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Replying To EastCavan:  "Very quiet on here without Gaels supporter ms commenting about winning Ulster or being unbeaten. When's draw for next round?"
7 30 this evening.

doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 12/08/2018 15:08:30    2132230

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Replying To EastCavan:  "Very quiet on here without Gaels supporter ms commenting about winning Ulster or being unbeaten. When's draw for next round?"
I know. They don't have much to say now

fredflint (Cavan) - Posts: 1483 - 12/08/2018 15:27:34    2132239

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Great game in Mullahoran with Lacken and Ramor despite the referee blowing far too much.Lacken had two penalties against them in first 5 minutes before they even got a score on the board. Luckily for them the second penalty was missed. Ramor find it hard to defend a lead and let Lacken back into the game. lacken couldn't close it out when they got on top in second half and almost lost the game but for a bizarre decision at end to throw up ball after Ramor had scored a free to win. Free taken from wrong place apparently. It was an entertaining game for the large crowd . Championship matches in smaller venues are so much better than inBreffni Park.

marita (None) - Posts: 467 - 13/08/2018 07:32:50    2132510

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Gaels loss to Killygarry was a once off, wont happen again. Killygarry destroyed Kingscourt in the group stages last year and lost to them in the latter stages, Killygarry arent good enough to push on against Ramor this weekend.

The Gaels will be hurting, but they can put it right against Castlerahan, so I'll stick with my prediction that the Gaels will still win the championship.

cavanblueman (Cavan) - Posts: 636 - 13/08/2018 09:15:20    2132532

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Bad week on the prediction front for PatTheDandy. Ballyhaise Cornafean draw might have kept me in profit if I was betting on it but!

Great weekend of football all the same. Definitely agree that the club venues make for better games than Breffni. Much like Croke Park should be avoided more in the inter county version.

With Cavan Gaels being bet in two big games in the last month it looks like they have come back to the pack and makes the Senior quite interesting now. Killygarry, Castlerahan and maybe Lacken & Ramor might challenge them now but I would still have the Gaels as my favourites.

Disappointing result for Ballinagh against Gowna. They could be in trouble now. Gowna had a lot of young lads firing well so the future looks bright for them but it may be a few years too early.

Was expecting Kingscourt to beat a depleted Lavey by more. I don't expect Kingscourt to score heavily enough to challenge this year.

Cuchulainns look the team to beat in the intermediate. Havent seen them play but the forward line looks very good on paper anyway and they seem to be scoring heavily. Ballyhaise seem to have regressed and I don't expect them challenge either. Giving what Redhills did to Swad, I was also expecting Arva to win by more but they got the job done.

I expect it is between Cuchulainns, Laragh & Arva. Belturbet might be a dark horse but their results this year are very sporadic and make them very hard to read. And its also always foolish to rule a dogged club like Mullahoran out, however they don't seem to have enough scoring power and will not be happy with the Bailieborough loss. Redhills also look like they can challenge anyone with the sheer size of their men up the middle but hard to see them going all the way. Good to see so many of their good footballers now injury free and back playing football.

Good win for Bailieborough beating a team just down from Senior even though they might be living to regret the unprovoked antics of some players towards Damien Donohue after the game & their PRO towards Paul Fitzpatrick and the Celt. Comical & nonsensical stuff.

Some great draws for next rounds with arguably the two favourites playing each other across the 3 grades that should tell us a lot more too about where everyone is at. Gaels Castlerahan, Cuchulainns Laragh, Denn Drumlane. Should all be great games.

PatTheDandy (Cavan) - Posts: 356 - 13/08/2018 09:41:38    2132546

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Replying To cavanblueman:  "Gaels loss to Killygarry was a once off, wont happen again. Killygarry destroyed Kingscourt in the group stages last year and lost to them in the latter stages, Killygarry arent good enough to push on against Ramor this weekend.

