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Good all round team performance in the second half. Great to see that the team is improving match by match. I'd fancy them to get a win against Armagh at home but it won't be easy. Keeping discipline will be key in this game.

If we don't pick up points away to Meath then we're in serious trouble. Fermanagh Armagh, Laois, Galway are all beatable but we'd need to win 4 out of the five remaining games. On the evidence of the last two games that's a big ask.

The most frustrating part is that I think its the strongest panel we've had in a few years. They're just being held back by one dimensional, non-creative tactics.

Also, €15 into a league game? a little steep!

Disappointing performance the other night. Terry seems set in his ways by continuing to play the same brand of football which has won us nothing in the last two years. I know there was only a point in it at the end but Derry were the more dominant team throughout. They're physicality and inter-linking play was too much for our team to cope with. I lost count at the amount of times either, Mackey, M Reilly or K Clarke carried the ball up the field but had no options to left or right of them to continue the attack. Derrys swarm defence was too much to deal with. We're in a relegation battle now and its going to be a tough to keep Div 2 status.   

I wouldn't be surprised to see O' Connor start this weekend. Fed off scraps last week but well able to win his own ball, at one stage last week he went up for a ball,apparently smothered by 2 Tyrone men and came out with the ball. He's dangerous too and i'd say he's ahead of Johnston in the pecking order currently.

Yeah O'Connor is worth a starting place. He's full of determination. Is Dillon fit?

Murray has become an integral part of the team. Although injuries always seem to be a problem with him. Do you envisage many changes for the Derry game? Johnston to start maybe? he'll need all the game time he can get to be fully sharp come the summer.

Any truth in the rumours linking G McKiernan to the Gaels?

So that's Niall McDermott and Niall Murray added to the injury list. Rory Dunne and Jason Mcgloughlin are also a big loss.

Anybody travel to Omagh last weekend? Should we be able to beat Derry at home? What about the u21s? Bad result especially by that margin.

You can't fault them so far. Derry will be a good test. Be great to see them back in the McKenna Cup final and hopefully go one better than last year. Interestingly enough, Tyrone and Derry are the first two teams they play in the League. You'd imagine Tyrone will beat Fermanagh in the other semi final. So if we do make it to the final we could end up playing Tyrone two weeks in a row and then Derry in round 2. Its Meath in round 3 after that.

Until the management let the players get game time with their clubs people like Martin Dunne will not commit. He was out after the Armagh game in 2014 got no football worth talking about for the rest of the year. Got  some game time in the national league with high balls been put in on top of him. Got an few minutes in the championship. So up to July he got dam all football played. Why wasn't he (and others) not allowed to sharpen up and get game time with their clubs. From what i have been told all he wants is to play some ball this year and the only way he is guaranteed game time is with his club.

Didn't realise players were so heavily restricted by the management when it came to club games. Although very little point of him staying on the panel if he's not being selected.

What about this years U21s? Are they strong enough to make it to the Ulster final? 44 players togged out between two games against Meath so Lynch is certainly giving everyone a chance.

Gerry Smith was an outstanding minor but in my opinion hasn't progressed enough to be called into the senior set up. Doesn't stand out for Lavey that much and I also seen him playing for Assan Gaels U21 team twice this year and he wasn't standing out the way I had expected him to in his last year at that grade.

that's a pity. Always played with plenty of heart and determination. A good season at club level might revive him. When you look at the likes of Enda Henry, Thomas Moore, Levi Murphy and Paul O'Connor all getting game time, it must bring hope to other regular club stalwarts about possible call up.

Dunne is a squad player at best. He's not a game changer or an influential forward. He played his best football for Cavan against weaker opposition in Div 3. Wouldn't read too much into the tweet. Silly for Hyland to say he's going travelling if he isn't.

McEnroe is a big loss. He's always been consistent for Cavan. Is Jason Mcloughlin on the panel this year?

Somebody mentioned Gerry Smith too, he always looked promising on the last U21 winning team. As did Barry Fortune, Joe Dillion and Liam Buchannan. Would like to see all four been given some game time at in the league this year.

Good to see Keating back. He's a dynamic player with many attributes. Although would like to see him at Full Forward. We can then play Argue at Midfield alongside Gearoid. Givney and Mossy are other options too. Any word on Rory Dunne?

