I think a separate arguement is that there’s too many grades and more should be shoved down junior. A lot of teams in the lower intermediate grade wouldn’t win the junior
This point has been said a good few times before, but isn’t really the case when you actually sit down and go through the teams.
Duhallow:
Boherbue just won it, Dromtarriffe, Millstreet and Ballydesmond would all win Duhallow if down at junior A level.
Imokilly:
Glanmire and Glenville would walk to an east cork title at junior A.
Muskerry:
Aghabullogue more than capable of winning a Muskerry junior A, and Ballinora would be making a semi final there at the very least.
Carbery:
Gabriel Rangers would fancy their chances of winning a divisional title given the standard of west cork junior A at the moment.
Beara:
Only one other team in this, and Adrigole would win it hands down.
Avondhu:
Mitchelstown, Kilshannig and Glanworth would all win Avondhu if down there, Kildorrery in fairness struggled at intermediate this year and just survived. But that said, they’d be expecting to make an Avondhu final at the very least if they were to go down.
Seandún:
Barrs 2nd team were always competitive at junior a level, winning seandun in 2011 and have been a strong intermediate side since 2015.
St Nicks are a tough one to call, is it 2 or 3 consecutive relegations now? But eventually they’ll find their level and that could well be junior A.
When you break it down there are actually very few teams that wouldn’t win their division at junior A level, and almost all are capable of winning a junior A county.