Official Cavan GAA Thread

[put-it-up]

I heard that about Johnston too and it did take balls to drop the trio but it got a reaction out of them alright.  But it still hasnt changed one feeling I have about TC. The improved was more of a thing generated by  the players because I think they realised if they lost to Wicklow two years a row and this time at home that they would never be forgive.

Agree on the first half Myles but after some of the shite we have seen in recent times I am just going to focus on the second half and be proud of 13 men that ran their socks off and hassled, tackled and blocked for their county.

The Johnston interview was great - your man was completely stumped and didn't know what to say and tried to defend Carr and Co. By god I reckon any of us could give better coverage than the current Northern Sound lot.

Just shows what Johnston is capable of if he feels he has a point ot prove rather than strutting around the place with an I'm better than you attitude. He was brilliant today and he lifted the entire team so much as soon as he swung that first point.

[BallyhaiseMan]

Great Night for Cavan GAA
It was announced as the teams were leaving that Paul Brady won his 6 in a row at the US Nationals against David Chapman???
It got a great cheer at the end.

[boojangles]

Fantastic effort in the 2nd half and showed what this bunch of players can do when they dig deep. They made people proud tonight because they gave it their all and showed serious hunger and balls and thats all we can ask for.

[Dougal]

shite first half,but what a difference jelly made when he came on,that point from the end line is the best you'll see this year,if not ever.great to see some pride again.hannon was very good,i was harsh on him earlier in this thread,but i think i said somewhere that i would like to see him starting.corr isnt up to full back,and that was the 3rd or 4th time he let in such a goal this year.mcguigan was useless in the first half,but worked his socks off.toastie was better than i expected him to be.i was ready to leave at half time,and ive never left a match early,but that first half performance really made me think if i was well in the head staying there.it'll not happen again.leitrim waterford and possibly fermanagh in the next round of the qualifiers,we should be fit to beat any of them if we play to our capabilities.

didnt hear the interview on NS,only turned it on when cahill came on(i think),at least he admitted that we had nothing to be proud of before today.

excuse my spelling and puctuation and all that,cos im pretty full.

CAVAN FOR SAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sams the aim]

the thing is folks he is better than the rest and thats why people are so hard on him. you see the bradleys in derry quittin, maybe he didnt train but i no he tried to tog out against belturbet for his club and cudnt play due to injury,so i presume thats why he cudnt train, we have a genuine jewel along with a few others folks der is no need to abuse them and i  dnt think people realise the true extent of  Johnstons injury he got a good few months ago, u have somebody who requires more serious surgery on his arm and is putting it off to try and help out a poor cavan team when there is a lot better chance of club success and all cavan fans do is abuse him, dnt see why, the lads out the field were a credit tonight and thats all johnston kept saying in his interview, well done to all of them

[13aside]

well done to Cavan last night,heard a bit on radio and it didnt sound good at the start of the second half but what a turnaroundfrom the team-congratulations!!

[put-it-up]

I think this pic sums up the kind of mood Johnston was in

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/437721/

This one made me smile too!

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/437787/

[boojangles]

I think this pic sums up the kind of mood Johnston was in

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/437721/

This one made me smile too!

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/437787/

Not out supporting the club today PIU?

[Celt_Man]

Heard the Johnston interview there earlier - very interesting to say the least.  I didn't realise there was more to it than I thought.

Thanks to Drumalee juniors for doing us a favour and taking a point off Bailieboro.

[Denn Forever]

You can't have Gareth back.

[mylestheslasher]

Re-Read my post after the match and i noticed I forgot to mention properly the efforts put in around the middle by the like of Brennan, Galligan, Flanagan, McCutcheon, Cahill and even Dane O Dowd when he came on. They did us proud when the hard questions were asked. Hopefully the draw will be kind to us.

[cavanmaniac]

I think a kind draw and a small step up in opposition is just what the team needs to get some momentum and progress going. If this win doesn't put some fizz back in the bottle, nothing will.

That said, I have very little confidence left in TC after Antrim last year and Fermanagh this year, and I have an awful feeling this performance could be a flash in the pan like the Down league performance two seasons ago, which came from nowhere and wasn't built on.

I'd obviously love to be wrong there and clearly, the players that dug deep and produced when the chips were down - admittedly against weak opposition - deserve a lot of credit for turning around an impossible situation. It's something we haven't produced in championship since McCabe on one leg put Down to the sword in that replay in Breffni a few years back when under Eamon Coleman.

[Lawrence of Knockbride]

After the euphoria has died down a little it will as usual to see what TC does next.
I believe that about 90% of the second half performance was down solely to the players. As Myles mentioned, just because Johnston beat four men doesn't mean it was right not to put a big man up beside him.
Will Thomas Corr still be FB the next day. I would say he shouldn't but then I've been saying that since the McKenna Cup. Sheridan or Hannon isn't the long term answer but it might be in the short term unless he's going to give Eoin Smith a chance.
Who will play CB? I'd be putting McGuigan back and McCutcheon beside him. Who will replace Mulvey? It's not a hard job to replace him but will we see Brennan start there or will Declan McKiernan be introduced. And who will take the full-forward position if Brennan does come out to the middle. As great and as proud a day as it was for the county I think TC has even more questions to answer.

[Celt_Man]

Highlights coming up now on Sunday Game...

[Lawrence of Knockbride]

Highlights coming up now on Sunday Game...

I wonder was Mulvey watching.