Down minor football manager Patrick Cunningham believes the Ulster MFC games should be played as curtain-raisers to the senior games when possible.
On Saturday afternoon, the Mourne County take on Fermanagh at Brewster Park (4.15pm) in what will feel like a throwback to another era of Gaelic football.
In recent times, minor games have been scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings, often played as standalone fixtures at sparsely-attended stadiums.
