Moran calls for Minor and U21 championships to be scrapped

SCRAP the minor and Under-21 championships - that’s the considered view of new Mayo manager Mickey Moran, who believes that the abandonment of these competitions would help to prolong the inter-county careers of a lot of players.

Moran, who has had two spells in charge of Derry and was also involved with Sligo and Donegal, makes this radical call in an interview in Seamus McRory’s book, ‘The All-Ireland Dream,’ and argues that they could be replaced by a new Under-19 championship.

He also believes that all third-level competitions should be confined to the first term before Christmas.