majority of them are either close to a county boundary or hemmed in by other clubs with greater catchment areas. St Pauls will always be hemmed in by the Meath border as St Josephs with Offaly and Bunbrosna and Ballynacargy with Longford. Delvin with Meath and of course Hurling is the main draw there while Loughnavally are also badly squeezed in by a number of clubs. Kilbeggan are a bit of an enigma in that they have a reasonable population to draw from but they are gone into a yo yo between Junior and Intermediate. 20 years ago they were similar but it was between Senior & Intermediate at the time. Ballycomoyle the most hemmed in of all being wedged into a portion of Westmeath bounded by Cavan & Meath. The fear I have is that four of five of those clubs will not exist in ten years time. The same has happened in Longford in recent years where Junior clubs have disappeared or been absorbed. I dont have a crystal ball but if any of the eight sole clubs graded as Junior are to manage long term, then they may well be as amalgamated units in some shape or form."

Replying To Paidi04:  "I see great praise for Clifford's coming back and leading their clubs and bringing fossa to new heights. This doesn't seem to be common practice in Donegal - look at st nauls , 3 Donegal starters and 2 all stars and they couldn't stay senior and made a limp effort at intermediate this year - bit embarrassing for those lads"

Replying To Samforthehills26:  "I see from Brian McEniff's piece this week, he says that its the pitch in Donegal Town thats keeping FM back. That its too small for the young players...."

Replying To ElGranSenor:  "How many of the current Harriers team play for the Sars, how many play for Maudlintown, and how many don't play football at all?"

Replying To Darragh:  "Which 4 or 5 current Junior clubs will not exist in ten years time do you think?"