What do people make of the Westmeaths managers comments on one of the articles on the main page. Sounds like sour grapes to me. The league generally tells you where you stand over a series of games and Westmeath were rightly relegated as they weren't one of the better teams in Division 3. Three relegation a in three years tells a story and I think he should be looking closer to home than blaming the Longford team for Westmeaths relegation. Stop the cribbing Cribben and concentrate on your own team.

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1236 - 05/04/2016 11:53:14    1842015

I didn't see the game but I've seen Kavanagh play (both for club and county) a number of times and I would never have though he was 'well known for diving'. Funny how last year he tore his own team apart in the media but this time around he's laying the blame on the opposition?

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 05/04/2016 12:06:48    1842030

This fella does seem a bit prone to outbursts and probably feeling a bit sick with lack of progress under his watch.
Not sure of Kavanaghs form when it comes to diving but referees have to be switched on to this too as it is something they need to clamp down on and keep out

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 05/04/2016 12:28:25    1842042

Paul Bealin warned of player power when ousted , maybe he was right, maybe talking bull ,but there's no doubt in my mind when a team goes into such freefall there are problems very close to home , over the years have lost some great players no doubt but one to four come on.

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 05/04/2016 12:56:51    1842066

The Westmeath players highly over rate themselves, that's why they got relegated!

Kavanagh has always been a divil to win a free though see he has a point!

kevdog (Westmeath) - Posts: 115 - 05/04/2016 13:06:48    1842078

Westmeath were the only team diving at the weekend. Diving down to division four....

Cribben should have had some sense and kept is mouth shut. I don't think there is any other team in the country that has the talent to be in division one and then the lack of any substance whatsoever to be relegated from three divisions in a row. Con men.

Bosco1937 (Longford) - Posts: 185 - 05/04/2016 13:54:54    1842105

freak result against Meath went to their heads.

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 05/04/2016 14:37:27    1842138

Anyone here willing to contemplate the possibility that maybe he was right?
Or are ye all stuck in this fantasy world where only soccer players dive and GAA players are as honest as the day is long?
Cheating is a big problem in the modern GAA. Would ye rather everyone just stuck their heads in the sand and pretend its not happening, because thats how it seems.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 06/04/2016 10:02:46    1842429

Sounds like sour grapes to me.Decisions go against all teams in every game.Was it the referees fault that Westmeath scored a paltry nine points when staring relegation in the face.Blaming others for Westmeath's ills shows a lack of class imo.You had seven games to survive Cribben.You are where you deserve to be.

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 06/04/2016 10:39:43    1842454

Anyone here willing to contemplate the possibility that maybe he was right?
Or are ye all stuck in this fantasy world where only soccer players dive and GAA players are as honest as the day is long?
Cheating is a big problem in the modern GAA. Would ye rather everyone just stuck their heads in the sand and pretend its not happening, because thats how it seems.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts:2281 - 06/04/2016 10:02:46 1842429

By what the Longford manager said, Kavanagh only won one free. So to say he was diving all through the match and he's to blame for Westmeath being relegated is ludicrous. Even Westmeath supporters are calling out Cribben for what he said! So no, I don't think he was right!

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1236 - 06/04/2016 11:02:08    1842466

I think Brian might have gotten one soft free early in the game & nothing after that.

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 06/04/2016 11:07:15    1842471

Anyone here willing to contemplate the possibility that maybe he was right?

He singled out 1 player, Brian Kavanagh, as diving throughout the game, he won only 1 free. I don't think he can be blaming that for Westmeath's demise.

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 06/04/2016 11:26:05    1842487

he said "I thought there was a fair bit of diving. Brian kavanagh is known for it".
It may well be sour grapes on his part, I dont know, but maybe he's right.
Maybe the Longford players were going down awful easy, and if they were, Cribben should be commended for publicly calling them out on it.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 06/04/2016 11:47:37    1842505

The referee in Pearse Park on Sunday awarded 'soft frees' to both teams - at least he was consistent. Westmeath missed several such scoreable frees as well as 2 clear goal chances which left them chasing the game.

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 06/04/2016 14:52:52    1842638