Derry boss Damian McErlain says All-Ireland minor finals should take place in Croke Park.
McErlain's Derry side take on Armagh in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor final on Sunday but the Oak Leaf manager isn't happy that the game is taking place outside of GAA HQ.
The game is instead taking place in O'Neills Healy Park in Tyrone and McErlain doesn't feel this is right by the players.
"A lot of these lads won't ever play at Croke Park," he told the BBC.
"It doesn't have to be before the All-Ireland final, it could be before any of the senior Championship fixtures - semi-finals, quarter-finals, whatever.
"It's the opportunity to win an All-Ireland minor title at Croke Park."
It was the same story last year with Derry and Monaghan's 'all-Ulster' All-Ireland final taking place in front of 13,000 in the Athletic Grounds in Armagh.
The hurling has also been moved away from GAA HQ in recent years with Tipperary's victory over Kilkenny taking place in Nowlan Park last weekend.
All-Ireland minor finals used to take place as a curtain raiser to senior finals but the wrapping up of that tradition is one of a number of changes in the grade.
Player of the match awards are no longer presented at minor level with 'best and fairest' awards taking their place.
There are no more player-of-the-match interviews with managers instead stepping in for players.
Captain's acceptance speeches were also said to be done away with though Uachtarán an CLG Jarlath Burns allowed Tipp minor captain give a speech after their victory last weekend.
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The combination of all of these changes is "starting to get ridiculous," according to former Derry senior manager McErlain.
"They are diluting it recently with no speeches, no interviews after games, no man of the match.
"It's starting to get ridiculous now. Nobody has ever communicated properly as to why that is.
"That's what bothers me and even when I do interviews like this I don't really think there is anybody listening."
