Official Cavan GAA Thread

[cavan4sam]

Too small for County football?  Had a look at the stats of the Tyrone footballers before the AI and there were a lot who were 5'8" e.g. Philip Jordan.  If you are good enough, you don't have to be giant!

I'm not sure here but i think when he said they were too small I think he may have meant physically, as in that they were a bit lightweight, and not in terms of their height.

[boojangles]

What sort of a chance do yas reckon the Gaels have in Casement Park on Sunday?
Anybody making the trip up?
I think they really could have their work cut out.St Galls are after coming through a tight game against Mayobridge,compare that to the Gaels encounter with Denn.the only tight game the Gaels have had in a year is against Mullahoran in the Q-Final.If Galls get a handle on Johnston and Lyng then it could be game over.I would like to see the Gaels progress for the sake of Cavan football but also as I think this may be their last rattle at it for a few years.
Also has the draw for the Ulster Intermediate and Junior Championships been made yet?

[cavan4ever]

What sort of a chance do yas reckon the Gaels have in Casement Park on Sunday?
Anybody making the trip up?
I think they really could have their work cut out.St Galls are after coming through a tight game against Mayobridge,compare that to the Gaels encounter with Denn.the only tight game the Gaels have had in a year is against Mullahoran in the Q-Final.If Galls get a handle on Johnston and Lyng then it could be game over.I would like to see the Gaels progress for the sake of Cavan football but also as I think this may be their last rattle at it for a few years.
Also has the draw for the Ulster Intermediate and Junior Championships been made yet?

Drung are playing the Derry champions on Sunday in Breffini and i heard Redhills play the Tyrone champions on the 8th

[cavanmaniac]

What sort of a chance do yas reckon the Gaels have in Casement Park on Sunday?
Anybody making the trip up?
I think they really could have their work cut out.St Galls are after coming through a tight game against Mayobridge,compare that to the Gaels encounter with Denn.the only tight game the Gaels have had in a year is against Mullahoran in the Q-Final.If Galls get a handle on Johnston and Lyng then it could be game over.I would like to see the Gaels progress for the sake of Cavan football but also as I think this may be their last rattle at it for a few years.
Also has the draw for the Ulster Intermediate and Junior Championships been made yet?

Nobody's really too bothered I think. The Gaels have had enough nibbles at the Ulster club by now to have learned something but seem to get further away every year. Not good enough based on previous efforts but they'll have to takea big scalp soon on the law of avergaes alone. Galls are a big hitter though, too good for the Gaels I'd reckon.

[mylestheslasher]

See the league fixtures are in the indo today.

Starts away to Longford, end with away to Louth. We have Down, Offally away too. Ros, Limerick and Tipp at home.

[cavanmaniac]

Four away games is a pisser, that two of them are in Down and Offaly is a total bags. We'll really struggle to get out of those venues unscathed, Longford under Glenn Ryan will be all-out from the start of the league too.

Tough task ahead in year one of the Tommy project!

[Mr. Pain]

Four away games is a pisser, that two of them are in Down and Offaly is a total bags. We'll really struggle to get out of those venues unscathed, Longford under Glenn Ryan will be all-out from the start of the league too.

Tough task ahead in year one of the Tommy project!

Mr. Pain is unfamiliar with this new language. He always thought that a pisser was a lavatory and was very useful in times of need. Also a bag can be handy although Mr. Pain would encourage the use of paper bags as plastic does harm our environment and Mr. Pain would like the Paininis to grow up on a clean earth. A big bag of shite, however, is a negative thing and perhaps this is what the maniac is referring to. Rant over!

[Celt_Man]

We did it again... Beat Drumgoon on the last day of the league to deny them promotion... Played them off the park really won 8 - 4 winning 6 points to 1 at half time.... So with Redhills and Ramor both won so they go up...

[CC1]

we relegated bailieboro to division 3. To be honest we should have been out of sight by half time but for poor shooting and woeful refereeing. Bailieboro came back into it in the second half mainly due to our management moving mickey reilly out of midfield into the forward line. It baffled everybody including the knockbride boys standing in the crowd beside me. It got bailieboro back on level terms and it then looked like anything could happen... Luckily our boys regained their composure and found out a result. Special word for Gary Smith, the boy is a class act. If he keeps his head he is one of the best backs in Cavan. IMO of course...

[anglocelt39]

Thanks CC1 for the update, well sort of. Heard on the Jungle Drums down this far that the Shamrocks are down to Junior level next year, don't know when that last happened if at all. Probably some of it due to not bringing some new lads through and giving them a chance over the mid-90's crew, still have to be more reasons than just that for ending up at this stage.

[CC1]

Very true ac39. I know alot of lads that played for Bailieboro underage and were very decent players. I can't think of one of them still playing ball for the shamrocks right now. Now that most of the 90's crew have moved on they are left with a very average side and personally I think they will struggle in division 3 too. They really do need some youngsters to start coming through soon and it will be another while yet because the next promising group of lads are this years u16 team. The near future is looking very very bleak for them.

As for ourselves, business as usual. The backs and midfield were completely on top and the forwards were very very poor. I don't think we've put over more than 10 points in a game so far this year. Which is not good at all. Our forwards really need to start playing or we will struggle again next year.

[BallyhaiseMan]

Belturbet 6-08 Ballyhaise 1-11

Ballyhaise relegated to division Two alongside Drumalee.

Jason Reily scored a hatrick.

We were beyond abysmal with only Sean McCormack, Donal Farrelly Kevin Tierney and Eamon Costello playing any football.

Belturbet were outstanding,

Conor Vaughan and Brendan Bud Fitzpatrick look like outstanding prospects.

Now for this Hangover 

[mylestheslasher]

anyone hold out much hope for the Gaels against St Galls in Casement?

none

Oh Dear Max - wrong again.

St Gall 0-07 Cavan Gaels 1-07

[cavan4ever]

Who played well for the gaels? 

[mylestheslasher]

Who played well for the gaels? 

Dunno, wasn't at it - this is from Hoganstand...

Cavan Gaels secured a 1-7 to 0-7 win over St. Galls at Casement Park thanks to a first half Michael Lyng goal.

Gaels finished with 14-men following the dismissal of Darren Rabbitte in the first half, but their Antrim counterparts were reduced to 13 by the full-time whistle following red cards for Sean Burke and Kevin McGourty.

McGourty's injury-time dismissal compounded Galls woes in a game which saw the hosts miss a lot of scoring opportunities.

With the sides level midway through the second half, and Galls on top in the possession stakes following three well taken points it looked like the Antrim champions could secure a semi-final spot.

However a Ciaran McGourty goal miss and wasted opportunities by Karl Stewart and Aodhan Gallagher opened this game up for a strong Cavan Gaels finish.

In a game full of off-the-ball incidents, no more than three points separated the sides throughout this contest.

It was a scoring spree from Seanie Johnston who finished with five points which ultimately secured a Cavan Gaels win and they will now meet Ballinderry in the semi-final, after the Derry side were 1-11 to 0-10 winners over Latton at Ballinascreen.