Official Cavan GAA Thread

[cavan4sam]

I know that Tony Brady wasn't allowed manage Drung last year because he was County Development Officer or some similar role. That worked out well for us in the end anyway.

Thats not true cavan4ever, Tony had taken the job but was unable to give the commitment to Drung. I think its fairly safe to say that if Tony had been over Drung they would have still won the Junior Championship and in my opinion would have got on better than they did in the League.

[cavan4ever]

I know that Tony Brady wasn't allowed manage Drung last year because he was County Development Officer or some similar role. That worked out well for us in the end anyway.

Thats not true cavan4ever, Tony had taken the job but was unable to give the commitment to Drung. I think its fairly safe to say that if Tony had been over Drung they would have still won the Junior Championship and in my opinion would have got on better than they did in the League.

Fair enough.  All they aimed for in the league was to stay up though.  Not a good thing for managemnt to be saying to players at the start of the year but it worked out for them in the end.

[cavan4sam]

I know that Tony Brady wasn't allowed manage Drung last year because he was County Development Officer or some similar role. That worked out well for us in the end anyway.

Thats not true cavan4ever, Tony had taken the job but was unable to give the commitment to Drung. I think its fairly safe to say that if Tony had been over Drung they would have still won the Junior Championship and in my opinion would have got on better than they did in the League.

Fair enough.  All they aimed for in the league was to stay up though.  Not a good thing for managemnt to be saying to players at the start of the year but it worked out for them in the end.

Drung will find it tough going in the League this year if the 3 lads remain on the County, which they probably will. Its a disaster, We have 4 now with Flanagan, Mackey, Sean Brady and now Brian Coleman. We are a bad Division 2 team without them lads. For those of you that don't know too much about Brian Coleman as a goalkeeper, in my opinion he is the next best to James Reilly in the county, great kickout, very accurate and good distance, very good shot stopper and excellent under a high ball. With a bit of luck he will play there for us this year.

[cavan4sam]

Just a paragraph taken from the report in the Indo on the DCU match:

'Laois followers breathed a sigh of relief on learning that Cavan star Seanie Johnson would not line out because of injury and while his county manager Tommy Carr -- who was watching from the stand -- may have been disappointed initially he was surely suitably comforted by the performance of another Cavan man, the outstanding Ronan Flanagan.'

[cavan4ever]

I know that Tony Brady wasn't allowed manage Drung last year because he was County Development Officer or some similar role. That worked out well for us in the end anyway.

Thats not true cavan4ever, Tony had taken the job but was unable to give the commitment to Drung. I think its fairly safe to say that if Tony had been over Drung they would have still won the Junior Championship and in my opinion would have got on better than they did in the League.

Fair enough.  All they aimed for in the league was to stay up though.  Not a good thing for managemnt to be saying to players at the start of the year but it worked out for them in the end.

Drung will find it tough going in the League this year if the 3 lads remain on the County, which they probably will. Its a disaster, We have 4 now with Flanagan, Mackey, Sean Brady and now Brian Coleman. We are a bad Division 2 team without them lads. For those of you that don't know too much about Brian Coleman as a goalkeeper, in my opinion he is the next best to James Reilly in the county, great kickout, very accurate and good distance, very good shot stopper and excellent under a high ball. With a bit of luck he will play there for us this year.

Hopefully they won't miss to many games.  Galligan reckons that they will only miss two games but it will be more than that and Miller will surely be injured for a few aswell.  Was Coleman not available the other night?

[cavan4sam]

No Coleman is not allowed to play McKenna Cup because of his involvement with DCU.

[KingOfSeptember]

From anglocelt.ie
Article published just before Christmas I think.

THE GAA close season has seen plenty of action behind the scenes as clubs look to secure managers for the 2009 season.
The cult of the "have whistle, will travel" outside manager continues to grow in popularity, with the majority of the 40 clubs in the county opting for managers from outside their own members and, in many cases, from outside the county.
Most Cavan clubs will have new men at the helm in 2009, while a number, including county champions Cavan Gaels, have yet to confirm a manager.
Beaten Intermediate finalists Ballyhaise landed a coup by securing the services of the highly-rated Mickey Graham, the county minor coach, while Lacken Celtic will be managed by former Leitrim manager Declan Rowley.
Their neighbours Ballinagh, who have enjoyed considerable success in recent years under Bernard Morris, will be managed by the experienced John Mulvaney of Ramor, while Morris himself returns to home club Gowna, where he will take on a selector's role.
Junior and Intermediate champions Drung and Redhills are holding on to their managers (Joe Fitzpatrick and Mickey Cadden respectively) for the new season.
Kingscourt also retain their outgoing manager, Meath native Dudley Farrell.

