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02-01-2023 05:26PM

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It looks like Tynan is fueding and WAC are saying nothing.

It's a bit rich from Tynan who had to take down a Podcast with McMahon earlier in the year because of defamatory statements and was outspoken about people not being able to take a bit of craic.

He's obviously having a tough time and responding poorly. I think he needs a bit of understanding and should probably take a break from social media.

mylestheslasher · 02-01-2023 07:09PM

Is Tynan not the guy who hounded Terry Hyland for a year or two and set up some ridiculous Facebook page to get Johnston back playing. He's no issue throwing out the digs himself but very sensitive to getting some back.

02-01-2023 08:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120056647#Comment_120056647

From reading some of his posts, he's had some tragedies with people close to him over the past while. So I'd be inclined to give him a pass on this, he might regret some of what he's posted.

mylestheslasher · 02-01-2023 09:20PM

Any word of any challenge game for county this weekend? I see Mayo and Sligo were playing in Ballina today.

rrs · 03-01-2023 09:32PM

I was a bit surprised to see Conor Rehill back in. He struggled in a few club games last year. McVeety was excellent in the Club Championship. Probably a few Gowna players to come into the pane like Tiernan Madden

04-01-2023 04:22PM

So who do we have hopes for in the new recruits?

David Brady probably top of the list. Didn't look at all out of place in his brief stint in 2017.

Looking forward to seeing if Tiarnan Madden can make the step up. He was key to that U20 run last year.

Also hoping Cian Reilly can get a corner back spot and make it his own.

rrs · 04-01-2023 04:36PM

Caoimhin McGovern might be a good option now that he's back to full health. He has good size and 2 good feet. A lot of the Cavan inside forwards are small bar Lynch.

Tristan Hoffman of Arva could be useful if he sticks around the panel for a year or 2. He was only back playing Gaelic football this year. He has played soccer for Longford Town and Bray, was back playing in his native Germany the last couple of years.

04-01-2023 06:27PM

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McGovern will need time, he's missed a couple of years of development at a vital stage. They rave about him down there though so it would be great to see what he can do given a run.

I didn't know that about Hoffman. He must be a good athlete.

rrs · 05-01-2023 12:13PM

Armagh have fanatical support for McKenna Cup games. 4,500 at their game last night against Antrim. They probably bigger support then Cavan last year in Breffni at the McKenna Cup game,which was played in Snow.

05-01-2023 04:02PM

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We'll have to listen to them bitching at the ref and shouting vitriol at the players next Wednesday. Hopefully for the only time this year, get it over with early.

rrs · 05-01-2023 04:12PM

A noisy bunch for sure. Cavan always seem to be drawn with Armagh in McKenna Cup.

I see Tiernan Kelly was playing last night.

Thunderbirds · 06-01-2023 12:55AM

Much more than 4500 at it. That's what they announced but usually announce way less as they pay tax on it up north.

Gallant_JJ · 07-01-2023 11:44AM

First team of 2023, nice to see some new faces.

mogue77 · 07-01-2023 01:13PM

It’s great to see new faces in and to see dara Mcveety back again he’s one of the best players to play for Cavan in my opinion and it’s a shame he missed out on 2020 hopefully he will get on Ulster championship.

rrs · 07-01-2023 03:21PM

Martin Reilly Conor McManus and Darren Hughes must be the longest serving outfield players playing County football. 36 this year.

Fair play to Reilly for keeping going, I thought he might retire after last year and losing a County finalm

Cavan_King · 08-01-2023 05:33PM

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Hard to read anything much into that performance. Antrim kicked alot of wides. Both teams went long periods without scoring. The last 15 to 20 minutes was disjointed due to all the changes. We missed a lot of goal chances.

An Armagh man I know reckons they’ll field strong on Wednesday and to expect a feisty encounter so that may tell us a bit more.

Hammar · 08-01-2023 05:48PM

The new lads..

I thought Liam Bradys kicking from lockouts and placed balls were good.

John Cooke made a couple of mistakes,but also got his hand in lots of times ,deflecting balls away.

Enda Maguire looked assured for his first inter county outing at midfield,

Brandon Boylan was very dangerous in the first half, as was Ryan o Neil whose movement was great even if his finishing didn't always match it.

Oisin Brady was outstanding.

Tiernan Madden was very assured.

