The Official Cavan GAA Discussion thread.

Gowna & Crosserlough mainly.

Apologies, I mixed your post up with the one from Cavan4Sam re freshening up the panel. Gowna & Crosserlough are the best of a bad bunch as I’ve already said previous to the management announcement.

They have a lot of players in there but they do have players coming through at underage level and also I’d be looking at Oran Rehill, Peter Smith (best player in the League final), David Shalvey, young Brady that marked Canavan in the U20 final (is he Fionn?), Conor Casey & then Ryan McGahern should get more playing time. There’s six off the top of my head.

There’s not much about to shake up the panel. It’s more about getting players to commit that haven’t or wouldn’t. Getting James Smith back in is vital. There are others like Fergal McKenna from Laragh who haven’t been asked and would add some steel.

Somebody mentioned Thomas Galligan - one of the Lacken players mentioned in an interview that he’s gone for two years and they seemed fairly definite about it.

It’s more a change of culture and momentum that is needed. We need to transition the ball at speed. That has been obvious for years. Dublin just won the All Ireland because they countered alot quicker than Kerry.

Eamonn Murray is in there and the Meath Ladies didn’t exactly play a very expansive game under him.

He’s retired from intercounty playing. Actually, given I think he played every minute of every game under Graham, when was the last time a different keeper played? Must have been James Farrelly under McGleenan.

Knockbride are strong alright but they need to get out of Junior. They’ve been there far too long with the calibre of player they’ve developed - sure they have been competing in minor Div 1 finals.

Young Fionan Brady from Gowna did a fine job on Shane Tierney down in Kilnaleck just now. It’s lucky for Ray Galligan I picked him out when he’s reading this thread.

The mighty Lough gave Laragh a bit of hope for all of ten minutes last night and then went into second gear to trounce them. Still plenty to go yet.

Cuchulainns play a very boring brand of football. A lot of men behind the ball and a slow transition. They’ve a young team and seem to have peaked in the League.

I’d expect them to beat the Reds but they’ll get nothing there easily either.

Eamonn Murray was watching his home club yesterday so they well watched from within the selectors anyway!

Anyone else attend any games over the weekend then?

Gowna & Crosserlough are ahead of the pack. There’s a group behind of Kingscourt, Ramor, Killygarry and possibly the Gaels but after that the standard is very poor.

It’ll be between Rahan, Lavey, Ballinagh & probably Lacken for relegation.

The winners of the games this weekend are easy to pick unfortunately.

There was a game at 7 last night in Breffni and there is most Sundays.

I didn’t even know there was a junior game so you’re right there. The standard of some of the senior games is poor. I can only imagine what it’s like as you go down the grades.

Was discussed this week on the podcast. Apparently if two clubs are on the same points, they can opt not to have a play off and a different system will be used - going on juvenile comps, that might be toss of a coin.

It shows that none of the club delegates at the County Board meetings are reading what’s being put in front of them.

Even if you could tap the bank card it would be easier there are not many who don't have bank cards.

Ulster Rugby are playing a pre-season game in Breffni Saturday the 7th of October the pitch could be in bits for the club finals the following week if there is a wet spell around that time.

If you go to the right man at Breffni or any ground, you can pay into any game.

I ventured up to Mullagh this evening and my problem was not a bit of coverage and I had forgot to download the ticket to Clubspot. I could get the receipt email open though and they accepted it.

Ramor looked fairly ordinary. Barkey & Cole both went off injured. No sign of McCrystal that did well last week. They did what they had to though in fairness.

Lavey will do well to avoid relegation. Their important players are aging. A few Ramor people I spoke to mentioned Mullahoran are the worst senior team they have seen in a good few years without Killian Brady though.

I just walk up to the entrance, say I didn’t manage to get a ticket and hand them the entrance fee. Usually they’ll either take it or say “go to *****, he’s handling the cash”.

Not sure too many on here would need to worry about it other than the pair of us. Doesn’t seem to be alot of other posters attending club games or watching them from the lack of comments.