Movers and Shakers

Arva
2008: Sean Pierson 2009: Lacken clubman Gabriel Keogan takes the reins.
Bailieborough
2008: Vincent Kelly 2009: Francis Clarke, who was selector last year under Kelly, will take over as manager.
Ballinagh
2008: Bernard Morris 2009: Former Ramor United manager and Cavan defender John Mulvaney.
Ballyhaise
2008: Gerry O'Rourke 2009: Mickey Graham will be combining the Ballyhaise role with his duties as county minor manager
Ballymachugh
2008: Malachy Flanagan 2009: Flanagan has gone back to play with his club Killoe in Longford so the club are in the process of selecting a new manager.
Belturbet
2008: Mark Lawlor 2009: The club are in the process of looking for a new manager and should have someone in place by the time of the AGM on January 7.
Butlersbridge
2008: Brendan Nelligan 2009: Former Cavan senior selector and Drumlane and Ballyhaise manager Phelim Plunkett returns to the club.
Castlerahan
2008: Sean Fitzpatrick 2009: No manager has been appointed yet, although it has been rumoured that this ambitious club approached no less a figure than Crossmaglen manager Donal Murtagh.
Cavan Gaels
2008: Mick O'Dowd 2009: No change at the moment following another successful year. The club will examine it over the close season.
Cootehill Celtic
2008: Kevin Caraher 2009: Reports suggest that Monaghan native Caraher is staying on, although this has not been confirmed. Caraher met the players before the AGM recently.
Corlough
2008: Cathal Murphy 2009: Kinawley native Murphy is staying on.
Cornafean
2008: Ciaran Creegan 2009: Former Gowna official Gerry Cadden takes over from Leitrim native Creegan, who was in the job for three years.
Crosserlough
2008: Ollie Murphy (took over from Colm McEvoy during the season) 2009: Murphy will be manager again.
Cuchullains
2008: Fintan Cahill 2009: Cahill retains the job
Denn
2008: Kevin Mulvaney 2009: Despite rumours that Donal Keogan is to return to his home club as manager, it looks likely that, with Kevin Mulvaney having stepped aside, 2008: team trainer Gary Farrelly will take on the role of bainisteoir.
Drumalee
2008: PJ Carroll 2009: Undecided. The club elected a new chairman and vice-chairman at their recent AGM and they are in the process of looking for a new team manager.
Drumgoon
2008: Ray McCarron 2009: The club are looking for someone at present.
Drumlane
2008: Noel Marron 2009: Former Monaghan defender Marron will be staying on as manager.
Drung
2008: Joe Fitzpatrick 2009: Although it has yet to be confirmed, all of the indications are that Fitzpatrick will be staying on following a successful 2008:.
Gowna
2008: Mick McCormack 2009: Mick McCormack will continue in the manager's bib. Former Cavan player and Ballinagh manager Bernard Morris will be a selector.
Kildallan
2008: Emmet Curry 2009: The club are currently looking for a new manager after Curry opted not to stay on.
Kill
2008: Barry Crudden 2009: Having delivered the Division Three league title in 2008:, Crudden, a garda, will stay on as team manager
Killeshandra
2008: Stephen King, Tom Downes and Junior McKiernan 2009: Ciaran O'Reilly, who guided Mullahoran to the 1998 county title, has been appointed.
Kilinkere
2008: John Mulvaney 2009: Sean Finnegan takes over as manager.
Killygarry
2008: Declan Sheridan 2009: Unclear as of yet, although trainer James Lovett will not be staying on. The AGM is on January 10.
Kingscourt Stars
2008: Dudley Farrell took over from Paddy Bates midway through 2009: Farrell, a Meath selector under Colm Coyle in recent years, will remain as manager.
Knockbride
2008: Brian Comesky 2009: Comeskey is not running again and the club have yet to appoint a manager.
Lacken
2008: Joe O'Connor 2009: Former Leitrim senior manager Declan Rowley, who has enjoyed success with St Mel's College in Longford, is the new manager.
Laragh United
2008: George Crowe 2009: Crowe is seeking a second term but nothing will be ratified until the AGM on January 3.
Lavey
2008:; Terry Hyland 2009:.
The experienced Hyland will remain as Lavey manager.
Maghera
2008: Paul O'Dowd 2009: A final decision on the new manager will be taken after a meeting of the players.
Mountnugent
2008: John Lynch, Martin O'Reilly 2009: Sean Fitzpatrick of Castlerahan takes over as manager.
Mullahoran
2008: Pascal Canavan 2009: Tyrone legend Canavan was re-appointed at the AGM last month.
Munterconnaught
2008: Jim Gilsenan 2009: Gerry Hanly, a Galway man who managed the club to the junior final a number of years ago, returns.
Ramor United
2008: PJ Buckley 2009: The same management team has been ratified by the club executive.
Redhills
2008: Mickey Cadden 2009: Donagh, Co Fermanagh native Cadden will stay at the helm as the club enter senior ranks.
Shannon Gaels
2008: Tom Reilly 2009: The club's minor manager Eugene Walsh has stepped up to take over the senior team. Reilly will continue as club chairman.
Shercock
2008: Raymond Reilly, Liam Duffy, John Coyle 2009: The club AGM was postponed due to a death recently and nothing will be decided until after Christmas. Last year's management team are  in the running for the role again, along with a couple of others.
Swanlinbar
2008: Aodhan Murphy 2009: Murphy is staying on as manager.
Templeport
2008: Tommy Mimna 2009: Mimna, who is a Templeport clubman, is staying on as manager with Tyrone man Hugh Donnelly acting as team trainer.

