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Replying To ondforty:  "Talk to the talented young footballers in Westmeath and you'll learn very quickly what lies ahead for our emerging talent. Shocking decision. We wanted a proven manager all right, but a proven successful one."
By all accounts the players in Westmeath had great time for McCabe; your sources need to be checked out.

OverTheHill85 (Westmeath) - Posts: 181 - 27/09/2025 09:38:05    2637616

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Replying To countrytool:  "This total disregard for the other schools is exactly the reason Cavan underage football is in the state it is. St Pats has always had a coach dedicated to it, Liam Brady there now. Last year St Aidans Vs Virginia was in an Ulster Final at U-14.5, and game was played on the 3g. St Pats McRory were in a play off, not a semi or a final, and they got priority on the main pitch in Breffni, and got hammered by the way. Nothing is changing, and until it does, Cavan will be at the bottom of underage football."
So you wanted a 3rd/4th tier u14 match to be played on the main pitch and a Senior Top Tier Q/Final playoff to be moved to the 3g!! and it wasn't a hammering either, they got beat by 6 points by a team made up of 3/5 Donegal Schools.

By the way, Liam Brady is in as a selector as he was asked by the school to come in - there's plenty of schools around Cavan who could do the same if they wanted to show the same ambition!

Pologrounds2025 (Cavan) - Posts: 44 - 01/10/2025 10:39:29    2638079

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Is there relegation from McRory or is it closed loop?

Calving4Sam (Cavan) - Posts: 91 - 01/10/2025 16:00:10    2638170

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Replying To OverTheHill85:  "By all accounts the players in Westmeath had great time for McCabe; your sources need to be checked out."
For a county like Cavan where we don't exactly have the option of picking and choosing any manager from the top tier nationally, I think Mr MCabe is a worthy choice from amongst our own, and the very best of luck to him in a thankless task.

Calving4Sam (Cavan) - Posts: 91 - 01/10/2025 16:03:54    2638171

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Replying To Calving4Sam:  "Is there relegation from McRory or is it closed loop?"
Teams can enter the McRory Cup if they win the McLarnon cup or the likes of Southwest Donegal who formed a team
and gained entry by getting approval to do so.

Pologrounds2025 (Cavan) - Posts: 44 - 02/10/2025 15:55:25    2638278

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Is this the first retirement of the Dermot McCabe era, as Killian Clarke steps away?

Thought the vibe was that McCabe had got buy-in from most of the veterans and they were wiling to give it a lash for another year. Hopefully more don't call time.

In any case, thanks to Killian for his long years of service to the county. He knows better than anyone when the time is right to step away. Great haul of medals to be cashing out with - Minor, U21 and Senior Ulsters. Also a unique legacy as maybe the only Cavan player to take the field with a man bun a few years back and keep it for a while! ;)

TheBlackDeath (Cavan) - Posts: 85 - 12/11/2025 15:01:13    2644175

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what do we think of the latest all stars

PaddyGAA7 (Monaghan) - Posts: 8 - 14/11/2025 16:59:03    2644466

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Replying To TheBlackDeath:  "Is this the first retirement of the Dermot McCabe era, as Killian Clarke steps away?

Thought the vibe was that McCabe had got buy-in from most of the veterans and they were wiling to give it a lash for another year. Hopefully more don't call time.

In any case, thanks to Killian for his long years of service to the county. He knows better than anyone when the time is right to step away. Great haul of medals to be cashing out with - Minor, U21 and Senior Ulsters. Also a unique legacy as maybe the only Cavan player to take the field with a man bun a few years back and keep it for a while! ;)"
I'm not sure if Killian stepped away, I think he probably knew he wasn't going to be wanted so "retired" before it became known his services were no longer required.

I wouldn't be against a small handful of the veterans sticking around, the likes of Flaukner, Holla, Gearoid and McVitty probably have a bit still to offer, but I do think McCabe needs to build his team with new blood.

IamADragon (Cavan) - Posts: 310 - 14/11/2025 19:21:05    2644480

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