Official Cavan GAA Thread

[cavan4ever]

see its only 10e into the game at the weekend and a fiver for OAP's and students. Nice to see the GAA not trying to rip us off with the qualifers and keep atttendances.

Saying that, I reckon there will be about 50 Cavan people at the game tomorrow....and that includes the players 

Id say there will be more, there are alot of Cavan people in Dublin who will probably head down. 

We won't have much trouble bumping into each other so by the sound of things C4E. Where do you want to meet up beforehand

I dont know, was never down there before.

Very disappointed but not altogether surprised to hear you've never been there before given that we travelled the few hours four years ago to watch our division three league fixture against the Garden County, we scraped out with a one point win. For a kid that likes to dish out the pay about the attendance record of an exile like myself I'm sure you had a valid excuse though. Were you making youir confirmation on the day? Anyway look forward to meeting you tomorrow, Lawless's hotel is the pre match venue, bring your fake id

No i was at a family funeral if you must know you ****.

And was it not a division 2B game.

Hook, line, sinker,


See you tomorrow C4E

Well at least you will be fit to talk about the game without relying on reports from others.  This your first game this year?, you must be excited.

Well im off to courtneys for a few, mind the roads anyone thats travelling tomorrow.

And hopefully not.

[tierworker blue]

see its only 10e into the game at the weekend and a fiver for OAP's and students. Nice to see the GAA not trying to rip us off with the qualifers and keep atttendances.

Saying that, I reckon there will be about 50 Cavan people at the game tomorrow....and that includes the players 

Id say there will be more, there are alot of Cavan people in Dublin who will probably head down. 

Yeah, there'll be feck all. We may huddle together for warmth and support ! 

[anglocelt39]

C4E thanks for the PM. See ya in Lawless's later. Tierworker Blue, is the North Melbourne Guernsey getting an outing?

[Denn Forever]

Come on the lads.

Its Northern Sound for me but will they have the Roscommon game?

[tierworker blue]

C4E thanks for the PM. See ya in Lawless's later. Tierworker Blue, is the North Melbourne Guernsey getting an outing?

Jaysus, it's been years since I wore that (although it has been farmed out to others for the odd match or two)...well spotted Anglocelt!
I must dig it out again for the craic, although probably not today...I believe it's forecasting inclement weather conditions, so a sleeveless top would hardly be fitting attire!

[put-it-up]

well im just getting to ready to butter a few hang sangiches!
Gona need some body fuel on this journey!
Hopefully the sun starts shininng so I can enjoy a few whippy's!

[Celt_Man]

On the way down now with other 2 boys. Another 97 Cavan fans and I'd be suprised unfortunately. Anyone know what weather its giving for later on? 
Also pity to see the neighbours put in their place, I mean beaten

[BallyhaiseMan]

some fuckin joke
getting hammered by Wicklow
Celt Man, Ac,C4ever and Put it up have a long journey home.

Lads i didnt think it was possible but, we have sank even lower than last year,
Under Keoghan last year, We beat Antrim,Lost to Armagh and to a last minute goal against a good Kildare team.
Add to that we performed far better even in relegation from Division 2 in the league  than we did this year.
Now i and no-one here thinks the Keoghan era was anything other than a disaster.
But Carr has taken this team into a position where we have lost to Antrim and Wicklow in the same championship and done nothing in the league.
id be happy to hear from our travelling brethern whether they think Carr should be given another year after this years debacle, i dont honestly think he should be.

[Blue06]

BH Man you may bump up that Tommy Carr Must Go thread of yours.

[BallyhaiseMan]

BH Man you may bump up that Tommy Carr Must Go thread of yours.

i deleted it Blue06
I wouldnt get abuse for starting one now, thats for sure.

[Denn Forever]

Well done to the Lads who went down there.  

The weather sounded brutal on the radio.  And unfortuneately so did the team.  