The Gaels will be hurting, but they can put it right against Castlerahan, so I'll stick with my prediction that the Gaels will still win the championship."
Thought the League final defeat was a once off and your prediction was for nobody to touch them so changed.

doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 13/08/2018 10:03:39    2132561

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The Gaels won't be complacent after what happened Friday night.
They produced a good 2nd half performance after a poor 1st half.
I'd still fancy them to win it out.

Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 13/08/2018 10:42:04    2132589

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Gales will regroup, the league final was a kick on the teeth, the loss to Killygarry was a shock, but lets not forget, the Gaels came back from 9 points down and were leading by a point in extra time, Killygarry were down and out before they got the goal to win it.

Gaels will admit themselves that they weren't good enough in the first half, but some of the football they played in the 2nd half was fantastic to watch.

Write them off at your peril, but they'll be there come Co Final Day, it will take an exceptional performance to beat them, and I dont think there's any team in the County that can put up an exceptional performance for 60 minutes.

cavanblueman (Cavan) - Posts: 636 - 13/08/2018 11:29:08    2132620

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Replying To cavanblueman:  "Gales will regroup, the league final was a kick on the teeth, the loss to Killygarry was a shock, but lets not forget, the Gaels came back from 9 points down and were leading by a point in extra time, Killygarry were down and out before they got the goal to win it.

Gaels will admit themselves that they weren't good enough in the first half, but some of the football they played in the 2nd half was fantastic to watch.

Write them off at your peril, but they'll be there come Co Final Day, it will take an exceptional performance to beat them, and I dont think there's any team in the County that can put up an exceptional performance for 60 minutes."
Well they've already being beaten so quit talking like they haven't.

doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 13/08/2018 11:42:16    2132631

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Replying To cavanblueman:  "Gales will regroup, the league final was a kick on the teeth, the loss to Killygarry was a shock, but lets not forget, the Gaels came back from 9 points down and were leading by a point in extra time, Killygarry were down and out before they got the goal to win it.

Gaels will admit themselves that they weren't good enough in the first half, but some of the football they played in the 2nd half was fantastic to watch.

Write them off at your peril, but they'll be there come Co Final Day, it will take an exceptional performance to beat them, and I dont think there's any team in the County that can put up an exceptional performance for 60 minutes."
What??? you realise they are coming off two losses in a row... played for 60 mins????

EastCavan (Cavan) - Posts: 183 - 13/08/2018 13:50:14    2132721

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They were unbeaten in Cavan in 2017 and up until the league final - they just dont turn into a poor team over night. As I said, the league final was a shock, Castlerahan were more hungry, but the Killygarry game was different, the Gaels simply didn't play well in the first half, but showed their quality by coming back from 9 points down, any team that comes back from 9 points down in a championship match deserve respect.
Big test on Friday night, but one that the Gaels will relish and no doubt put them back on the road of retaining their status as the best team in Cavan. There's no pressure on the Gaels, all the pressure is on the likes of Castlerahan & Killygarry - everyone has been talking about them being up and coming teams, Castlerahan failed miserably last year, and Killygarry self-destruct once the Q-Finals come around.

cavanblueman (Cavan) - Posts: 636 - 13/08/2018 14:17:16    2132739

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Replying To cavanblueman:  "They were unbeaten in Cavan in 2017 and up until the league final - they just dont turn into a poor team over night. As I said, the league final was a shock, Castlerahan were more hungry, but the Killygarry game was different, the Gaels simply didn't play well in the first half, but showed their quality by coming back from 9 points down, any team that comes back from 9 points down in a championship match deserve respect.
Big test on Friday night, but one that the Gaels will relish and no doubt put them back on the road of retaining their status as the best team in Cavan. There's no pressure on the Gaels, all the pressure is on the likes of Castlerahan & Killygarry - everyone has been talking about them being up and coming teams, Castlerahan failed miserably last year, and Killygarry self-destruct once the Q-Finals come around."
And they were nearly relegated the year before. Look they are still probably the best team in Cavan but they are a long way off competing in Ulster. I was at the Ulster final last year and they were never winning that game. So to say there's no pressure on them is wrong. They need to beat Castlerahan or their year could be goosed. And to compete in Ulster which is their aim they will have to show a massive improvement. I haven't seen it yet.

Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 13/08/2018 18:16:51    2132855

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Replying To Hardtimes:  "And they were nearly relegated the year before. Look they are still probably the best team in Cavan but they are a long way off competing in Ulster. I was at the Ulster final last year and they were never winning that game. So to say there's no pressure on them is wrong. They need to beat Castlerahan or their year could be goosed. And to compete in Ulster which is their aim they will have to show a massive improvement. I haven't seen it yet."
When is the last time Castlerahan or Killygarry won the championship?
Or did they ever win it?
Or did Killygarry ever beat the Gaels before in the championship?
Your slating the Gaels because they were beaten in an Ulster Club final despite their players having 7/8/9/10 championship medals in their back pocket .
Surely other teams that never won Sweet FA should be more motivated that the Gaels lads?
What's another one for SJ 11 or 10 what difference does it make?

Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 13/08/2018 19:36:08    2132901

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Replying To Inaroundehouse:  "When is the last time Castlerahan or Killygarry won the championship?
Or did they ever win it?
Or did Killygarry ever beat the Gaels before in the championship?
Your slating the Gaels because they were beaten in an Ulster Club final despite their players having 7/8/9/10 championship medals in their back pocket .
Surely other teams that never won Sweet FA should be more motivated that the Gaels lads?
What's another one for SJ 11 or 10 what difference does it make?"
Not quite sure the relevance of these questions but I'll answer one, the last time Killygarry beat the gaels in championship was the last time they played each other, 2/3 years ago.
The gaels failure in ulster (and all our other senior champions) says more about the standard in Cavan than anything else. If SJ doesn't care about another medal then he should probably pack it in.

JamsieMac (Cavan) - Posts: 481 - 13/08/2018 20:47:25    2132927

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Replying To Inaroundehouse:  "When is the last time Castlerahan or Killygarry won the championship?
Or did they ever win it?
Or did Killygarry ever beat the Gaels before in the championship?
Your slating the Gaels because they were beaten in an Ulster Club final despite their players having 7/8/9/10 championship medals in their back pocket .
Surely other teams that never won Sweet FA should be more motivated that the Gaels lads?
What's another one for SJ 11 or 10 what difference does it make?"
The Gaels are nothing special and Friday night showed this. They may have an all round stronger team with solid players in all positions and bench but they don't have players the calibre of Martin Reilly or Conor Smith. These boys lead them a marry dance Friday. The Gaels hit, pulled and dragged and changed men on Conor Smith with the same result, he roosted them. Killygarry short Mattie McKenna and Darragh Kennedy as well two county panelists. The pressure is on the Gaels big time.

Jim_Shorts (Cavan) - Posts: 96 - 13/08/2018 21:30:39    2132951

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Replying To Jim_Shorts:  "The Gaels are nothing special and Friday night showed this. They may have an all round stronger team with solid players in all positions and bench but they don't have players the calibre of Martin Reilly or Conor Smith. These boys lead them a marry dance Friday. The Gaels hit, pulled and dragged and changed men on Conor Smith with the same result, he roosted them. Killygarry short Mattie McKenna and Darragh Kennedy as well two county panelists. The pressure is on the Gaels big time."
If the Gaels are nothing special well let's see someone else go out an win it?
As I said in a previous post what pressure is on the Gaels?
The pressure is on all the teams that have won sweet F A. That's who the pressure is on.

Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 14/08/2018 07:09:59    2133034

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Replying To Jim_Shorts:  "The Gaels are nothing special and Friday night showed this. They may have an all round stronger team with solid players in all positions and bench but they don't have players the calibre of Martin Reilly or Conor Smith. These boys lead them a marry dance Friday. The Gaels hit, pulled and dragged and changed men on Conor Smith with the same result, he roosted them. Killygarry short Mattie McKenna and Darragh Kennedy as well two county panelists. The pressure is on the Gaels big time."
A lot of hysteria on here regarding the gaels v killygarry game. I was a neutral at the game on friday evening. It was a great game to watch and that cannot be said about most club games in cavan so both teams should be congratulated on that. It really was a game of two halves killygarry sublime in the first half, Cavan Gaels brilliant in the second half. Martin Reilly & Conor smith were a joy to watch in the first half however when Kevin Meehan was switched to Conor smith the game changed. Meehan is a fabulous footballer whether man marking or been allowed to play his own game. Johnston was brilliant when introduced and he both won the game and lost it for them with that free he took and played short, he should have allowed flynn who had come up to take it and he would have kicked the ball dead at least. The gaels are struggling at midfield at the moment.
Killygarry have another stern test of there credentials next day out in a game which is extremley close to call and of course the game of the round is on again on Friday night (why the county board see fit to put the best game on on a friday night is beyond me when people are travelling home for the weekend) however i expect the gaels to regroup and come over this hurdle in what should be another cracker. Its a pity Breffni isnt opened and we could all maybe enjoy a cracking double header, but then again the greedy CB wouldnt do that either!!!!!!!!!!!!

Breffni81 (Cavan) - Posts: 181 - 14/08/2018 08:50:20    2133042

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Replying To Inaroundehouse:  "When is the last time Castlerahan or Killygarry won the championship?
Or did they ever win it?
Or did Killygarry ever beat the Gaels before in the championship?
Your slating the Gaels because they were beaten in an Ulster Club final despite their players having 7/8/9/10 championship medals in their back pocket .
Surely other teams that never won Sweet FA should be more motivated that the Gaels lads?
What's another one for SJ 11 or 10 what difference does it make?"
Just back up there a minute Deano, I never slated anyone. I was responding to someone who played down their defeat, who expects them to easily win out championship and who believes all the pressure will be on Castlerahan.
Castlerahan won their first game so they can afford to lose a game. Gaels can not. The pressure is most definitely on. And this is not county final day in Breffni. Castlerahan will have no giant monkey on their backs. They will be well up for it and if they smell blood will not hesitate.

Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 14/08/2018 10:14:45    2133062

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Replying To Hardtimes:  "Just back up there a minute Deano, I never slated anyone. I was responding to someone who played down their defeat, who expects them to easily win out championship and who believes all the pressure will be on Castlerahan.
Castlerahan won their first game so they can afford to lose a game. Gaels can not. The pressure is most definitely on. And this is not county final day in Breffni. Castlerahan will have no giant monkey on their backs. They will be well up for it and if they smell blood will not hesitate."
The Gaels who've won and lost many a championship since 2001
But their secret is no matter what they will come back , and contest and win.
Castlerahan have been the nearly team since the 70s so the pressure is rightly on them to deliver. Especially for their own supporters.
Gaels have nothing to prove to anybody
Every year is castlerahan this and castlerahan that.
The Breffni Park monkey is a new excuse. It's a good one when did you come up with that?

Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 14/08/2018 11:14:17    2133100

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Replying To Inaroundehouse:  "The Gaels who've won and lost many a championship since 2001
But their secret is no matter what they will come back , and contest and win.
Castlerahan have been the nearly team since the 70s so the pressure is rightly on them to deliver. Especially for their own supporters.
Gaels have nothing to prove to anybody
Every year is castlerahan this and castlerahan that.
The Breffni Park monkey is a new excuse. It's a good one when did you come up with that?"
Castlerahan the nearly team since the 70s. There speaks someone who knows nothing about Cavan football. They were and intermediate team for most of that time. The pressure is on their supporters? Are they playing? Maybe you meant they would be under pressure from their own supporters. That probably is the case as they actually have some.

doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 14/08/2018 11:36:43    2133121

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