The Official Cavan GAA Discussion thread.

Don't think you'll have much to fear from Ruane or O'Connor. Ruane doesn't know how to field a ball and O'Connor looks to be injured again. O'Shea might cause ye problems, fair enough. But overall there's nothing to fear with this current Mayo team imo, they're not a mentally strong side.

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I live in a county with pretty much no football heritage (3 connachts ever, no where near an all ireland). Our history shows what is possible, even in a small county. I think the heritage is very important. As for Mayo, you have to admire their supporters who keep coming out even after the most terribly disappointing results on the big stage. Anyway, its irrelevant as none of us can change the past.

Its a shame Cavan have so many injury issues as I think Mayo could be got at. McStay now 3 years in and no Connacht, losing to Galway despite no Walsh or Comer, being level with 10 to go with a big wind and they still found a way to lose it. Players have to be losing faith in him, I know the supporters are. Unfortunately, I cannot see us pull it off unless we see a massive upturn in performance - but there is no evidence to support such a thing. I can see us getting wiped out on kickouts again unless we have really worked hard on that during the break.

Mayo match details are out

Just watched the Louth v Dublin minor game this evening..

To summarize, that's Louth in a Minor, 21 and senior final this year with a great chance of winning all 3.

That's just a few years after engaging an ambitious and intelligent chairman to oversee everything with a view to appointing the best in class in every position and department.

They now reap the rewards - while the brain power within Cavan gaa let the same clowns play musical chairs inside

Enough is enough.. time to be ambitious again.

Couldn't be much worse than what's happening at the moment bacon sambo.

All joking aside, I don't think it takes much to turn the screw. It's a matter of getting the right people in the right places.. ie just look Duignan in Offaly, Colm Fitch in Louth etc .

Do we have them type of characters? I wouldn't be sure.

What annoys me is we clearly stalled compared to other counties. Back in 2016, we beat Galway in a huge League game. Look at their progress since. Two All Ireland finals.

2019 we beat Armagh. They’ve an actual All Ireland since.

Graham was good for two years but you have to look at McGleenan & Galligan and ask did we back the players by getting top management. I don’t think we did.

Colm O’Rourke won a Tailteann but got his marching orders. Graham wasted 4 League years of an aging team with the relegations.

Look at the effect Mickey Harte has had in the counties he went to. Different people were approached but you have to make them an offer they can’t refuse.

Good win for the minors. 8 points to 3 down about 5 minutes into the second half and they ended up winning 1-13 to 10 after having a man sent off.

The keeper McConnell came outfield and sub keeper came on second half. He’s some player. Jake Brady from Gowna got the goal.

Cavan comfortable in the end and ran the bench. Should have had another goal but in fairness the sub was just on.

Down horribly negative. Deserved no better than to lose.

I don’t want to say too much critical on here about the minors because you get people accusing you of attacking kids if you make certain points. I was accused of attacking the management because I made a factual assertion that they are inexperienced.

All I know re the keeper situation is that the second keeper was given his chance in challenge games earlier in the year. He barely had to touch the ball today so not sure how you can say he “did fine”. Down only got two points after he came on. The ball wasn’t down that end much once we took hold of the game.

Cavan did have a strong wind in the second half too which helped. You could see it in the flags.

What did you make of the Westmeath manager being hugely vocal to the team from in front of the uncovered seated area on the town side? I could hear more direction he was giving them than I could hear from the management team.

You inferred that he was “talented” based on that he “did fine” today. You’re now changing the point because I correctly pointed out that he was in no way tested today. Not the young lad’s fault, just the facts of the matter.

I have a knowledge of this age group from watching club matches but I’m not going to get into debating the U16 and minor goalkeepers of the county.

The 16s panel (then 15s) reached the final of a comp last year and a different keeper played so not sure when and how the pecking order from that group changed.

The part of your post “even if they’re not happy enough with his performances to start him, I still don’t see how the solution is…”. What other alternative is available to them? You had mentioned yourself that the sub keeper is the next best over two age groups apparently (although as said above, he wasn’t the first first choice keeper for his own dev panel last year). Therefore they have a choice of two and their choice to date has been McConnell and bring him out when they feel he’s needed. They don’t appear to have extensive options.

You also brought this topic up after the Derry game and it was replied to then so not sure if you’ve perhaps a vested interest in the matter that you’re revisiting it.

You couldn’t have missed the Westmeath manager if you were anywhere in the stand. It’s not easy to miss a six foot plus man roaring across a railing. He was quite animated hopping up and down as well and running along the railing.

Just watched back Paul Brady v David Walsh. What an incredible game and finish, Brady really was a special athlete. Hopefully with his playing days almost behind him, he might get involved with club and county underage. You'd imagine he would have a lot to offer in terms of mindset and preparation.

I watched the handball live yesterday Brady really is a legend and deserved the victory thoroughly I thought it was going to end like last year with his injury

Hard not to feel sorry for the cork kid as he couldn't really build any momentum with the stop start nature of the final game

Good win for the minors they're a decent outfit and hopefully they can give Donegal a good rattle

Does anyone know if the minor game will be streamed? Do Cavstream or Clubber do any of the later stage county minor games?

Thanks, won't make it. I'd imagine if the weather is decent it could get a half decent crowd. Particularly with the Mayo game being a fairly unappealing fixture as Cavan King says.

Your last paragraph is incorrect IMO. They had targeted the Cavan game to try and take points. There was even mention by a podcaster from there that they had not risked players against Roscommon, I think it was, in a previous game.

I thought Louth were very poor in that League game. I didn’t expect them to win another point. Meath were very open on Sunday. The third goal beggared belief. He ran straight down the middle.