Kavanagh: Club pitches for club finals

NEMO Rangers defender Derek Kavanagh has called on GAA chiefs to review their system of selecting venues for major club games.

Kavanagh: Club pitches for club finals
Wed, 23 Feb, 2011 - 00:00
Fintan O’Toole

He insists ties should be played in compact grounds which help to generate a better atmosphere.

Kavanagh will feature for Nemo Rangers in Saturday’s All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final against Roscommon champions St Brigid’s but believes holding the game in the 50,000 capacity Gaelic Grounds is ‘illogical’.

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