Official Cavan GAA Thread

[cavan4ever]

Boojangles was having a go here the other week about too many people being on the panel based on what they did at minor level. By the looks of it, seems that Sean Brady would be one case in point. He's been around the panel for the last 3/4 years without doing an awful lot. If he's not showing the interest at this stage might be time for a rest.

What i heard of him last year he was well rested as he was always carrying a injury when it came to training and was lazy.  Maybe C4S can let us know if he is a good trainer from what i heard he isn't

[BallyhaiseMan]

Watched the DCU Louth game today,

we had Barry Watters(on programme at corner back but was dragged out)
Dermot Sheridan and Ronan Flanagan on the wings,
Ray Cullivan at midfield.

Barry Watters done well at times as did Rony Flanagan who got yellow carded in frustration near the end. Dermot Sheridan seemed to be doing a man marking job on Darren Clarke at least for the first half,made a few good blocks and interceptions,but had a tough time on the on-form Clarke.
Ray started well,kicked a good score and caught a couple but went out of the game after that,His marker Brian White had a great game. Disappointed with his performance.

Jelly came on,kicked a few frees and a lovely score from play,and lofted a high ball in for the goal.

so sign of Michael Lyng(injured???)

[mylestheslasher]

Jelly got t wo points from play. Both suberb. Ball into his chest, 1/2 steps and bang over the bar. One of the right and one of the left. I'd say he most of got 0-5 in half a game. I think Cullivan is too small for midfield and likewise Flanagan too small for ctr back. Shierdan got a bit of a roasting. Louth looked very fit. So much for no training in December. The same applies for Donegal who finished strong in extra time against Queens which makes me wonder how long they've been training.

Anyone hear about Cavan playing a challenge this weekend?

[Celt_Man]

Cavan beat wexford in a challenge on Saturday. Think it was 2-14 to 12 points. Larry and Tierney were supposed to be on fire, larry wit 5 and Tierney wit 1-3. Team was: Elliot; McCormack, dunne, fannin; McCutcheon, sean brady, Cahill; Podge, Gibney; Martin Reilly, Anton Reilly, McKeever; jayo, Tierney and Larry.

[Denn Forever]

Great to see that optimism has returned to the thread.

Saw the DCU game on TG4 and Louth were well worth their win.  At times it seemed like men against boys.

Looking at the game, I was thinking that DCU were a Cavan-lite team when I thought it was only Watters, Cullivan and Johnson.  Now it seems there were other cavanmen on the team.

I thought that Cullivan had a good first half but was a bit anonymous in the 2nd half.  Surprised to see Watters as a corner back but was thinking that maybe he was going to used like Ryan McMennamin of Tyrone.  He does play as a forward in Cavan (?) and it was a bit obvious when he tried to tackle.

Enough of the analysis, it is great that Cavanmen are getting lots of game and it can only be for their and our good.  Roll on assault on Division 3!

[cavan4ever]

Great to see that optimism has returned to the thread.


I thought that Cullivan had a good first half but was a bit anonymous in the 2nd half.  Surprised to see Watters as a corner back but was thinking that maybe he was going to used like Ryan McMennamin of Tyrone.  He does play as a forward in Cavan (?) and it was a bit obvious when he tried to tackle.

Enough of the analysis, it is great that Cavanmen are getting lots of game and it can only be for their and our good.  Roll on assault on Division 3!

He has played nearly all his club football in the forwards. The louth corner forward came out the field and that was probaly the reasons that watters was put there.  His attacking abilities would be stronger than his defensive ones.

[cornafean]

If there's anyone from Cornafean here, they might be interested in this article which appeared in the Sunday Indo yesterday.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/tradition-and-toil-keep-the-flame-alive-1614024.html

The print edition of the paper also contains a nice photo of Peadar McSeain, Sean Masterson and Pat Joe Brady along with a Cornafean jersey.

[cavan4ever]

Found this on cavan gaa board, Cavan beat wexford 2-14 to 12 points. Larry and Tierney were supposed to be on fire, larry wit 5 and Tierney wit 1-3. Team was: Elliot; McCormack, dunne, fannin; McCutcheon, sean brady, Cahill; Podge, Gibney; Martin Reilly, Anton Reilly, McKeever; jayo, Tierney and Larry.

Will whoever posted this stop quoting this board on hoganstand. 

[cavan4ever]

Are most people heading to Longford on Sunday?

Who would you prefer to see in goals Ellliot or Fintan Reilly?

[mylestheslasher]

Hope to head over to longford. The person quoting you on hoganstand is probably just having a wee look in and not posting here. I'd say that the hoganstand admin will not let them print the URL of this site. I feel like that film "night of the living dead", we are all in the safe shopping mall of gaaboard and the zombies are outside in hoganstand trying to get in to eat our brains!

[mylestheslasher]

If there's anyone from Cornafean here, they might be interested in this article which appeared in the Sunday Indo yesterday.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/tradition-and-toil-keep-the-flame-alive-1614024.html

The print edition of the paper also contains a nice photo of Peadar McSeain, Sean Masterson and Pat Joe Brady along with a Cornafean jersey.

I doubt they are looking in, I'd say your the only one with internet access out there in Redland.

From the article....

"Some fine players came from the outskirts, from Killeshandra and Arvagh, to play for the Reds in those days of plenty because they had a senior team and it offered blow-ins a route to the county team"

To name a few "blow ins" from Killeshandra,
Big Tom
John Joe
Tommy Connolly
Packie Phair
Packie Devlin

[cavan4ever]

Hope to head over to longford. The person quoting you on hoganstand is probably just having a wee look in and not posting here. I'd say that the hoganstand admin will not let them print the URL of this site. I feel like that film "night of the living dead", we are all in the safe shopping mall of gaaboard and the zombies are outside in hoganstand trying to get in to eat our brains!

[tierworker blue]

Hope to head over to longford. The person quoting you on hoganstand is probably just having a wee look in and not posting here. I'd say that the hoganstand admin will not let them print the URL of this site. I feel like that film "night of the living dead", we are all in the safe shopping mall of gaaboard and the zombies are outside in hoganstand trying to get in to eat our brains!

Sssssshhhhhhh......they might hear us!
What time is the game on Saturday evening?

[cavan4ever]

Hope to head over to longford. The person quoting you on hoganstand is probably just having a wee look in and not posting here. I'd say that the hoganstand admin will not let them print the URL of this site. I feel like that film "night of the living dead", we are all in the safe shopping mall of gaaboard and the zombies are outside in hoganstand trying to get in to eat our brains!

Sssssshhhhhhh......they might hear us!
What time is the game on Saturday evening?

It's on Sunday in Longford.  Not sure of the time probably 14.00 or 14.30

[cavanmaniac]

I feel like that film "night of the living dead", we are all in the safe shopping mall of gaaboard and the zombies are outside in hoganstand trying to get in to eat our brains!

You can understand some of them wanting to eat brains though. What's seldom seen over there must taste wonderful.