The Official Cavan GAA Discussion thread.

tazman06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122888295#Comment_122888295

Exactly. It's absolutely different when something is on the line

Dickie10

cavan have three nice away games, meath , westmeath and roscommon, id say thats the first time they got three almost neighbouring counties as the three away games, navan and mullingar both 1 hr from cavan town and surely roscommon town isnt much more than 80 mins away from cavan town? bookies have both Meath counties to be favs for relegated, just ahead of down

mylestheslasher

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122894584#Comment_122894584

They are all away games for me!

I wouldnt heed the bookies, the league takes a life of its own once it starts and a team who trains hard early and targets the league can often get enough early points to keep them up. We need to target 2 wins from the 1st two games as our last 2 are the toughest.

etuzyuk

No easy games there. They are all coin toss games. Win the first two and we'll be planning a weekend in Killarney next year, lose and we'll be talking about a day trip to Sligo 😁.

baconsarnie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122896325#Comment_122896325

The latter would suit Myles better :)

baconsarnie

Monaghan at home first up is ideal for us. There's no chance it will be a limp encounter, and we have a good record against them. Meath are no great shakes and we have a good record there and we definitely owe them for the totally limp display we put in against them in Breffni this year.

After that, who knows? Cork are very hit and miss and we have a good record against them but would prefer to get them early before they start waking up (they usually put a good run in towards the All Ireland).

Am delighted we are at home to Louth, who I would fancy to get promoted. They are definitely on an upward trajectory, but mainly because I don't want to have to go to Ardee for an intercounty game again. Sorry Ardee!!!

baconsarnie

I was absolutely fuming after the Fermanagh game, as I had driven down from Dublin to witness our lads treat it like a challenge game (not disimilar to the match in Breffni the previous year). I was very fearful that our form had fallen off a cliff (pedestrian against Meath and lucky to salvage a draw, dismantled by Armagh who were a million times better- yes, in hindsight…) and then to surrender to Fermanagh, I figured we would be beat out the gate by Monaghan.

So, sometimes not showing your hand isn't a bad thing. Most intercounty teams have off days simply because the drive to win isn't always there (already safe or relegated) and that has always been the case. Not unique to Cavan.

rrs

McManus and Darren Hughes are giving it another year with Monaghan. Karl O Connell will probaly continue also. He's a year younger at 36.

They are one County who gets every player going as long as possible, Dessie Mone, Vinny Corey, Clerkin were other examples.

tazman06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122899677#Comment_122899677

I like yourself live far away from Cavan now unfortunately. Every game an away game to me too unless they are away to where I live which is very rare. I was annoyed too at this. But like last year, we turned it over in the League final, and this year we beat Monaghan. So I'd take those turnarounds any day if the last day of the League means not as much

Cavan_King

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122899818#Comment_122899818

In fairness I had expected Cavan to start losing players now and we’re not doing too bad ourselves at holding onto lads. I had been told Killian Clarke wouldn’t be back this year but that news appears similar to when I was told he was off to the Gaels as I see he’s in the picture for the new kit.

rrs

Doing ok yeah. Clarke would be 6 years younger than McManus and Hughes, but around a good while at 31. Debut in 2012

Cian Mackey probably had another year or 2 in him when he retired at 32. Though he was brought into the panel at 18 under keoghan, so had probably had enough of the commitment.

Cavan_King

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122902192#Comment_122902192

Mackey walked away because the team started training in November and he wanted a break until January and Mickey wasn’t for moving.

tayto lover

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122899818#Comment_122899818

Sometimes they stay too long and when they are picked to play it sends a bad signal to up and coming players. Not always a good thing.

rrs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122902293#Comment_122902293

Yeah that's true too. It looked like McManus would step away when his clubmate Vinny Corey stepped down as manager.

rrs

New rules look to be all passing

Any new playing rules passed at this morning's Special Congress this morning will apply at club level in 2025. 93pc support.

1 V 1 throw in passed with 91.7pc

Kick-out changes, ball having to travel outside the 40m etc, passed with 95.5pc.

Restriction on pass to goalkeeper in his own half passes with 96.1

New advanced mark, ball taken inside the 20-metre line with an advantage, passes with 88pcent

Two-pointer from kicks converted outside 40-metre arc clears with 90.8pc.

'Solo and go' gets 96.1pc approval, the highest yet.

50-metre advancement on frees awarded for delaying fouls approved with 85pc.

Holding an opponent up or restricting them deliberately will now be a black card offence, 94.4pc support.

Contributing to a melee now a black card offence. used to be a red card offence but rarely applied. 97.4pc support

Extended advantage beyond five seconds, once there are goalscoring or better opportunities in allowing it, approved with 92.4pc.

Dissent to a referee will see a ball moved forward by 50 metres, 92.6pc.Jim Gavin envisages a deterrent to create a culture change.

Only a captain or nominated deputy can speak to a referee for clarification on a decision. 86pc support.

Stop clock will be introduced, 73.7pc. Most opposition to this.

tayto lover

The 2 points for scoring a 45 should have been done away with. It should only be 1 point imo. Was it even discussed?

tazman06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122904771#Comment_122904771

Was that even put forward? Thought the rules committee took it away

tayto lover

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122907582#Comment_122907582

I didn't hear that it was taken away. It shouldn't have been imo.

rrs

2 point for the 45 and 4 pointer weren't par

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122907582#Comment_122907582

Yeah it and 4 pointer didn't go to congress.

Be interesting to see how the stop clock is implemented at club level. Will the gaa being providing funding for clubs?

celt262

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122907648#Comment_122907648

There will be no shot clock at club level.

rrs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122908170#Comment_122908170

It looked too much to be asking. It wasn't really clarified by the journalists.

rrs

Gowna won the U20 championship for the second year in a row against Gowna. I think it was a better championship when it was knockout at U21. it seemed to have more neutral interest. Everything is group based including reserve championship

Dickie10

on a given day teams ranked 7-20 can turn each other over in league. id expect cavan to be hunt for promotion with roscommon and cork, i dont know about louth i think they may have peaked over the last few years, they barely stayed in the division last year it came down to last game with kildare, meath fans were delighted with their display in breffni, i know meath always chalk down an away game to cavan as a defeat after all its 1964 since they beat cavan in breffni. meath in navan is different its a very 50-50 record there. cavan v westmeath is a tasty rivalry the last few years since tailteann cup

mogue77

any word on who’s in on the county senior panel?.

mogue77

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122917719#Comment_122917719

nevin O’Donnell back on Cavan panel.

Cavan_King

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122918469#Comment_122918469

Had he not switched to Leitrim and was their goalie?

rrs

A couple of times he has switched back. He was on a training panel under Mickey Graham after playing a few years with Leitrim. I presume he's back as a keeper.

mogue77

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122918616#Comment_122918616

seems to have switched back, they had it on WAC.

Cavan_King

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122910248#Comment_122910248

Against Ramor. You’d wonder again what Lacken have gained from amalgamating for years as Southern Gaels.
I hear that Kill/Drung from next year’s U14 team are dropping this ridiculous move where two clubs, each with enough players to field their own team, amalgamate and sometimes enter two teams.
In the long run, it doesn’t generally work out for either team. All you do is lose players when the clubs hide behind this facade that it gives everyone football.

celt262

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122918942#Comment_122918942

Would he be better than what we have?