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Itchy

Assume the rumour of McVittys returned turned out to be bull.

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Quote from: Itchy on September 03, 2021, 02:30:06 PM
Assume the rumour of McVittys returned turned out to be bull.

That's a pity he could have helped us stay out of Division 5.

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Quote from: Cavan19 on September 03, 2021, 03:01:06 PM
Quote from: Itchy on September 03, 2021, 02:30:06 PM
Assume the rumour of McVittys returned turned out to be bull.

That's a pity he could have helped us stay out of Division 5.
Think COVID changed his plans. He was only going to play club this year anyway

Duckquay

Can't beat Championship week. The boots are in pristine condition  ;D

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I think we unfortunately have to forget about McVeety as a county player. A real shame but he gave us a lot of huge performances so best of luck to him.

On the plus side, there looks to be some promising talent coming. McEvoy looked excellent last night and really stood up when the game was in the melting pot. I also thought Brian O'Connell had a good game too, hopefully he returns next year.

Ramor will be hard to beat. Something not right with Crosserlough, finding it hard to close out games.

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Think Mark Stuart and Adrian Smith are huge losses for them, hopefully Stuart can get back to his best. They have plenty of niggly injuries but they can improve.

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Great win for Mullahoran in Breffni last night. Was a cracking game. Referee let an awful lot go but it actually made for real physical high intensity championship football. There'll be a few lads sore today though.
Cormac O'Reilly was impressive first half and brought something up front to them that was previously missing. Philip the Gunner was excellent and was some goal he scored. Not the fittest player on the field but has that bit of class, power and can change seamlessly on either side which makes him a real handful for any defender. Castlerahan kicked too many wides first half and let the dreadnoughts get that bit too far ahead. Looked to be reeling them in after the second water break but Mullahoran held firm. Have to say their defence were excellent, there's a very young lad on the wing- Cormac McKeogh I think, was impressed by him in what was tough going. Cian O'Reilly very impressive too. Killian the Gunner as tough as they come, gave and took some blows. 

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Crosserlough and Gaels ended a draw, error ridden game that lacked a spark and never really got to championship tempo. In the end neither team good enough to win it. Gaels would have been disappointed after first half shooting, really let a below par Lough off the hook with a multitude of bad wides. Incredibly The Spoils should have gone in at the break in front but for a missed penalty. Momentum swung for the Kilnaleck men 2nd half with the sending off of Fortune after a bit of a disagreement with his cousin on the opposing team, but some poor decision making, passing and wides kept the game tight. In the end both teams had chances for the winner but in truth neither team deserved all of the points.
Gowna with a big win v Lacken, 2 from 2 so far for the Longford border men, if they can get Pierson fit and not pick up injuries you wouldn't bet against them. Ramor and Ballinagh served out a draw in what I believe was a great game of football. Valuable point for Ballinagh against what are probably outright favourites. If anyone has any reports on these or any other games it would be good to hear their opinions.
So the bye teams are out next week and it will be interesting to see the draws after that. All in all very tight at the moment and a bad draw could see some of the bigger guns under a bit of pressure. Relegation playoffs will be interesting and again the draw will have a big bearing on who is in the final shakeup. Some of the perceived favourites for the drop before the championship started may well tear up the script if what we've seen so far is anything to go by.

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So Dermot McCabe gone as a selector with the senior team. Anyone have any insight on this?

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Apparently he wasn't too pleased how certain things were handled in there lately so walked away.

Anyone at the Ramor Shercock game? 5 points for Ramor now, should be more than enough to guarantee QF spot. They're looking to be ticking over nicely at the moment, not blowing anyone away but strong defensively and dangerous up front.

Was at Mullahoran Killygarry, scrappy enough affair in tough conditions. Plenty of mistakes, Killygarry missed enough to win two matches. Mullahoran were much more economical up front, in truth they lived off scraps for much of the match but managed to make more of their breaks. Killygarry black card for Mattie McKenna with about 10 minutes of normal time to go was huge for me. Mullahoran were hanging in at that stage and it was difficult to see where the scores would come from but it got them a foothold in midfield again and think it resulted in a 4 point swing before he retook the field. Got a red card pretty much straight away after coming back on. I thought overall Killygarry discipline was poor and some of their attempts at scores were woeful. Wouldn't fancy them against anyone going on what we saw last night. Mullahoran got a red card of their own couple of minutes before their red, Killian the Gunner picking up a second yellow for what looked like a fair shoulder to shoulder. Wasn't impressed with referee overall, lost the run of the game a few times and very inconsistent. Looked to be playing for a draw too but the execution of Killygarry's last free from about 30 yards out summed up their overall performance.
Mullahoran will be very happy with their return so far, 4 points will see you into the QFs a lot of years. Don't think anyone would be fearing them too much but to be taking lightly at your peril all the same.


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Team        Pld   W   L   D  PD  Pts
Ramor         3   2   0   1   6   5
Gowna        2   2   0   0   18   4
M/horan      2   2   0   0   3   4
K/court      2   2   0   0   2   4
C/Gaels      2   1   0   1   9   3
Laragh       2   1   0   1   9   3
Lavey        2   1   1   0   -6   2
C/lough      2   0   1   1   -1   1
Ballinagh    2   0   1   1   -9   1
Lacken       2   0   1   1   -17   1
Killygarry   3   0   3   0   -3   0
C/rahan     2   0   2   0   -5   0
Shercock    2   0   2   0   -6   0

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Round 4 Draw:
Kingscourt v Lacken
Crosserlough v Gowna
Ballinagh v Laragh
Mullahoran v Ramor
Castlerahan v Cavan Gaels
Shercock v Lavey

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Quote from: Look-Up! on September 19, 2021, 05:45:59 PM
Round 4 Draw:
Kingscourt v Lacken
Crosserlough v Gowna
Ballinagh v Laragh
Mullahoran v Ramor
Castlerahan v Cavan Gaels
Shercock v Lavey
Cat amongst the pigeons draw if ever there was one. Some humdingers promised.
Crosserlough v Gowna maybe pick of the bunch.

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Ryan McMenamin to replace Dermot McCabe in the Cavan backroom team.

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Bit of a damp squib in Breffni last night, Crosserlough never really got out of the traps at all in what was a do or die game for them, Gowna far superior looking team throughout. It's a far cry from The Lough's performances of last year where people were predicting a domination period on the club scene- on their recent performances if they don't get some fresh legs into that team they'll not trouble many.
With James Smith well marshalled, Gowna looked to have their opponents under serious pressure on their kick outs from the off. And it continued that way throughout. It was hard to see any area really where the boys in black and amber held their own apart from Patrick Lynch who I think kicked 2-09 of their 2-10 total. But with a beleaguered goalkeeper, a harassed defence and a completely non-existent half forward line, the final score line very much flattered the Kilnaleck outfit.
Gowna on 6 points with one more to play, you would fancy them to get a favourable enough tie in the QF. Was very impressed with them last night. Completely outpowered and outpaced their opponents throughout the field. Won all the breaking ball, never panicked when things were closer than they should have been and are littered with very mobile and pacey footballers who are all comfortable on the ball and generally make good decisions. They are certainly looking like one of the teams to beat and no reason why they can't go all the way.