Rory Dunne hasn't kicked ball since the London game. He is a long shot this year I think

Sad to hear that. He's been very solid at full back the last couple of years. A big loss.

Good to see Keating back. He's a dynamic player with many attributes. Although would like to see him at Full Forward. We can then play Argue at Midfield alongside Gearoid. Givney and Mossy are other options too. Any word on Rory Dunne?

People who start saying that 2016 is a "write off" due to a player being called up that they dislike would want to take a good long look at themselves. Can you really call yourself a true supporter if your planning on  boycotting the team due to disliking one player?

Myles your critical of Johnston playing for another county. Yet your planning on walking away from supporting the team in protest. Seems a bit hypercritical of you Myles!

The management will call up an array of different players leading up to the McKenna Cup. Some will be kept on, others won't. Regardless of his age or what went on in the past, Johnston has talent. He might be a little older and lost some of his pace but he's still a credible option in the League at least. As I said in a previous post, we're not blessed with many good forwards or free takers. All avenues have to be explored by the management and that includes Johnston.

I'm proud to be a Cavan supporter. I'm not going to distant myself from games just because I've an issue with one player out of a panel of 30. People on this forum with negative and begrudging attitudes are better off staying at home!!

Its a bit of a red herring trying to turn this into a "dislike" of one player. In my opinion Johnston betrayed his team mates, the supporters, Cavan GAA and the wider GAA ethos. He has shown no remorse for it. As for my bona fides as a supporter, I know what games and efforts I have made to go to matches (every game is an away game for me, Breffni is 2.5 hrs from where I live), I dont need to justify them anymore than that. I will not be a hypocrite and stand in the terrace as an unrepentant Sean Johnston takes the field as in my opinion that would be to show support to  the decision.

I have no wish to get into a slagging match with you Ollie or anyone else (we all did that before and it was not a healthy undertaking), positions on this are well known. I see this as a reckless decision by Hyland and has the potential to cause untold trouble in the camp and in Cavan GAA. I can't and won't support it. That's my position on it right or wrong.

I'll not get into a slagging match with you and I respect your decision. But you might be digging a hole for yourself if we do start playing well this year. With or without Johnston, the panel is strong enough to compete for promotion in Div 2. Its also well capable of beating Armagh at home. Each player on that panel has a point to prove. Keating and Givney or due back. Ciaran Brady, Argue and McVitty will be trying to build on good performances last year. Players like Rory Dunne, Killian Clarke, McKiernan, Mossey, Fergal Flanagan, Mcloughlin, Martin Reilly and Murray never lack heart or determination. If Johnston is kicking scores or making a valuable contribution to the team then all well and good. If not, then lets hope that some young fella is. Maybe David Brady for instance!

Maybe I'm being too optimistic. Its easy to feel pessimistic after the Roscommon match last year. Our biggest problem isn't the players at hand, its the tactics and the style of play that Terry insists on. You just hope he plans to adopt a better approach after two failed years in succession in the championship. There's little point calling in a player like Johnston if he doesn't plan to utilise the forwards more.

Keep the faith Myles. No point dwelling on the past. Keep in mind too that it could be the last Ulster Championship as the championship structure changes for 2017 as expected. If we beat Armagh in May and progress in the championship you can be sure they're will be little talk about the past.

People who start saying that 2016 is a "write off" due to a player being called up that they dislike would want to take a good long look at themselves. Can you really call yourself a true supporter if your planning on  boycotting the team due to disliking one player?

Myles your critical of Johnston playing for another county. Yet your planning on walking away from supporting the team in protest. Seems a bit hypercritical of you Myles!

The management will call up an array of different players leading up to the McKenna Cup. Some will be kept on, others won't. Regardless of his age or what went on in the past, Johnston has talent. He might be a little older and lost some of his pace but he's still a credible option in the League at least. As I said in a previous post, we're not blessed with many good forwards or free takers. All avenues have to be explored by the management and that includes Johnston.

I'm proud to be a Cavan supporter. I'm not going to distant myself from games just because I've an issue with one player out of a panel of 30. People on this forum with negative and begrudging attitudes are better off staying at home!!