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Team named. Same as the one that started last week. Lynch named at 13. Good to see. No subs named like last week, but sure look. We should make a good stab at this Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2466 - 04/03/2023 20:58:58 2461835 Link 0 |
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Very good win again and a couple of goals to boot… We are promoted now barring an absolute collapse so mission accomplished… ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3814 - 05/03/2023 16:28:53 2461990 Link 0 |
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Very good win. Have to say I really enjoyed that, after a few weeks of easy enough wins. Our game management was very good to take control of that after the early concession of the goal was very good. Down went balls out the first 15 mins, and could never keep that up. We didn't panic, picked off scores when we could, knowing their tempo would drop. Serious options to come off the bench when we needed to up things, and was very telling how much fitter, bigger, stronger than them we were. Some Down people beside me couldn't believe our size. Did well to close out the match, and the goals were brilliant to see, even with a bit of luck with that mark that shouldn't have been. They were dead on their feet and couldn't stay with us by the end. Have to say I was buzzing after it, with the way we managed this. Felt a bit Championship with the sun out, the big travelling support and the crowd there, with the tempo of it as well. Think there's a tiny permutation where we can still be denied promotion, but otherwise that's it wrapped up as can't see those circumstances happening. Well done lads Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2466 - 05/03/2023 17:37:46 2462030 Link 1 |
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Good win and that should be us up now. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5245 - 05/03/2023 18:21:34 2462048 Link 0 |
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Great day all round with Cavan and Liverpool winning. Cavan the only team who wanted to play football and Down are putrid how they hope to win anything playing that unwatchable muck. Most teams abandoned that muck a few years ago and Down a good footballing team are going back to it 15 players in their own 35 for most of the game when they win possession try and handpass the ball the whole way up the field. Did they kick the ball 10 times during the game breffnibluewhite (Cavan) - Posts: 485 - 05/03/2023 18:31:03 2462050 Link 0 |
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What were the comments about Galligan? I didn't hear the interview and can't find it online.
BreffniGuide (Cavan) - Posts: 474 - 05/03/2023 18:37:25 2462057 Link 0 |
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really... we play the exact same type of game. In fact most teams play the same type of game at this stage
ponger (Cavan) - Posts: 550 - 05/03/2023 20:31:47 2462109 Link 1 |
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Most teams defend in numbers and break at speed with more and more teams using the kick pass to get the ball delivered faster to their full forward lind with most delivering a few high balls into thier full forward line during the game the may Down set up in the first half destroyed the game as a spectacle it would have been more enyoyable getting a few teeth extracted than watching that first half breffnibluewhite (Cavan) - Posts: 485 - 05/03/2023 21:12:27 2462142 Link 1 |
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It's probably coming from how Kilcoo play with Conor Laverty as manager. Not easy on the eye with all the players behind the ball, but they did open up Cavan a few times with some slick hand passing. Rarely kicked the ball into the forward line, though they didn't have any big presence to hit like Cavan had with Gearoid Mckiernan when he came on FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2874 - 05/03/2023 21:23:22 2462147 Link 0 |
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Said the door was still open and that Galligan is back from Oz in a few weeks for a holiday. Interviewer seemed to know something, the way he was asking the question. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5245 - 05/03/2023 21:48:00 2462158 Link 0 |
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You obviously have not watched many Cavan games. Possibly top scorers in 4 Divisions. Very hard to play against the likes of Down but once Cavan went 3 points ahead, Down had to come out and thats when Cavan exploited. To be promoted 2 games to go is want would have wanted b4 the start
Desman (Monaghan) - Posts: 36 - 05/03/2023 21:57:37 2462162 Link 0 |
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James Smith is surely a better option in midfield than Brady who has been very poor in my view… ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3814 - 06/03/2023 10:43:41 2462206 Link 0 |
