The Official Cavan GAA Discussion thread.

The current format had its day. There will probaly be changes with a new Chairman being appointed for next year.

I think he means in terms of the organisation involved with using neutral venues that is being said is one of the reasons the draws now being made before the latest round of championship has been played that wasnt the case before. County board are not going to go down home and away for championship as they are all about the money especially with cost of planned developments. Neutral grounds gtd's them more gate money imo

It would also ensure each Club gets a championship game. Some Clubs because of where they are situated like Gowna or Arva would rarely if ever get a Championship game ,or Shannon Gaels.

With results today, think it essentially looks like one of Gowna or Killygarry will be in relegation playoffs. It's been a mad draw overall. Score difference will play a big part with 3 points possibly being enough for some. Results tomorrow will tell way more, but either way with the match ups next week, some big club will miss the quarters

Was in Lavey this evening finally a game with a bit of bite to it from a Ramor perspective. Much improved from the last two games in attack at least.

Conceded 2 soft goals but the attack seems to be clocking into shape. McCrystal really put himself forward as Ramors next full forward. James Brady came on and is slowly getting back to himself. Young Nulty will give any corner back an issue has pace to burn.

Enda McGuire came on so good to have him back.

Liam Brady is a massive loss, young Oisin Rourke doesn't have the confidence on the ball yet but is a good shot stopper.

Massive game against the Gaels next. Although topping the table could potentially leave you with Gowna in quarters but beating the Gaels is always sweet.

As for Killygary they were poor enough I thought. Four goals but mostly down to poor defending than anything spectacular.

I said that here after their first game. The two lads ran about the pitch getting involved in handbags all over the place. Didn’t see last nights game. Surprised by the result.

Gaels were the dominant team throughout, Gowna were playacting off the ball and mauling at Gearoid McKiernan. Gowna got lucky with the red cards, not very clear how they came about.

Reminded me of the Gaels Kingscourt game last year were similarly cards and several red cards were thrown around for nothing.

They get targeted because they react. It's up to them to keep their discipline and no point blaming Gowna or the ref. Their is other players on the Gaels team who are probe to a red like Levi Murphy but kept their discipline yesterday

As a neutral at Breffni on Saturday evening, Gowna can feel more than lucky to have scraped a draw and the Gaels were hard done by. I was on the terrace on the halfway line and for the whole of the game, Ryan Brady was mauling McKiernan. As the Gaels began to dominate, McKiernan was literally looking across the line to the linesman to do something. The melee came from Gowna pulling and dragging that went unpunished. The Gowna fans that were near me were very worried when it ended as they felt that some of their lads would see the line.

As with most melees it's hard to see who does what so I cannot say that Emmanuel Shehu was rightly sent off or not but if justice was served, a few other lads should have seen the line too. That's not all on the ref. A word 15 minutes earlier from the linesman to the ref might have calmed things down before it got to that point. I thought Pierson was very lucky after the melee not to get a red card. I thought the second red for the Gaels was unbelievably harsh. Favour Shehu goes up to block a handpass and his momentum did mean he clattered a player but didn't look intentional.

You're 100% etuzyuk that Durneen managed that throw ball very badly. He didn't even attempt to get players away from the ball both times almost ensuring there was going to be some form of scrap.

Aside from all that, Gowna were awful. Tiarnan Madden must have a sore back from carrying that team. Aside from him (and a brief spell from Pierson in the first half) they were pedestrain. Walking pace, no ideas and no sense of urgency. I know they have managed to peak in the last two years once it goes into knock out, but if they play like that against Killygarry (who don't fear them) they won't be in the knock out stages this year.

It is odd how the draw has worked out though with the four teams you’d expect for relegation (Rahan, Ballinagh, Laragh & Lavey) nearly having their own mini League amongst each other.

Ballinagh will probably stay Senior by beating Laragh & Lavey, the two worst teams in it. I know Laragh have lads away but they must be absolutely atrocious that they lost to a terrible Lavey team yesterday.

Why should there be seeding?

Gives some modicum of equity? If we're gonna have a Championship that's group games and not knockout immediately, maybe teams should have similar levels of games rather than just simple luck of the draw. Basic seeding on positions last year could be done and everyone could get similar games

Don't know Championship should be luck off the draw imo.

Any other county seed teams ?

Just checked. Donegal at least do our system (only with 16 teams) and they do seed them. Fermanagh base their groupings on League finishing (so seedings in a way). I'll see if there are any more