Could those there let us know was it as one sided as the commentary sounded?  How did the Wicklow backs keep Johnson to scores from frees only?  Fair or foul means?  After a promising start, I didn't hear much of Pierson and Larry Reilly was out where he could do no damage.

Lets see how Antrim and Wicklow do from now on.  As much as we don't like it, we are on a par with these teams i.e. Division 3/4 teams.

Again, fair f.cks to the lads who went down.

[Celt_Man]

Where to start... Currenty on the way home absolutely disgusted and soaked to the skin... Cavan seemed devoid of a game plan and seemed to have no idea how to deal with an extra man sittin in defence. Once they had it to look for the final ball they hadn't a clue what to do. There are little or no leaders in that Cavan team - once again it was left to boys like Larry to try and carry the ball around the middle. I don't think tactically Carr has it but unfortunately we don't have the players either

[cavanmaniac]

This game for me was always going to set the tone for the rest of TC's reign. I'm afraid it doesn't look good if this is the best he can do as regards getting the best out of the players. Cavan are now effectively ranked among the very worst teams in the country based on the last two performances, it's hard to credit it. At the moment we might beat Kilkenny or London and give a game to Carlow but every other team would be well fancied to beat us.

In a county where we eat, sleep, drink and spend vast amounts of money on the sport of gaelic football, it's an incredibly sobering and saddening realisation to have to make.

I think I'm going to take a long break from actually giving a shite about the county team, until such a time as they deserve it. Support has been unconditional and blind for far too long and I'm now at the stage where I just couldn't give a fiddler's fart about the whole shooting lot of it. You'll find a lot of folks thinking the same thing, I mean nobody is going to retain any sort of interest in such a dead loss.

How could the squad and manager pick itself up and face into next year with any sort of enthusiasm, after the tame, sheepish capitulations of the last two games. We've really hit rock bottom. Very hard to see any sort of future for us at this precise moment in time.

[anglocelt39]

BHM man analysis about right. Gone from throwing a game against Kildare away last year ( a bloody good Kildare team as it happens) to getting CONVINCINGLY beaten by Antrim AND Wicklow. However, one thing sticks out like a dogs balls and that's the fact that the "heroes of 97" have more or less departed all at once. It was never going to be easy for Carr and so it has come to pass.

We are where we are I'm afraid-from our last really competitive team Rabbitte, Forde, Doonan, McCabe, Peter Reilly, Larry Reilly, Jason, Gaynor, Mckeever, Paul Galligan, Finbar Reilly, Mickey Graham etc. etc. etc. are gone and the lads that are coming through haven't exactly got a winning habit so it's going to be a long way back. I'm gutted for the players that were out there tonight, none of them went out to let themselves or anybody else down and I think there is so much TC can do, I'm just not sure the players are there right now.

At the moment we are a division three team hovering on the brink of division 4 and maybe we need to get used to it. As a mate of mine said tonight "39 Ulster's, five sam's, pissed on by by Antrim and Wicklow. If your father was alive he'd turn in his grave". Not as he'd intended but I got the sentiment.

As far as I'm concerned, thanks to the players who put the effort in since January and hope next year brings better things. Just look back at the report on the Fermanagh match in the Cavan Echo online and think how things might get better. On that desperately optimistic note I'm off for a skinful

[BallyhaiseMan]

The team according to a hoganstand poster was

1.James Reily
2.Michael Hannon
3.Dermot Sheridan
4.Michael Brides
5.Rory Dunne
6.Paul Brady
7.Ronan Flanagan
8.Ray Cullivan
9.Nicholas Walsh
10.Eugene Keating
11.Sean Brady
12.Ciaran Galligan
13.Gerard Pierson
14.Larry Reily
15.Sean Johnston.

a midfield of a 5'11 Ray Cullivan and 6'1 Nicholas Walsh against Thomas Walsh and James Stafford both 6'5
im sure that worked out well.
Lads how did each player play? did anyone have a good game?