[cavan4sam]

I don't know where the rumour about Castlerahan approaching Donal Murtagh started but the only places ive heard it mentioned are in the local papers. Why would a man whose team are in the All-Ireland Semi Final want to leave to manage Castlerahan, its ridiculous! 

[Denn Forever]

Happy new year one and all.

It appears as if we are resorting to our old whinging mentality.

Point to remember.

It was Cavan's first game and if we have adhered to the rules, there was no training on a pitch together.  Queens have been training together since at least October and so would be a tighter team.

Didn't make the game but there were some good points?  Can we highlight these and move on.

[cavan4ever]

Happy new year one and all.

It appears as if we are resorting to our old whinging mentality.

Point to remember.

It was Cavan's first game and if we have adhered to the rules, there was no training on a pitch together.  Queens have been training together since at least October and so would be a tighter team.

Didn't make the game but there were some good points?  Can we highlight these and move on.

Read the thread and you will see the good and the bad points.

[Homer]

Agreed with previous comments Podge looked very slugish, although it was obvious from last year that he struggles against the pacier customers ( a la Donnacha O'Callaghan in the Cork league game last year .) Carr or one of his selectors should have swapped him with Rory Dunne early on, their failure to do so throughout the entirety of the game does not bode well but I suppose is forgivable for their first night on the job.

Really surprised at Boojangles comments Re: a certain player. Hopefully if true Carr & Co. intended it as more of an incentive to get back fit and disciplined 

Just to continue with the good news the u21s had a challenge match against Roscommon on Saturday morning. Didn't make it too the game but I heard it was a close tie up until the break but after the restart the gates opened and Ros won by 15 points or so. Having said that I think Cavan had a few injuries at half time and you should also take into account that this would be the All Ireland winning Ros minor team of 2006.

Lastly welcome to the board Bart and a happy new year to all.

[boojangles]

Agreed with previous comments Podge looked very slugish, although it was obvious from last year that he struggles against the pacier customers ( a la Donnacha O'Callaghan in the Cork league game last year .) Carr or one of his selectors should have swapped him with Rory Dunne early on, their failure to do so throughout the entirety of the game does not bode well but I suppose is forgivable for their first night on the job.

Really surprised at Boojangles comments Re: a certain player. Hopefully if true Carr & Co. intended it as more of an incentive to get back fit and disciplined 
Just to continue with the good news the u21s had a challenge match against Roscommon on Saturday morning. Didn't make it too the game but I heard it was a close tie up until the break but after the restart the gates opened and Ros won by 15 points or so. Having said that I think Cavan had a few injuries at half time and you should also take into account that this would be the All Ireland winning Ros minor team of 2006.

Lastly welcome to the board Bart and a happy new year to all.

Thats exactly what I would hope it would achieve.He may also need a kick up the arse to go with that.Maybe someone out your way will give him that.

[cavan4sam]

The U-21 match against Roscommon was in the Hastings Cup and the final score was 3-21 to 0-7, so i heard on newstalk on my way to the match against Queens on Saturday night.

[BallyhaiseMan]

anyone any ideas to what the under 21 panel is?

[mylestheslasher]

The U-21 match against Roscommon was in the Hastings Cup and the final score was 3-21 to 0-7, so i heard on newstalk on my way to the match against Queens on Saturday night.

Jaysus thats an awful hammering. Hard to see how anyone showed well in that game to be selected for the McKenna cup game. Is the Antrim game on tomorrow - anyone heading?