The Official Cavan GAA Discussion thread.

I wouldn't know too much about it, but the ladies schools team have done well recently. Loreto. There is probably a lot of players going there.

The ladies game is growing hugely. Even in Cavan, a lot of clubs have only started their ladies team in the last decade. I do wonder when I see this underage success if other counties are still a bit behind in their growth.

Armagh have no Ulster but are in an All Ireland final. It’s hard to believe now we beat them in a 2019 Ulster semi final but since then we drifted down to Division 4 and they operated in Division One for a number of seasons.

Paul Fitz mentioned on the WAC podcast that 14 players they had from 2016 or 2017 have seen playing time this year so it’s not like they’ve had huge turnover since 2019.

We also beat Galway in 2016 in a key promotion game and they could now be in their second final.

It takes something really special in a coach to stay at a job that long and still have the ears of the dressing room and be able to build a panel of players to keep coming back for more after setbacks.

To think there's so many in Cavan would turn down their noses at Geezer is depressing.

Who in Cavan would turn their nose up at him?

Yep and for that reason he shouldn't be let near Cavan, not that he'd want to come near us anyway.

Fair play to Armagh in getting to the All Ireland final but as you said, lots of people wanted him gone a fair while. I had a friend from Armagh who wanted him sacked since the summer of 2019 :)

They had some bad losses for a few good years in Ulster ,and were a yo yo team in the league. McGeeney has shaken up the backroom team in recent years with the addition of Donaghy and Conleith Gilligan this year,look a more solid team.

Rafferty got praise for the his attacking role as a keeper, but he was really poor as the basics. Blaine Hughes is a good shot stopper, and has given their team less panic moments by not leaving the nets on every attack

Gavin Devlin going back to Louth as underage football development coordinator, now that is a good move and Louth progressing.

I didn’t say it would - coaches from the clubs should only be carefully chosen based on their experience and results.

We should be doing better for our development squads.

There’s been a “brain drain” in Breffni for years now - the employed coaches stay a few years, hone their skills and leave. Surely that needs to be looked at.

Some amount of play offs and relegation play offs. The bottom team should go down automatically and second and 3rd bottom play off. Drumlane lost to Redhills last week but are playing Kill in another play off this week

Gowna gave the Gaels a fair hammering last night. I can’t see why people are allegedly putting money on the Gaels based on League form - sure they have one county player now whereas Crosserlough & Gowna are missing several.

Killygarry must be very short odds to win Division 2. Very stupid that they have won nearly every game yet find themselves in a play off against Ballinagh, a limited team but one you’ll get nothing easy off.

I can’t see Gowna being stopped. They’re now at a stage where their squad is that good, the players can’t afford any complacency because one poor performance and they could lose their place.

They carry a huge goal threat. When they are on form, they go for goals and can be ruthless. I think they will be hard stopped alight if they can keep hungry

Ridiculous in Division Two. Killygarry lose to Ballinagh in play off and aren’t promoted after not losing a game in League matches.