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Sorry Britain not the UK.

Sky don't show any because premier sports are the GAA's broadcasting partner in the UK.

As someone said you either have it or don't. Training only brings you so far. Skill and talent are two different things. I wasn't up to the standard of a senior championship club player, a poor squad player. So I gave my time in a different way.

Wasn't a lack of commitment footballmad, trained on my own a lot, last to leave training, just not quite at the standard. I do not think the county board route is bull if you do it right and are not just doing it for ego purposes which I feel many on the top table are. It is on behalf of the club I do it. As for coaching it was just teaching the basics, a definite necissity. The club in years gone by has put in a great underage effort but it has slipped recently. I believe ex players and even current ones should be coaching their underage players from under 8 up. We need quality coaching. Primary school coaching has being cut back also. Big problems that need addressing.

I'll take that up, personally never played football at that standard, yeah played some senior championship football but more of a junior player and I accept that. If I was at that standard I would act and behave like an inter-county player. When I was playing club championship football I respected drink bans and trained hard. I know some of the players and their carry on which is shocking and that actually makes it harder to look at. They're wasting their talent some of them and I would give a nut to have half of it. With regards what I have done to improve with the counties football, I went into the administration side of it and I go to county board meetings. Sat in on discussions on how to improve football in Cavan during the last few years, one result being the idea of two points for a free of the ground under age. Also make contributions at county level. At club level I have helped with under age coaching. I never have mentioned any individuals names, only mentioning incidents, which lets be honest are not appropriate. And even if I never played football what about all the money I have invested in it at club level and county to fund the players gear, travel costs, expenses. It is the fans that pay, not the players so they are entitled to an opinion.

ACDC and Mr deeds, welcome to the Cavan GAA board thread.

Be warned,participation may cause clinical despression.

I'm at the stage where all the sharp objects in my house are kept out of view 

I introduced my sky and tv remote controls to the wall,saturday night when i got home. 
I would say Cavan football knocks about 10 years off our life expectancy.

Well I'm a long time poster on hoganstand, started reading this forum and a bit more truth here. Posts go up less edited. The depression set in long ago but some rare moments of joy. 1997, u21's etc... If we had too much we would not appreciate it. This year's seniors though. Even since Val was last in job we had notable results, running Armagh close with 14 players for the 70mins, drawing with eventual all ireland winners Tyrone, an epic comeback against Down. Days in Clones and the craic with the opposition fans because you had given a good account of yourselves. Now no passion.

Dougal, I did not mean name and shame here, but it should be told to the manager and/or selectors.

And it can't be a coincidence that our last two managers both questioned our players. "Want to be county players but not live like one."

I tried to put a message on Hoganstand and the editor would not put it up. I believe there should be a name and shame policy if players are drinking and print that view. Too many times indiscipline is given as a reason. It might be hard if it is your own club player but so be it. One poster mentioned players who were committed and yet named one, who a few years ago got out of the bus on the way to a challenge game to go on the beer. This year we had a player playing who last year quit because he was a sub and we will always have Oxygen. Cavan are always in the national press over player issues and never what they do on the field. Always moaning about managers. Sorry the players are going to have to take a long look at themselves. Yes a drink culture existed years ago but times have changed, players in this county need to as well. They may be amateurs but most counties train and behave at a professional standard. An inter-county career is short, and the off season can be used to let loose, but when games and hard training starts, the fun is over.