Official Cavan GAA Thread

[Westside]

Well for Moynagh's sake I'd rather see him miss out now than miss his last year at U21 when he will probably captain the side and they will have high hopes of defending their crown.

As for Gilsenan, I wouldn't mind it too much. He had just played an U21 Campaign and I wouldn't think it's as important fitness wise when he's the keeper. I'm sure with O'Meara in the wings the management wouldn't be long dropping him if they thought he was taking the piss.

[tommysmith]

Well for Moynagh's sake I'd rather see him miss out now than miss his last year at U21 when he will probably captain the side and they will have high hopes of defending their crown.

As for Gilsenan, I wouldn't mind it too much. He had just played an U21 Campaign and I wouldn't think it's as important fitness wise when he's the keeper. I'm sure with O'Meara in the wings the management wouldn't be long dropping him if they thought he was taking the piss.

So it should have been ok for another keeper not go on a bonding weekend( was it even a weekend i think they went on a thursday) as he had to go to work.

[rodney trotter]

They went Thursday & Friday as there was club games at the weekend. They would have known about the trip a while in advance asaik .. With the extra amount of club games this year, and Co Players excluded from 6 games, they couldn't afford to be missing another round of Club fixtures by going at the weekend.

[tommysmith]

They went Thursday & Friday as there was club games at the weekend. They would have known about the trip a while in advance asaik .. With the extra amount of club games this year, and Co Players excluded from 6 games, they couldn't afford to be missing another round of Club fixtures by going at the weekend.

How is this relevant Rodney?

[rodney trotter]

They went Thursday & Friday as there was club games at the weekend. They would have known about the trip a while in advance asaik .. With the extra amount of club games this year, and Co Players excluded from 6 games, they couldn't afford to be missing another round of Club fixtures by going at the weekend.

How is this relevant Rodney?

Because your banging on about James Reilly having work, when there was other players working too, who took the time off.  It wasn't like they were told the day before.

[tommysmith]

They went Thursday & Friday as there was club games at the weekend. They would have known about the trip a while in advance asaik .. With the extra amount of club games this year, and Co Players excluded from 6 games, they couldn't afford to be missing another round of Club fixtures by going at the weekend.

How is this relevant Rodney?

Because your banging on about James Reilly having work, when there was other players working too, who took the time off.  It wasn't like they were told the day before.

Not everyone can get time off work especially one they had just started.

It looks like the GAA intercounty scene is just suited to students and the unemployed/9-5 workers at this stage.

[rodney trotter]

Suppose they wanted players who were able for full commitment at training and also to go on bonding tours. Reilly was unfortunate in his line of work having longer hours. But that's the way it is. 

[tommysmith]

The big problem we have now is what these lads are going to do when they finish college.

Anyone heading into Ramor and Drumgoon later?

[tommysmith]

Ok anglocelt39 i tried to sort this out by PM but you insist on not using the PM and want me to say what i have to say here.

go away now Tommy its enough to be reading your posts on the main thread. If you want to have personal debates with me do it on there, you have no trouble having personal conversations with Rodney on the main board sure maybe I can accommodate you as well, if you wish.

Why do you insist on following me around the GAABOARD.com?. 

Do you have some sort of obsession with me, do you want me to send you a few underwear pictures?

Some examples

Anyone observing the Cavan thread will be used to a lot of stuff which Tommy "knows" about team selections, injuries  and player departures to the USA which tend to be proved nonsensical with the passage of time, probably best to treat anything he posts with a lot of scepticism at the very least.

Tommy, just a few ideas:

it's about five years now since Bebo went out of business, time to get over it.

Ever think of taking a touch typing course since you don't seem capable of posting more than 10 words at a time. God knows you might be actually be able to do something useful like post a match report.

Remind me again about those lads on the county panel that were heading stateside the week after the Armagh game, my heads wrecked on that one.

Nothing unusual for you Tommy. Are you trying to set a record for the number of times you make a tit of yourself in one day

Not sure until I get the inside story from yourself Tommy

Glad to do that Tommy when you fill me in on the few lads who were heading stateside after the Armagh match.

Thankfully we can ignore most of what you post given the nonsense you have posted about Tommy Corr, Turloch Mooney and Terry Hyland over the last few weeks.

Tommy didn't someone once suggest on here that you were Miley's lovechild?? Might have been related to a few things including your pointed reluctance to disclose your club affiliations. Anyway I'm sure we all look forward to this new thread you will eventually start to disclose the startling inside facts about Cavan GAA's inner workings.


Gowan da blues.

Is that the same bloke who knew that Mossy Corr was heading stateside?

Now i don't bother usually bother wasting my time with this poster as from what i can make out he does not go to either club or county games but i have decided to call him out to explain his obsession with me as its getting quiet boring at this stage.

[tommysmith]

Despite not wanting to discuss things on PM he has just sent me one 

Waiting for the 1000 word essay now in reply.

[anglocelt39]

thats some effort in fairness Tommy, a bit more work gone into it than some of your copy and paste jobs from earlier this week

[tommysmith]

So you are not going to explain the obsession.

That's fine please go away and leave me alone.

[tommysmith]

Ramor are giving Drumgoon a good beating tonight 3-6 , 0-4 approaching half time.

[mylestheslasher]

I'm not a big fan of James Reilly for goals (nothing personal, dont know him at all). I also know nothing of his work arrangements but needless to say plenty of lads cant commit to to county because of work so that is just the way it is. If you want to be a county footballer today you need a compatible job.

Anyway for me there are a few problems with him. Firstly one of his biggest strengths was his long kick but in the modern game this isnt so important anymore. Today it is all about getting possession which means you need a good run into space, a plan to make the space and a keeper capable of putting the ball on a sixpence. Reilly never was able to do that and hasn't improved on that front at all. In fact earlier this year I watched the Cavan v Mayo game in Ballina. O Mara was in goals and we got possession from almost all his kick outs. In the 2nd half Reilly went in and banged every kick up the middle a huge distance but everyone of them went to a Mayo man. He also looked overweight and unfit, like a guy who either doesnt train hard enough or doesnt look after himself outside of training.

The big weakness in his game is decision making, when to come and when to stay and this is compounded by a slowness from lack of agility/training. No doubt he is a great shot stopper but that is the least useful of the traits a keeper must have in my opinion. So while he was a good servant over the years, the game has changed and i'm happy with the two lads we have at the moment.

[tommysmith]

So while he was a good servant over the years, the game has changed and i'm happy with the two lads we have at the moment.

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I don't think many would disagree.