Cavan have to push on from here - Reilly

April 15, 2014

Cavan Under 21 manager Peter Reilly
Cavan U21 football manager Peter Reilly says the Breffni County need to kick on.

Reilly's charges will lock horns with Dublin in Saturday's All-Ireland U21 FC semi-final double-header at Portlaoise, having won an incredible four Ulster titles in a row.

"You never can have enough minor or U21 titles," he says in The Belfast Telegraph. "You always have to keep pushing on. You must stay competitive and never relax.

"Look at what Tyrone achieved. They gained success at U21 level in the 1990s and the early noughties but they built on that to such an extent that they got three All-Ireland senior titles out of it.

"There have been teams which have won All-Ireland U21 titles in the past but have not been able to turn this into senior success.

"But there are other teams that have achieved this and Tyrone and Dublin are two cases in point. Tyrone must be our benchmark now if we want to aspire to translating any success we have had at U21 level into winning trophies at senior level.

"Cavan have to push on from here. Progress has been made surely but we need to keep setting fresh goals for ourselves. Football in the county may be in a much better place now but we need to keep working hard."

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