Cavan v Kildare

[Dinny Breen]

Ha! Good old hot balls.

[Dinny Breen]

Can I just ask for some sort of sense on this thread and no personal abuse directed towards any player? Is that too much to ask?

[Tubberman]

Can I just ask for some sort of sense on this thread and no personal abuse directed towards any player? Is that too much to ask?

I'd imagine so.

[Dinny Breen]

Coming from Kildare what would the best way in and I think we'll need a quick exit out of Breffni Park?

[mylestheslasher]

Who's at home or is it neutral venue or is make the rules up as you go along.

[LaurelEye]

Who's at home or is it neutral venue or is make the rules up as you go along.

It's in Breffni.

[Westside]

In Breffni park. Bad draw for Cavan. Apart from the Johnston sideshow issue there will be very little of interest in this game, Kildare are miles ahead of us and we could be facing a hammering here.

Also, that had to be a fix.

[Declan]

Now what were the odds on that game coming out of the draw

[LeoMc]

Now what were the odds on that game coming out of the draw

15/1.

[Donnellys Hollow]

At least one man will save on petrol. Great opportunity for Cavan to take the scalp they left behind in 2008 when Kavanagh got Kildare out of jail in the last minute. We've angered the footballing gods and this could well be a fitting punishment.

Hopefully we'll see a few more of the young players given an opportunity but I doubt the manager is thinking long term now.

[Dinny Breen]

I'd say the Examiner guys and TSG panelists all got a simultaneous erection, gives them copy for another week..

[trasna man]

At least one man will save on petrol. Great opportunity for Cavan to take the scalp they left behind in 2008 when Kavanagh got Kildare out of jail in the last minute. We've angered the footballing gods and this could well be a fitting punishment.

Hopefully we'll see a few more of the young players given an opportunity but I doubt the manager is thinking long term now.

c.c.c.c.c must be delighted with that draw

[Dinny Breen]

At least one man will save on petrol. Great opportunity for Cavan to take the scalp they left behind in 2008 when Kavanagh got Kildare out of jail in the last minute. We've angered the footballing gods and this could well be a fitting punishment.

Hopefully we'll see a few more of the young players given an opportunity but I doubt the manager is thinking long term now.

What manager can truly think long term? In fairness to McGeeney he has put in the long term structures at a senior level but the future planning player wise is what the development squads are about. We were a shambles 5 years ago but with the under-age work and McGeeney's work we will be in a much better position than when he started, I think he has done a great job but he needs to move on and while I think it's not the time to discuss it but Glen has to be the next Kildare manager.

[Donnellys Hollow]

At least one man will save on petrol. Great opportunity for Cavan to take the scalp they left behind in 2008 when Kavanagh got Kildare out of jail in the last minute. We've angered the footballing gods and this could well be a fitting punishment.

Hopefully we'll see a few more of the young players given an opportunity but I doubt the manager is thinking long term now.

What manager can truly think long term? In fairness to McGeeney he has put in the long term structures at a senior level but the future planning player wise is what the development squads are about. We were a shambles 5 years ago but with the under-age work and McGeeney's work we will be in a much better position than when he started, I think he has done a great job but he needs to move on and while I think it's not the time to discuss it but Glen has to be the next Kildare manager.

I agree he has made progress in every year up until this year. It's easy to say after yesterday, but did we deserve to win the league? Poor performances against Tyrone and Monaghan, and somewhat fortunate against Meath and Galway. That leaves wins over Derry, Louth and Westmeath, two of which are already out for the year.

I posted after the Donegal match last year that maybe the thing was in danger of going a bit stale and looking at it yesterday I suspect this is the case. Some lads (great servants might I add) just looked completely flat yesterday and when we turned to the bench it was the same old faces bar Fogarty. I'd understand if McGeeney stays loyal to the old guard but I think some new blood is needed to try and kick start the thing. Fogarty and Eoin Doyle should start the next day as should Dowling if fit. I'd also hope Kevin Feely is sounded out again and maybe even someone like Daniel Flynn should be looked at. I know these guys are very raw and far from the finished article but we need some players who aren't stuck to the ground. Look at some of the names who were Meath's best performers yesterday and they are players who were consistently beaten by Kildare teams at underage level recently.

Maybe it's premature to say this and I'm loathe to criticise players who have given so much enjoyment in the past but a few lads were just left behind there yesterday. The hunger wasn't there. It's possible that it was just have been a complete systems failure on the day or maybe the whole farce on Saturday in Clane served as a distraction. Whatever the reasons for yesterday's defeat, it's hard to be anyway confident facing into the qualifiers.

[LilySavage]

'I'd say the Examiner guys and TSG panelists all got a simultaneous erection, gives them copy for another week..'

HAHA Brilliant. Cant see SJ playing in this game, won't be surprised if he picks up a 'knock' in training next week.

Kildare to win but after that sh1t yesterday, who knows!