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They (UK) take tinterweb abuse more seriously than we do, it seems.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19059127

Still, we best mind our P's & Q's when "givin' out"........eh Rich?

[West Cavan Gaels]

West Cavan Gaels - Kildallon / Corlough / Shannon Gaels / Swanlinbar

Just heard that Shannon Gaels have pulled out of this amalgamation. Don't know for sure why. Our lot can only now make up the numbers with  U-16's so they will look to get into Div2 

Does anyone else think Richie might have genuine mental health issues? Anyone spouting that stuff on an internet forum couldn't be playing with a full deck..

Myles if you need a safehouse to escape the Gaels assassins we will shelter you in the wilds of West Cavan for as long as is necessary.

Thanks lad but I fear I will not be safe anywhere. If only I had towed the line and not spoken my mind.

Oh you will be safe in West Cavan allright. no-one past Belturbet knows we even exist, nor care, except for that lug TomSmith on HS who has taken to blaming us for "the demise of Cavan football"

[All-Ireland Football Qualifiers round one draw]

All-Ireland Football Qualifiers round one draw
Laois v Carlow
Louth v Westmeath
Roscommon v Armagh
Fermanagh v Cavan
Offaly v Tipperary
London v Antrim
Wicklow v Waterford
Derry v Longford

Winnable, but by no means easy.

Leinster JFC result:

Kildare 0-10 Meath 0-09

The proverbial game of two halves. Kildare finished with 14 men. Barry Lawlor sent off for two yellows. Dermot Earley did not play. Most of Kildare's scores from the boot of Seámus Hanafin. Sets up a repeat of last year's final against Cavan.

Can / will Seannie play in the final ?   That would draw a crowd 

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/gaa-football/all-ireland-sfc/-3026244.html#link_18595518&force_racing_css=N&ev_desc=Outright%20Betting

Latest odds for All-Ireland.

Fermanagh 475/1  and Cavan 1000/1  Does that mean Fermanagh are twice as likely to win Sam as Cavan is. As we are unlikely to win does that mean Fermanagh are twice as unlikely to win -    I'm confused  

Div1 League, going to be some fun yet if Mullahoran and Gowna get relegated back to Intermediate land. Was at the Leaguers Killinkere game on Friday and Declan McK went off injured after 10 ~ 15 minutes which is not good for the Cavan Junior team

Was it the troublesome groin again or did it look like something else?. I fear for his season if it's the gilmores again.?

Anybody at the junior game can they stick up a report


Swad man , any word on the  like's of McKiernan how has he gone 4 u lads in the league matches ? Would be great if he is working up a good bit of game time

We played Cavan Gaels last night in Swad. Great game of footie. Swad 1:13 Gaels 0:12.
G Mac played well, set up the goal for the ever young Robbie and later Gearoid drilled narrowly wide himself. He scored his usual few points for us. Hard to tell in the ACFL but I'd say he is close to full fitness. He was moving up and down the field much better than in the Kill game (where he played well though)
Collins (Docs brother?) for the Gaels at 13  caused us problems early on with a few great scores from play.

That game seem to be tomorrow night according to the Cavan website

06.06.12 (Wed)Semi Final

Longford V Cavan

Time: 7 30 PM (E.T. Available) , Venue: Glennon Brothers, Pearse Park

Referee: Nial Ward

I see we play Longford in the Junior semi final on June 13th in Longford. Will some of the players be promoted to the Senior team on the back of this?

If they are beat, then 2 or 3 deffo but if they win it might be different. It is like a club having a "B" or reserve team. A fella that would never be considered for the 1st team suddenly catches the eye and the benefit is that he has played a few games in a county shirt so he is not coming in completely cold.       

..Gearoid McKiernan putting on too much muscle.......

For ages we were saying that the county team were "too small" (true), now G Mac is "too mussley"  Not when you stand up against a lot of the Kildare lads (except Johnston) I agree though that  it's the way he runs when he is unfit,  makes him look a lot worse than he is.
He played for us last Saturday in Kill (ankle heavily strapped) and it's fair to say he controlled midfield for the most of the match despite a good performance by McKenna.

We may have taken Kill by surprise by arriving with two teams - They had been watching a certain Ard Fheis which said we couldn't field

Spoke to a few Fermanagh lads after their defeat to Wicklow. even the "Great One" couldn't pull that miracle. One man made a lot of sense though. He said "Peter will get the best out of the squad he has, 100% plus, but  they are not good enough to go too far." Everyone in Fermanagh knows their limitations but are happy with each man giving his best and then some.
I though it was a refreshing bit of honesty and clarity of his county's position.
As I commiserated I suggested we (Cavan) were in the same boat. He pointed out we should be looking forward with a little more optimism because of the recent minor and U-21 triumphs. If we can work with these young lads and encourage them and above all be patient, not looking for instant senior success all the time.
The point is "look forward." There is no magic wand for instant success. Yes there will be a tough year (or two ahead) but if the "Richies" of the world are patient and give these young lads time to mature then the future can be blue.

["appointing someone who is not trusted from the beginning and not given a real chance has to end."]

...Fair play to Andrews for knowing where he is not wanted and for having a county board that acted swiftly....Get a care taker in to do a job for the summer.
Leave Hyland with the u-21's and then give him the job after the championship is over.

I agree with you there FG and Hardstations' point about "appointing someone who is not trusted from the beginning and not given a real chance has to end." although this is harder than it sounds as, following any appointment,  there is always a swell of optimistic enthusiasm from 80% and begrudging pessimism from the rest which festers if results aren't instantly forthcoming.
1. Get the right man/team
2. Give him/them 3 years
3. Be patient

"Is there not a recognised goalkeeper in the squad? ( Can someone tell me the craic there) but Keith Fannin done very well, so kudos to him."
In reply to Denn F
Heard a rumor today that we had another goalkeeper walkout. It seems no-one wants to be a sub keeper.

[We have been kicking 14 wife's in every game]

As I said countless times Johnston knows where the post are. Off either foot and il tell you there not too many around Cavan can score like him....  We have been kicking 14 wife's in every game this year. Andrews hasn't the firepower to fix that problem.

I agreed with Richie, this wife kicking has to stop and if we have to bring back Johnston to do it, so be it. Mna na hEireann, for one, will thank us.