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The Official Cavan GAA Discussion thread.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭rrs


    Happens more in Senior. At Intermediate and Juniors its mostly managers from Cavan,or people living in Cavan like Keelin Malaniff. Niall Lynch is over his home club cuchullains. Martin Cahill over Cornafean.

    Clontibret to Gowna would be over an hour. Corey must be getting well paid.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 Custard_Cream


    Anyone know who had actually replaced Finbar Reilly in Arva?

    They haven't been overly impressive to date in the championship, I would have fancied them as a dark horse to make a semi final with a full team/Finbar Reilly.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 BreffniBoy123


    Holla’s brother I think is helping out with them since the McCormicks left.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 273 ✭✭ipitydafool


    Mullahoran being managed by Aiden McCabe, he is a Cavan man though obviously not from Mullahoran, generally seems the way at senior level at moment, have an outside person with some club selectors in beside them.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭Cavan_King


    If you look at the clubs in relegation on the flip side, it doesn’t read well for Cavan managers - Laragh, Castlerahan & Killygarry all managed by men from their club. Are Ballinagh also? I think they are but not sure.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭rrs


    Ciaran Reilly is over Ballinagh, from Mullahoran but lives in Arva. He managed them in 2013 when the won the Co title.

    Ciaran O Malley seems to pop up at a different club every year. He is over Killinkere this year.

    Post edited by rrs on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭tazman06


    Other way round for Ciaran Reilly. From Arva originally, but living in Mullahoran for yonks now



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭tazman06


    Think Aidan is a Monaghan man, but has been coaching in Cavan for many years now over various teams



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭rrs


    Arva had a decent enough league and just missed out on league semi. Then got rid of the McCormicks after the league. Apparently some of the countymen weren't happy with the management.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭Cavan_King




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭tazman06


    Yeah seems so. I had thought he was Monaghan after his stint with Blackhill



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭rrs


    Arva gave Crosserlough a good test. Maybe if Barry Donnelly was available it could have been the difference.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 Custard_Cream


    Yes Arva gave a really good account of themselves to be fair. They really grew into the game, looked like it was going to be a whitewash after 10 minutes. If they can get the management issue sorted over the winter they should be looking to push on next year.

    Hard to know what to make of Crosserlough, always seem to be picking up injury's to their key men. They will need to improve big time to go back to back . They seem to have regressed from last year on current viewing but maybe they will time their run perfectly over the next few weeks.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭etuzyuk


    Very tough conditions for football last night and a real scare for Crosserlough. Arva kicked a 2 pointer effort just wide with a couple of minutes left and a goal in it. Had that gone over the kick out would have been very interesting with momentum completely against the reigning champions.

    They scraped home. They don't seem to be firing. Some of their main players, while not far off form, are just making poor decisions and errors. Arva are a good team to be fair. But it's not a bad position for the Lough to be in going into a semi final. If you're going to time your run then the semi final stage is when to up the gears. Who will be their opponents? There's clear favourites in the other quarters but the weather could be a real leveller.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭Cavan_King


    Good win for Gowna but they will hope to avoid Ramor in the semi final. They can’t even beat them at U16 as their amalgamation lost the Division 1 final today. Terrible to see we can let Cavan Masters onto Breffni pitch but not U16 juveniles for a final.

    I’ve seen counties like Armagh have huge build up to juvenile finals with interviews with the captains and player profiles but in Cavan the finals are hurried through away from our county ground and then we wonder why lads aren’t bothered playing for Cavan.

    Maybe Cavan GAA should remember “give respect, get respect” applies to more than referees.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭rrs


    11 pts was very low scoring by Cavan Gaels in good conditions. Emmanuel Shehu was good but not enough support for him. Gowna have a good spread of scoring forwards and can spring Oisin Pierson from the bench. Gowna pulled away after the Conor Madden goal, he had a good second half.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,823 ✭✭✭celt262


    They have even had ladies club championship games in there lately…



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭Cavan_King


    I don’t see why that comment is relevant to be honest - I’d remove the word “ladies’’. I don’t know the ins and outs of politics between the two governing bodies but the ladies should have access to it too. That said, juvenile finals should take precedent over club games, regardless of level or LGFA/GAA.

    The Masters are lads over 40. I’m sure the majority of them wouldn’t mind playing elsewhere to let juveniles use Breffni for their finals. Most of them will have played in Breffni as they’ve had long careers. A young juvenile may never get to adult level.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭rrs


    Is there some arrangment that the Masters final are in Breffni regardless of who is playing. The finals were there last year too. Derry would have been more suitable for Donegal v Tyrone.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,823 ✭✭✭celt262


    The Masters are not stopping juveniles from playing in Breffni so that isn’t relevant. The only people who are stopping them is the County Board.

    In saying that clubs who pay levys into Breffni park every month/year have more right to have games in there than those who don't.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭Cavan_King


    It is relevant. The county board said that Breffni isn’t being used for juvenile finals to avoid over use yet they are allowing Masters games on it. I wouldn’t even see the Masters as a proper competition to be honest. It’s a social outlet for a lot of the fellas and a good one but it shouldn’t take precedent over juvenile finals


    The Mullahoran Ramor game is still showing as at 6 on Cavstream for me. Looks like the crew haven’t copped it was moved to 4 so no live coverage.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭piplip87


    Pitch inspection at 4:15, throw in at 5 if we are going ahead.

    Jesus imagine they played the country final in a storm last year.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭rrs


    Pitch a mess but going ahead. The played in terrible conditions for the County final last year so probaly no surprise



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,823 ✭✭✭celt262


    It's not the Masters that is stopping Juvenile finals though it's the county board..



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭tazman06


    It's off now. Correct decision, pitch a mess with further rain. Down for Tuesday night now



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭rrs


    Forecast not great for the week. Whatever the pitch will be like on Tuesday.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 breffnitightlips


    Playing two masters game on a wet weekend before the most important few weeks of club championships looks a poor decision at best now. Not exactly giving great weather for the week ahead either



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭Cavan_King


    Overuse is their reason and then they’ve pointless items on it like the Masters. Ask any of the lads of the Masters on it which should take precedence and they’ll tell you the same.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭piplip87


    Absolutely taking the piss here. Did no one look at the weather forecast at 4:20 after the game was was deemed to be able to be played. It was fairly obvious that one more spill of rain would have it called off.

    I'd doubt we will be back in Brefini Tuesday evening. Lavey or Crosskeys a possibility



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,823 ✭✭✭celt262


    Yes so you agree it is the county board stopping juvenile finals from been played in Breffni.



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