Lemlin wrote: » I haven't found Givney's form all that bad to be honest. He did a capable job in our run last year in difficult circumstances - playing without a recognised midfielder beside him. I also think he made the best of a bad situation in the Armagh game. The ball wasn't played into him. Keating, on the other hand, cut a frustrated and dejected figure. Too much shoulder shrugging and giving out. I'd agree about Jack Brady though. I still believe he may not start and we could see Keating in there. I'd even throw Tierney in ahead of him tbh. Lyng is a bit of a wildcard but he's a creative player that can pick a pass. He wouldn't have made my team sheet either after the League final but he's 30 or so and Hyland must have him in there because he planned using him at some stage. Things could go wrong but it's certainly a team I don't mind seeing. I'd have preferred to see Mossy Corr and perhaps McKeever included somewhere but we'll see how things go tomorrow.
Hammar wrote: » Kevin has a bad groin injury,so he is unlikely to play much more football this year especially for the county. He done it in a league match against Killygarry about 8/10 weeks ago.
Lemlin wrote: » Well we made tough work of that. Should have pushed on when 7 points ahead. The messing around in the back line at the end was madness.
Tom Joad wrote: » Yeah agree with that - how many times has Gilsenan done that though - its a regular thing getting penalised for stupid time wasting and then having brain farts. His kick outs were a lot better today and he did make a good save just before Cavan got their goal. McEnroe had a great game, as did Argue and Lyng was the most creative player on the field. Niall McDermott had a good game too. Happy with the win and hopefully it will give the team back a bit of confidence. Big problem is the full forward line - as I feared Givney was completely out of the game and Jack struggled too - although he did kick a few nice scores. Gearoid looked to be coming back to match fitness. Will need a big improvement for the next round but at least we are in the next round.
Lemlin wrote: » Did he time waste though? From my view, he was kicking a spare ball off the pitch because the ballboy had the ball that had just been kicked wide ready for him? It wasn't just him with the messing in the backline. Rory Dunne, Mackey and others got caught out needlessly. In fairness, the times Westmeath troubled us were mainly down to our own individual errors. What exactly happened for the goal? I missed it but a few were saying to me it was soft. The good thing is that the strength of the panel was shown. The four players who came in - Hayes, Maloney Dernham, Argue and Lyng - were some of our better performers I thought. The big disappointment is that we allowed them back into it. 7 points up with 13 minutes left and we only win by a point. We certainly don't make things easy. The two man full forward line is too isolated for me. We play as a team without any half forwards. We need somebody up there supporting our forwards. We're into the next round and I'd hope to avoid Monaghan/Armagh in the draw on Monday.
Tom Joad wrote: » It's a home draw which is a big plus. Roscommon will be very very tough to beat and will be full of confidence but looking forward to the game already.
Syferus wrote: » Hopefully there's cameras. It will only reduce the home advantage by thinning the herd a little
Lemlin wrote: » The Celt reckon it is going to be another annoying afternoon throw in. I'm hoping by afternoon they mean at least 5!!
Syferus wrote: » The word on the grapevine is 3pm. Really don't want any latter with the WC final on that evening.
Always_Running wrote: » World cup final is on Sunday night 13th.
Lemlin wrote: » I want it later. I've a function to attend at 2. Will only make the second half if I'm lucky if its at 3.
Syferus wrote: » With the WC not on I don't mind if it's 3 or 5 but I hope it's not 7 because we have a Connacht minor final at 12pm on Sunday in Castlebar. RTE and Sky have a qualifier to show on Saturday so if it's live it can only be 5 or 7.
Lemlin wrote: » The WC third place play off will be on but not until 9.
munchkin_utd wrote: » from county board facebook "Cavan v Roscommon All Ireland Qualifier has been fixed for this Saturday 12th July at 6pm in Kingspan Breffni Park."
celt262 wrote: » That isn't bad would have suited better at 7 but alot better than 3.
tanko wrote: » I'd drop Joshua Hayes before gunner, Hayes looked lost against Westmeath.
Lemlin wrote: » The team was released on the Thursday before the last qualifier so we might see an announcement tomorrow. I'd expect Fergal Flanagan to regain his place, possibly at the expense of Killian Brady. Other than that, I can't see any changes.
cavan4sam wrote: » spot on , flanagan in and brady out , also givney out and keating in