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Yes promotion was the aim should be there or thereabouts now. Game lacked a bit of intensity but probably due to a poor Down side. Good to see GMC back . He can do damage in full forward when the ball is kicked into him. It's a tactic we can make great use of. Breffni1969 (Cavan) - Posts: 510 - 06/03/2023 10:46:40 2462207 Link 0 |
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Wouldn't say he was very poor overall. He is coming into a position that's a tough ask for a player just back on the panel this year (after being in for a short time years ago), especially when asked to step in early doors for Conor Brady getting injured. I think he's done fine. Some very good things, chipped in with a few points over the games so far, but has some poor things though which when you average out is him going just fine in a tough position. Yesterday was a day to replace him alright, but you'd want to back him to come back and learn from that. Smith definitely is alright (he's an absolute animal), but not sure if he has the fitness just yet for a full game. Good to have those options, but still need to develop lads like Brady and these days will stand to him. Next few games an opportunity to see a bit more too. If there is anything good to take from being down these divisions, is that we can try and expose players to inter county with it not being as cutthroat as up above. Next season we need to consolidate and hold in Div2 and those chances might not be as freely available in a tough division. Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2466 - 06/03/2023 11:49:10 2462224 Link 1 |
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Yeh McKiernan on the edge of the square is his best position with the likes of Lynch working off him..I have been calling for him to be played there for years… His lack of work rate without the ball deems him a bit of a liability when he is positioned further out the field…. I also think we will get more goals if he is full forward…providing we kick the ball into him..: All in all a very good league campaign so far.. now let's finish it out with 3 more wins and go into the Ulster campaign ( probably Armagh ) with plenty of confidence… ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3814 - 06/03/2023 11:52:11 2462225 Link 0 |
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What you on about. We retreat back behind our 45 just like other teams when we don't have the ball. You can't blame just Down for it everyone is at it. They just retreat a bit more than others. The difference in the second half yesterday was we moved our defensive line to midfield and hit them hard.. As for highest scores that has nothing to do with our defensive setup. We burn teams in the first half and we have the fitness, power and a bench in the second half. Not being disrespectful to other d3 teams but down and westmeath were the only testing games so far. I guarantee if you ask Graham he'd take 10 of that game against down yesterday. Championship ain't that far away ponger (Cavan) - Posts: 550 - 06/03/2023 11:54:41 2462229 Link 0 |
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Said the door was still open and that Galligan is back from Oz in a few weeks for a holiday. Interviewer seemed to know something, the way he was asking the question. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 4706 - 05/03/2023 21:48:00 Galligan has transferred to the Donegal Club in New York so were hardly going to see him back? RHF (Cavan) - Posts: 883 - 06/03/2023 14:02:23 2462294 Link 0 |
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Did anyone else witness the vitriol and bad language at the game yesterday from Down supporters. I've never witnessed anything like it. A lot of kids at game and the bad language was continuous throughout the game. Disgraceful behaviour overall. countrytool (Cavan) - Posts: 22 - 06/03/2023 18:08:12 2462403 Link 1 |
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Down took it to an extreme. On our kickouts for example, they were already retreating beyond the half way line as Galligan was putting the ball on the tee. Cavan may not have pressed all of their kickouts but they generally began efforts to turn the ball over inside the Down half.
Fontofwisdom (Cavan) - Posts: 128 - 06/03/2023 19:04:31 2462415 Link 0 |
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the team is in a great position currently. substantial improvement in performances this year so far & strenght in depth excellent and hopefully will improve further with Conor Brady, Oisin Brady & Conor Smith to return over the next few weeks. the only criticism i had off our previous performances was the lack of a goal scoring cutting edge and this was answered on Sunday. extremely positive so far and if we can win the Div 3 league will leave us in a great position to take on Armagh in Breffni. they will have the benefit of playing 7 games in a much higher standard but our progress is consistent and will leave us entering that game in a positive mindset
bond (Longford) - Posts: 174 - 07/03/2023 13:41:01 2462534 Link 1 |