The older/more established lads-

Dara McVeety was very good as was Ciaran Brady,both can probably do with more game time Wednesday night I'd say..

Martin Reilly was his usual industrious self...

Gerard Smith and Killian Clarke gave us their usual assured performances.

I will say one thing about the Antrim wides though, they were taking shots from way outside the scoring zone and ballooning them everywhere,we defended the D and scoring zones very well forcing them to shoot from well out.

Wednesday night will be a huge step up in class, so I wouldn't read much into this result except for the newcomers and returnees getting game time,I'd expect to see a much stronger team named.

Do we have many lads playing Sigerson this week whom won't be lining out Wednesday?

rrs · 08-01-2023 05:58PM

Ah ref had the Sigerson panels of each college up on Twitter before Christmas. Not many from Cavan involved.

Oisin Brady was very good. He performed well in McKenna Cup last year but then went off the panel for discipline issue. A very confident players on the ball.

mylestheslasher · 08-01-2023 07:08PM

Agree with all that with a massive caveat, Antrim were worse than any team we played in Division 4 last year.

tanko · 08-01-2023 07:13PM

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We’ll be playing them in in the Ulster Championship Quarter final.

Cavan_King · 08-01-2023 07:22PM

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Brady started against Leitrim in the first game of the League last year. I don’t think the disciplinary issue came until a few months later when he had already lost his place.

It would be great to try and win Wednesday and build some momentum ahead of the League. Down beat Monaghan Wednesday and Donegal today.

They’re a team who if they get their ducks in a row will cause us issues in Div 3.

08-01-2023 07:42PM

Brady played well. He excelled on his debut in 2021 Championship so we know he can play at this level, he needs to find consistency and a run of form. That performance is a great start.

Ryan O'Neill had a tough day at the office. He's a class junior player but he looked a little out of his depth today. Hopefully more to come from him.

Thought the Holla was excellent but looked to be limping after the game.

mylestheslasher · 08-01-2023 07:43PM

What's the story with the asterix stuff at start of your post, did I miss something?

tanko · 08-01-2023 08:20PM

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Have a look at the Cavan club championship page on Facebook about five days ago. We’re being watched😂😂

rrs · 08-01-2023 08:57PM

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They were terrible. Only early January but would be a surprise if they stayed up in Division 3.

A few other Division 3 teams under new management going well. Down and Longford. Longford have a lot of players back who opted out last year.

mylestheslasher · 08-01-2023 09:08PM

I see.

Hope mickey give Liam Brady the Armagh game too. Thought he was solid today a nailed a long range free. He must be the most patient man in Ireland as he's had to wait a long time for his chance.

08-01-2023 09:54PM

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I'd say he knows if he remains patient for a couple more years he's Ray's natural successor. He also seems to be heavily involved in Cavan Gaa, wasn't he part of the minor management team?

Martin Reilly is some man. Looks more mobile than half the team.

cavan4sam · 08-01-2023 11:15PM

Good win today, listened to it on and off on NS, nice to see a few new faces and hopefully a few more on Wednesday night

Very sad news out of Belturbet this evening may that young lad Rest in Peace

baconsarnie · 09-01-2023 01:17PM

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Ha ha! I was wondering if Cavan King was getting notions! 😝

baconsarnie · 09-01-2023 02:57PM

Okay, first game down. You can only play and beat what is in front of you, but that looks like a very poor Antrim team. I know it's very early in the year but as mentioned above, they are going to struggle in division three.

From our perspective, none of the debutantes looked out of place, and Holla looked back to his best. Mc Veety was outstanding. Killian Clarke rarely gets plaudits these days but he was very good and kicked two good scores. Cooke had a shaky start against that breeze but came into it, never went hiding and improved as the game went on. Very assured game from Madden and Brandon Boylan looked lively.

I actually thought Rian O'Neill had a good game. Showed well, won a lot of ball and linked play. Would have been nice for him to get a score, would do his confidence a world of good. Brilliant return from Oisin Brady. You can see at club level that he's a top class footballer and he's only shown flashes of it at county level. Am i right in thinking since he debuted against Fermanagh in 2021 that those scores were his first at intercounty level? I remember him playing well against Tyrone that year but I don't remember seeing him score (albeit he has been a bit unlucky). That game will do him the world of good and would be nice to see him kick on from there.

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