Official Cavan GAA Thread

[Denn Forever]

Was McKeever not one of the loose cannons a few years ago?

As someone said on Hoganstand, maybe Div 4 is our standard.

[mylestheslasher]

Was McKeever not one of the loose cannons a few years ago?

As someone said on Hoganstand, maybe Div 4 is our standard.

No doubt he was in the past, but at the same time he has been training as hard as the rest of them and I find it hard to believe he is not considered good enough to make the team, same for mccutcheon.

[Breffni_Yank]

Division 4 is not our standard if we had our best team out.

Our young players  need older men in and around them. It is ridiculous to expect  what is basically an u22 team to go and beat the best pick from other counties.

If Tyrone started their u22 team they would struggled in Division 2 as would any other county in their respective division. We should be trying to mix a select few of our old with the new. Not completely alienate them from one another. 

[BallyhaiseMan]

Fill in the blanks lads,

The "outcast team"

1.
2. Dermot Sheridan
3.
4. Martin Cahill
5. John McCutcheon
6. Alan Clarke
7. Michael Hannon
8.
9.
10. Gareth Smith
11. Michael Lyng
12. Keith Fannin
13. Mark McKeever
14. Michael Brennan
15. Seanie   (  )

[Breffni_Yank]

I rejigged the side a bit.

The "outcast team"

1.
2. Dermot Sheridan
3. Anthony Gaynor
4. Martin Cahill
5. John McCutcheon
6. Alan Clarke
7. Michael Hannon
8. Lorcan Mulvey
9. Michael Brennan
10. Mark McKeever
11. Michael Lyng
12. Keith Fannin
13. Gareth Smith
14. Cian Mackey
15. Seanie   (   )

Now all we need is a keeper and we can set up a challenge match with against the Cavan team. All proceeds going to a good cause of course!

[BallyhaiseMan]

I rejigged the side a bit.

The "outcast team"

1.
2. Dermot Sheridan
3. Anthony Gaynor
4. Martin Cahill
5. John McCutcheon
6. Alan Clarke
7. Michael Hannon
8. Lorcan Mulvey
9. Michael Brennan
10. Mark McKeever
11. Michael Lyng
12. Keith Fannin
13. Gareth Smith
14. Cian Mackey
15. Seanie   (   )

Now all we need is a keeper and we can set up a challenge match with against the Cavan team. All proceeds going to a good cause of course!

No idea how i forgot Mackey.
Mulvey is in London? i think so he would probably not be an option in any case.

If you could get a decent midfield pairing, and make space for Brennan in the forwards,that outcast team would annihilate the current county side.

It just shows the talent that has been completely discarded with.

[Breffni_Yank]

Looks like we found our keeper BHM.

This was in today's Independent -

"Elswhere, Cavan boss Val Andrews has been hit with another setback after Cootehill defender John McCutcheon and Redhills goalkeeper Fintan Reilly both opted out of the senior panel."

[Dougal]

I rejigged the side a bit.

The "outcast team"

1.
2. Dermot Sheridan
3. Anthony Gaynor
4. Martin Cahill
5. John McCutcheon
6. Alan Clarke
7. Michael Hannon
8. Lorcan Mulvey
9. Michael Brennan
10. Mark McKeever
11. Michael Lyng
12. Keith Fannin
13. Gareth Smith
14. Cian Mackey
15. Seanie   (   )

Now all we need is a keeper and we can set up a challenge match with against the Cavan team. All proceeds going to a good cause of course!

a good cause like helping to pay for a new manager after the current squad gets beat out the gate by this team.this has been looking like a farce for a while but its starting to spiral out of control all together.

[Richiej]

In an interview in the Celt Andrews talks of making progress. His idea of progress is we didn't lose to longford last Sunday by as much as we lost to them last summer. Yes I've been Andrews no1 critic. But lord does that statement not sum him up. This can't go on. There players walking off panel left right and centre. Something seriously wrong. Surely they all can't want to play with Kildare!!!!!

[Denn Forever]

That team looks very like last years team.  How did we do?

[Swadman]

I wonder could the "outcast team" play in the Leinster Junior Championship ? or is that happening again this year ?

[mylestheslasher]

In an interview in the Celt Andrews talks of making progress. His idea of progress is we didn't lose to longford last Sunday by as much as we lost to them last summer. Yes I've been Andrews no1 critic. But lord does that statement not sum him up. This can't go on. There players walking off panel left right and centre. Something seriously wrong. Surely they all can't want to play with Kildare!!!!!

I am not a fan of his either to be honest but I have to say I am really beginning to wonder what he is at. You are right him comparing this years defeat to Longford against last years is ridiculous (especially since this year Longford kicked about 30 wides). But then his pathetic claim that "Cavan scored more against Donegal last year than anyone else" was embarrassing.

[Denn Forever]

I wonder could the "outcast team" play in the Leinster Junior Championship ? or is that happening again this year ?

Imagine if they lost.

[Richiej]

It would be a pity after waiting so long for some underage success the young players would become disillusioned with the senior setup. It happened in Laois where underage success couldn't be transformed into the Senior setup. I hope Andrews doesn't rush players like jack Brady and packie leddy and others straight into the senior team when the u21 are over. Yes by all means blood the with 20 mins here and there .this whole blending of youngsters and discarding of so called older should and could have been done alot slower. This year and last year has shown too much inconsistent chop and change.Its easier all around to drop players for a game or two or three than discard them completely from the panel just to implement a quick fire plan.

[BallyhaiseMan]

That team looks very like last years team.  How did we do?

Nobody is saying that,that team should start for Cavan DF, however many of those players do still have a part to play at senior level for Cavan.
The 20 man Cavan team+subs which played against Longford is the weakest i have seen in my time following Cavan football.