The move was made after the capacity at MacHale Park, Castlebar was capped at 3,600, compared to the 18,000 that will be in attendance at HQ. Sky Sports pundit Peter Canavan feels that numbers ought to be boosted for stadia in Castlebar and Clones to reduce travelling for supporters. They're very, very comfortable playing Croke Park over the last 10 years, they have played there 37 times. So their record is very, very good there, much better than what it would be in MacHale Park. Some people would prepare just to go to MacHale Park, even with a reduced capacity.

Source: Sky sports July 20, 2021 05:02 UTC