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Does anyone know when the new rules regarding kickouts & penalties will come into effect? i.e this weekend, next weekend etc!!!

lyng leaving crosserlough, you sure? that's a big loss for them, thats a few players they have lost now. some interesting appointments already, i know very little about any of the new faces but alot coming in from other counties, killygary going for 2 monaghan men, mullahorn gone for the fermanagh option.
any truth that pat holmes is heading to the gaels?

yea they beat ballinagh i think, so that's lavey on 9points and cu cu's on 10points. on the top then cavan Gaels bt lacken, so thats Gaels straight into the league final as gowna are suppended. so its c'haran/ b'bet vrs cavan Gaels. the semi is on this Friday in the breffni park, with jayo having got married at the weekend i doubt he'll be around!!!

just trying to work out the standings of the d1 league table now, if my calculations are right then it was a mixed day for lavey yesterday so!!!

Phil Smith has officially retired as Cavan County Board Chairman.

Christ, I was sure he had 1 year left of his 3 year term!!! Maybe our county secretory will take the same route & allow some new fresh blood into these roles & allow everything in this county to move forward.

I see there is one semi final spot down for Friday night week in breffni, what is the story with Cavan Gaels and who will they be playing!! So much for having all round 13 games played on the same date, time etc. Just like every year there is a big push to get the ACFL started around March/April then come October/November the CB decide to rub their arses to it, bloody disgrace if you ask me

Not a bad draw at all. I didn't get to see the draw live, who will we meet if we get past Fermanagh if we can manage a win in the QF.

i don't know if the regional games are going ahead this year.

I know for a FACT that Mark McKeever has already got a phone call from TC to join the panel for training!!

That'll mean that Meath won't be represented in this year's leinster club championship!!! its a pity because I saw Seneschalstown play there not so long ago in the championship & thought the played a lovely style of football, i.e good strength on the ball balanced with nice skill. Those Sheridan brothers would be a god send to any club!!

Is it true that the county panel at doing some boxing training, heard there was some sort of a boxing charity event taking place in the Imperial in December, if this is the case does any of the posters here know who is back in & who are new to the panel?

christ, some mess as right celt man, aren't we bless that we have such well run CB!!!!

 just a note here lads (apologies if it has already been mentioned) but the club semi finals in meath between o'mahoneys Vr Wolf tones had the same issue were wolf tones had a man red carded in extra time after receiving a yellow in normal time & one in extra time. this was overturned before the replay last weekend were he was allowed to play as far as i am aware.

Also, I heard a rumour that the man in charge on sunday with gaels/galls game is in employment in a large insurance company in the town. this has to be wrong on two levels;
A. He works in the area of one the teams
B. he works with a member of the geals teams (who may have been sent off!!!!)

On another note with the league campaign nearing its end for the year, who do you feel will be heading for division 2.
i think Cuchulainn maybe heading that way with Denn.

Fair point BHM, I wasn't getting at Niall Lynch or anything or like that. I was making the remark of how things are set up different in various counties. It seems that there is still an abundance of stg in armagh!!!!

Interesting stuff here...................

Renowned fitness trainer Mike McGurn is looking forward to his new role with the Armagh footballers.
The former Ireland rugby strength and conditioning coach, who recently ended his involvement with the Ospreys rugby club in Wales, will be a key figure in new manager Paddy O'Rourke's backroom team as the Orchard County bid to regain winning ways in 2010.


..........I suppose thats the difference right there, we get a guy in on a consultancy basis & Armagh get the same type of coach in as part of their backroom team!!!!

Sorry boojangles, a bit of tongue in cheek stuff there. I was only having the craic there with regards the time McCabe was meant to have travelled to watch a rugby match in Cardiff back in March while Cavan played a NFL match.

But yea its fairly impressive stuff getting a professional strength & fitness coach in to get ideas from, here's hoping that we get something constructive from this venture. I think it should be geared greatly towards the minor & U21 squads.

This is coming from county board minutes send out by our secretary, so looks like they are trying to shake up the strength side of things. Also looks like divisions or something might be going to change

Performance Facilitation Group.(Niall Lynch).
Niall spoke about the need for a strength and conditioning coach in Cavan . With this in mind Phil, Martin and Niall met with Fergus Connolly who is the strength and conditioning coach for Welsh Rugby.Fergus would train Cavan personnel to become aware of this type of training and would help in any way possible. This could be used by clubs also and would develop players to become possible County players.Niall stressed that this wasn't just for the term of the present team management but would continue with whatever management was in place.Phil thanked Niall for his contribution to the meeting.



Fixtures Task Force.
Phil spoke about the fixtures task force. Tony Brady said the presentation of this document was poor and we needed to be more professional inn this department.
Liam read out the points for discussion  and the main fear was the relegation fromm Division 3 to 4.
The first 10 and 12 names were not working and something was needed to improve this.
Some members felt that it was wrong of some clubs to organize a meeting among themselves. It was asked why clubs couldn't ask the County Board to facilitate such a meeting.
Phil said he would set up a committee and there would be another County Committee meeting to decide on the way forward.

Meetings to organise meeting, ah bless!!! I wonder was that why McCabe travelled to cardiff back in March!! ha Ha

I heard that lacken & ballinagh agreed to join this year for the u21 competition? but according to the fixtures above this isn't the case, anyone hear any different?

according to the forecast its due to clear up for early evening, its looks to be heading that way already from where i'm typing here!!!! Yea should be an exciting evening alright, i wonder will there be a bigger crowd tonight.

Heard somewhere that crosserlough are the longest serving senior side in ulster!!!

I see Flanagan played there Wednesday night for ulster in armagh, anyone hear of any other cavan player playing or on the bench?