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7 30 this evening.
doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 12/08/2018 15:08:30 2132230 Link 0 |
I know. They don't have much to say now
fredflint (Cavan) - Posts: 1483 - 12/08/2018 15:27:34 2132239 Link 0 |
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 Link 0 |
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. cavanblueman (Cavan) - Posts: 636 - 13/08/2018 09:15:20 2132532 Link 0 |
Bad week on the prediction front for PatTheDandy. Ballyhaise Cornafean draw might have kept me in profit if I was betting on it but! PatTheDandy (Cavan) - Posts: 356 - 13/08/2018 09:41:38 2132546 Link 0 |
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 Link 0 |
The Gaels won't be complacent after what happened Friday night. Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 13/08/2018 10:42:04 2132589 Link 0 |
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. cavanblueman (Cavan) - Posts: 636 - 13/08/2018 11:29:08 2132620 Link 0 |
Well they've already being beaten so quit talking like they haven't.
doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 13/08/2018 11:42:16 2132631 Link 0 |
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 Link 0 |
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. cavanblueman (Cavan) - Posts: 636 - 13/08/2018 14:17:16 2132739 Link 0 |
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 Link 0 |
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 Link 0 |
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 Link 1 |
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 Link 0 |
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 Link 0 |
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 Link 0 |
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 Link 0 |
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 Link 0 |
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 Link 0 |