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"On a sour note, the KK fans on the Hill who wouldn't shut up during the minute's silence, with one individual audibly screaming "Tipperary w**ker" were an utter disgrace."

Watched the match on the tv... Camera zoomed in on the kk supporters a few times. My question.... Is there a serious obesity problem in the county? Their hurlers might be fit but some of their supporters could get of their behinds.

just watched this... how about that Physio/First aid guy? I don't think any occupational first aid course covers that behaviour!! Can't believe that he stood up and started throwing his weight around instead of attending to the guy on the ground. He is no florence nightingale.

Also the guy with the clipboard shouldn't have been on the sideline in the first place... No bib then he should have being in the dugout or more likely the stand. The GAA officials on the day are at fault here for not controlling the line.

overcast but dry round Dublin

I agree with you bhm on midfield. Tatics wise do people think it was a good idea to adjust the setup of the team today from the throw in to mark certain Galway players. Corner back to midfield and centre back to cornerback etc.. It's one approach but does it show a lack of confidence in a teams own ability going into a game that radical changes are required from the start based on the opposition? If you have a good team and system thats working well then why not go into a game with your system and style of play and let the opposition worry about it. If it isnt working then go to plan B. To often these days it seems like management dissect videos of the opposition and feel they need to make wholesale positional changes based on these reviews without having belief in their regular starting 15 setup.

Goals killed us in the end. For the first goal one of the umpires momentarily raised an arm during the tennis match infront of the Cavan goal.. Looked like he was going to signal a wide or a 45. The ball was stuck in the net and the goal stood. Too often umpires are very indecisive during these big matchs. They should stick to there guns when they make a decision. 

We were beaten by the better team today. Well done to Galway.

Fair play to these bunch of lads and there loyalty to Cavan football. Hope all of these guys will have jobs and be able to stick around and be involved in cavan if they so wish.

Good luck to our boys today in croke park. They have done us so proud already. Have to pinch myself when I say I'm going to see Cavan in an all Ireland final in croke park.
Hopefully they will need to implement 'plan B' at the final whistle!

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Not so sure if I'm gone on croke park for this fixture.. Would have preferred the match as a single event in tullamore or rosscommon or Longford. Curtain raiser doesn't just sound right for an all Ireland final?? Should be a full house for the end of the u21 match.... Saw a lad at the back of the stand on Saturday night squeezed into his 97 jersey. Pulled over his big wooly jumper.. Classy!!

would longford even hold the cavan support on its own?i thought it was just shy of 10000 capacity,id imagine we'll bring that many.

never been to a match in Croke Park before,ive been putting it off for a while because i always wanted my first match to be a cavan match.id imagine an all ireland being my first match in croke park will be something special.

I was at the 88 u21 final in Longford. I suppose since the redevelopment of pearse park there would be a reduction in capacity.

Not so sure if I'm gone on croke park for this fixture.. Would have preferred the match as a single event in tullamore or rosscommon or Longford. Curtain raiser doesn't just sound right for an all Ireland final?? Should be a full house for the end of the u21 match.... Saw a lad at the back of the stand on Saturday night squeezed into his 97 jersey. Pulled over his big wooly jumper.. Classy!!

Another big loss for Cavan Gaelic football to Australia... if the munchies can get this man back surely they can win the Cavan Junior title this year? Interesting that he puts little focus on training... just pure natural talent.

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Did swad win?

That's a pity. Any success at any level would be good for cavan football...

Think they beaten by 4??

That's a pity... Any Cavan success at any level will do me at this stage! Thought they were capable of doing it since I saw them in the junior final.

Did swad win?

I'll be in Cork in my wetsuit... don't forget the Oxygen traffic if your going via Dublin!

I agree to some extent Cavan Cola. As embaressing as Wednesday night was, this is the place to give these lads a try. However McCabe has started two games now and was very poor in both as were a couple of others. Some players just can't make that step up and players need to take their chance when given it. Of course if Carr had to watch games last summer or proceed with his intended development squads then he may have found this out earlier so I don't agree that he saw anything as there's a chance he's never seen hm play before.
Donal Thomas was stuck full-forward the whole game. He fumbled the first few balls that came in but then won a few afterwards but the were low into his chest. I don't think he has the making of a full-forward at IC level.

This is where I think good use of the Cavan junior team is required. Get a bunch of 30 lads together and get them up and running with the proper strength and conditioning over a 12 month period and then introduce them to the 1st team as they progress. Dumping them into a couple of games in January may not be the long term solution to bringing new talent into the squad. It may prove a demoralising exercise if guys don't perform after coming out of rut.

Shambles off the field, shambles on it.....We really are at an all-time low and the resurrection doesn't look like coming anytime soon.

I mean losing to a college..Despite the absentees due to colleges and that, a county team with any respect shouldn't be losing to a college. A couple of players getting game-time at the moment would have to be questioned. Durkin, McCabe?? They were hardly stand out performers for their clubs during the summer. McCabe is nowhere near the player he used to be unfortunately and it's about time Cavan stopped giving lads who were 'good minors' chance after chance.

Worried about the game this weekend, think we could be in for a bit of hiding from Tyrone by the looks of things. I know it's a makeshift team but there seems to be a lack of any  form of gameplan at the moment and its gives the impression that Cavan are simply throwing out teams to fulfill these fixtures. Boy's have been given chances and from what I'm hearing very few are taking them and that's been disappointing.

Hopefully the  game on Wed gives the whole set up a good shake and they start moving forward and get a bit of fight and pride back into the blue jersey.

PS. Boo and Drung, how about you two hook up behind the main stand and settle this like men.....with an old fashioned arm-wrestle!

Put-it-up, Durkan was one of our better players the other night and his withdrawal along with Nesty's took the wind out of our sail big-time. I'd only seen him briefly for Ballinagh but he'd be a good addition to the panel in a position where we have slim pickings.

I think John McCabe has the talent for intercounty football. Put it up, you mention that he is living of his minor reputation. Right, he was a minor for 2 years and I think he was captain in his second year. (Was he Junior player of the year in 06?.. Maybe he is living of this reputation as well ). We have had talented minors over the past 10 years and many have drifted into obscurity. It time to dredge this talent and see if they can make it at senior level. Its a big step up from Junior football for McCabe and it not entirely his fault that he hasn't played competitive football since the start of last July. Carr must see something in these players attitude and commitment that warrants them to start in these matchs. Give me 30 level headed committed players that are willing to give 100% to training and the Cavan Jersey. I have watched him play a couple of times in the Junior championship with the Munchies. He has a good eye for Goal when he gets the chance and has  pulled games out of the bag for the Munchies when they looked dead and buried. If he could work on his fitness and speed I think he has a lot to offer Cavan at senior level.   

Vincents stay up.
Beat Brigids well in the end. 2-12 to 0-2. Brigids finished with 10 men .
Bonner went early on.
The ref tripped over one of the midfielders as he was getting of the ground and sent him off before half time. (Turning point of game.) 3 more went of in the second half for 2nd booking. Farce in the end. Conditions and Ref were poor.

Big match in Dublin League 1 this weekend. Relegation playoff - Vincent's V Brigid's. Should be a cracker. One big team going down.