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The league is over. Time to move on. In just under two months, we'll be taking on either Monaghan or Fermanagh. Win that game, and we will face either Down or Armagh in the semi-final. Given the way those two are going at the moment, I don't think it's an exaggeration to say we are effectively one good win away from a first Ulster final in 16 years. Realistically, we are going to be playing Monaghan in the last eight. Surely we are good enough to beat them. Big news today that Darren Hughes will miss the Ulster championship. Sorry for the lad, he's a great player but that is another reason to believe we can do this Cavan abú declando (Cavan) - Posts: 38 - 13/04/2017 15:21:02 1979126 Link 0 |
Only thing is Monaghan have three good forwards now and Doogan a great carrier. We'll have our work cut out still. Hughes is a big loss though. He dominated midfield in league game.
doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 13/04/2017 15:51:00 1979142 Link 0 |
2 good forwards. But yeah they're still dangerous. I'd be confident Faulkner and Clarke could mark them tho with a sweeper in front cutting out easy ball in. We're better than Monaghan across the rest of the field. But as we saw in roscommon, that guarantees nothing. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5105 - 13/04/2017 22:04:23 1979246 Link 0 |
Can't see us winning this one. Ned_Stormcrow (Cavan) - Posts: 1071 - 14/04/2017 14:10:03 1979391 Link 2 |
That's the spirit! Sure why bother playing the game at all, eh? cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5105 - 14/04/2017 14:29:02 1979396 Link 0 |
Cavan97. He might sound negative but Monaghan have better players than us and will be rightly favourites - thats why they are in DIv 1 for a number of years and we lasted only one. We can only hope that McGlennan comes up with a tactic which causes them problems. He did so many mad things during the league that its doubtful he has shown Monaghan our hand anyway!
fredflint (Cavan) - Posts: 1485 - 14/04/2017 14:56:40 1979399 Link 0 |
For what it's worth, I think we have a good chance of winning this one if all goes to plan over the next 7 weeks. Don't think we should be afraid of Monaghan, The games in 2013 and 2015 were unbelievably tight while we should have beaten them in the league this year. Is it definitely going to be in Breffni or what's the story? declando (Cavan) - Posts: 38 - 14/04/2017 15:23:57 1979408 Link 0 |
We need to play as a team, not as individuals. until we do that we will be forever inconsistent. s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5520 - 14/04/2017 15:30:25 1979411 Link 0 |
Oh sorry, did I offer some facts and realism? My apologies. I forgot most of the posters here don't harsh realities.
Ned_Stormcrow (Cavan) - Posts: 1071 - 14/04/2017 16:22:31 1979423 Link 1 |
Killian Clarke has to be at fullback and Faulkner in midfield with Mossie. shannon414 (Cavan) - Posts: 228 - 14/04/2017 17:21:55 1979434 Link 0 |
Niall Mc Dermott is for me our best forward but sat on bench in league , where is he likely to get game time to be uulsterchampionship ready. So plenty to work on. Mc Gleenan has had plenty of quality players at his disposal, question is does he know how to develop them, bring them on, build them into a team. Can't understand some players in panel ahead of Ray Cullivan, Martin Dunne, Turloc Mooney. I think his style of management and play has destroyed any half decent forwards we had. Take Geaney in Kerry , he is special but he is left on the edge of the square and ball got to him that's why Kerry won league. I was not the biggest fan of TH but in his last year he tried to develop more attackin football. But based on performance against Rossies , all that now looks to be gone. Hope I'm wrong but not lookin forward to summer. shannon414 (Cavan) - Posts:182 - 14/04/2017 17:21:55 197 Have you asked yourself why Niall McDermott was sat on the bench ???? Have you asked yourself or anyone why Ray Cullivan and Matin Dunne are not on the panel have you asked yourself why Turloc Mooney has not had game time maybe you might ask these players why and you might think before you start attacking the new manager. I am hoping come this time next year he will have established his own team of players and then fingers can be pointed if it goes wrong. I can see a major problem but it's not for me to say but I hope he twigs it sooner rather than later. Roll on 2018 The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4601 - 14/04/2017 20:24:39 1979460 Link 0 |
I think you're over estimating the effect relegation will have on us. I'd hope the team would have learned a great deal from Division 1 and would have taken away plenty of positives to go along with the plenty to work on list. No reason why we can't be a better team from the experience. I'd have to agree with you regarding Monaghan. You have to hand it to them, they are a fantastic bunch and look to be stronger again this year. They will be big favourites but they never get it easy against us. It will be a dogfight as per usual and if we can show a little more composure in the final stretch than previous meetings there's no reason why we can't finally get one over them. Jury is still out on Mattie but he is not afraid to try new things and will have learned a huge amount. He might surprise us all yet. It's a pity Givney was not available this year to see how he would be used. Apart from him I don't see much merit in the other names of individuals being called for. If they're not pushing there's a reason. Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 14/04/2017 20:59:33 1979463 Link 0 |
of course they'll be everyone's favourites to win but that suits us just fine - we were favourites to beat roscommon and didn't. The underdogs tag suits us and the favourites tag doesn't suit Monaghan. It's always a close game between us so turning our attention to the qualifiers already is ridiculous. Keep their full forward line in check and they're very beatable. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5105 - 14/04/2017 22:17:34 1979480 Link 0 |
Might not even be Monaghan. Fermangh are decent around midfield with Jones and Eoin Donnelly. Hughes will be a loss, though they should get through in Clones. Whoever gets through will have a game played, better then the long wait Cavan have. FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2791 - 18/04/2017 20:46:38 1980571 Link 0 |
Fermanagh are always a tough nut to crack but their forward play lets them down a lot. It will take something special from them to beat Monaghan and I'd be very surprised if they manage it. It's a pity because they are a fantastic team and always punch well above their weight.
Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 18/04/2017 21:34:06 1980598 Link 0 |
Same crap different year...same lads spouting rubbish that we are better than Monaghan and we should be beating them. Lets no forget the failures of the last few years, and more importantly, the fact that we got relegated from Division one having been beaten by Roscommon, which coincidentally was their only win in that Division. cavanblueman (Cavan) - Posts: 636 - 04/05/2017 08:59:51 1984360 Link 3 |
Until Hughes got injured I was planning on backing Monaghan for Ulster. Not so sure now. thegadfly (Cavan) - Posts: 290 - 04/05/2017 10:07:33 1984392 Link 0 |
hit the nail on the head there excellent post. Monaghan have walked the walk, we simply have not. blueskies (Cavan) - Posts: 194 - 04/05/2017 11:15:58 1984420 Link 0 |
Yeah definitely. I'd still be hoping we put it up to them providing they beat Fermanagh. Should be a humdinger of a game. thegadfly (Cavan) - Posts: 290 - 04/05/2017 13:49:50 1984464 Link 0 |
Right lads, as expected, it's Monaghan. Three weeks to get ready now for what I believe is Cavan's most important championship game since the summer of 2013. The three seasons since that successful summer were not good enough at all, and if ever it was time to deliver on the 'future is blue' nonsense, now is surely the time. Beat Monaghan and we really should be getting to the Ulster final. What's the feeling? declando (Cavan) - Posts: 38 - 21/05/2017 09:53:20 1988715 Link 1 |