Allianz National Football League Div 2 2018

Tight Division 2. Louth would probably be considered one of the weaker teams but Pete McGrath will have them organized.Clare are an improving team ,put it up to Kerry and Mayo last year in Ennis. Cavan will need all the injured players back.

FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2950 - 11/01/2018 13:55:52    2067802

2018 NFL
Div 1 Rating Div 2 Rating Div 3 Rating Div 4 Rating
Dublin 111 Roscommon 91 Armagh 91 Carlow 73
Mayo 104 Cork 88 Westmeath 81 Laois 73
Kerry 101 Tipperary 85 Derry 79 Antrim 69
Tyrone 100 Clare 85 Longford 78 Limerick 65
Monaghan 93 Meath 83 Sligo 77 Leitrim 65
Galway 93 Down 82 Fermanagh 75 Waterford 57
Kildare 90 Cavan 82 Offaly 73 Wicklow 56
Donegal 88 Louth 69 Wexford 71 London 54

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057173179&page=47

So based on last year's league and championship performances our ranking suggests we are joint favorites for relegation along with Down.

The last time we were in Division 2 the ranking also suggested we were favorites for relegation and we managed to get promoted!

We need a minimum of 3 points from our opening 2 games. Obviously the strategy was to keep our better players fresh for the league so hopefully that will pay off with wins against Clare and Louth. If we can achieve that, last night's debacle will soon be forgotten, unlike Terry's McKenna Cup Final against Tyrone which has now reached mythical status!

Breffniman1 (Cavan) - Posts: 25 - 11/01/2018 15:18:47    2067816

Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 11/01/2018 17:06:44    2067840

JamsieMac (Cavan) - Posts: 482 - 11/01/2018 17:12:12    2067842

They got promoted to Division 1 playing attacking football, finished as top scorers in Div 2. But over look that anyway.

FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2950 - 11/01/2018 17:17:15    2067844

I have all ways said we should take the McKenna Cup seriously as it is a great moment builder in the lead up to the league... Look how Tyrone treat it and compare how their seasons pan out down the year's in relation to Cavans....? No point in putting out micky mouse teams to get hammered... Cavan would be better pull out of the McKenna Cup if they are not willing to take it seriously... Almost a whole new team will have their first outing of the season in our league opener which is madness seeing we had 3 games to get the team up to speed before the Clare game.....

Sean.66 (Cavan) - Posts: 293 - 11/01/2018 18:31:05    2067857

Clare play Cork on the 13th in the McGrath cup final and we should pay very close attention to that game as it will show us a lot of things to take about both teams as we play them both in the first 5 rounds of the league. Both scored 2-18 a piece in previous games in the cup whereas Cork conceded less and Clare conceded a goal so Cork look stronger.
Meath look to be reaching the O'Byrne cup final against Offaly or Westmeath and this good run in the cup will do the county no negatives barring injuries but they should be hard to beat. Louth didn't get out of their group but after an opening day loss to Longford by beating Kildare by 8, not something to be overlooked as we hammered by a division 1 team last night.
Roscommon are taking FBD league very seriously and have racked up a serious points difference of +26 over their first 2 games, hopefully by the time they play us they will be running low on steam and vulnerable.
Down lost their opening 2 games in Dr McKenna cup and look to be in the same position as us come league. Armagh have a win and a draw under their belt and could win their group depending on their game vs Derry.

HonCavan (Cavan) - Posts: 8 - 11/01/2018 20:35:39    2067868

doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 11/01/2018 20:50:58    2067871

Breffniman1 (Cavan) - Posts: 25 - 12/01/2018 08:54:23    2067909

Lads, how the hell is Terry Hylands name still been used on intercounty forum posts. This is Matties second year in charge. From the outside looking in it looks like players are making their own decisions on whether to commit or not on the basis of the current management structure. Maybe I'm wrong but if there was a feel good factor around the county and players had a real buy in and belief in the management the squad line-out would be a lot different than it was Wednesday night.

ballygowanwater (Cavan) - Posts: 207 - 12/01/2018 10:22:50    2067922

This was posted as a new thread on the Main Forum but has been incorporated here.

IamADragon
Posts: 130
Cavan


12/01/2018
10:39

Clare v Cavan


Now that the Dr McKenna cup is park for us for another 12 months all eyes turn to the first round of the league. Have any of the newcomers to the panel done enough to warrant a starting jersey? What's our strongest 15 possible for this league opener?over.

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 12/01/2018 10:50:36    2067933

I have in the past been one to highlight the importance of the McKenna Cup but at this point and looking at where Mattie is at in terms of his tenure and knowledge, I have no problem with the manner of the defeat. Its pretty meaningless. As the above poster mentioned, a good start in the league will mean that this result is completely forgotten.

I think that the real work starts now. We have players starting to come back into the picture and Mattie will be bringing back a lot of last years set up so there is no need to hit the panic button on 12th January! We are getting a bit too sensational on this forum and its a sad reflection on how we are following our media and digesting so much of the crap they are feeding us.

Anyway, as I see it, for the McKenna Cup we have put out a completely new squad apart from 3-4 who have some experience. It comes as no surprise to me that a completely new team with multiple players making debuts, that we lost to Tyrone. We more than lost but it is what it is.

I wonder if this will end up being a master stroke by McGleenan in resting key players. There seem to be some murmours of discontent in the squad but I really hope that the players will give it everything and the manager deserves a chance to put his stamp on this team.

Reformation (Cavan) - Posts: 357 - 12/01/2018 11:22:59    2067939

doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 12/01/2018 18:11:04    2068002

JamsieMac (Cavan) - Posts: 482 - 12/01/2018 18:18:51    2068006

blueman1903 (Cavan) - Posts: 885 - 12/01/2018 19:00:20    2068014

blueman1903 (Cavan) - Posts: 885 - 12/01/2018 19:02:36    2068015

fredflint (Cavan) - Posts: 1485 - 12/01/2018 19:07:36    2068016

doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 12/01/2018 19:21:57    2068018

blueman1903 (Cavan) - Posts: 885 - 12/01/2018 19:36:44    2068026

doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 12/01/2018 20:00:24    2068030