cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5200 - 26/03/2018 09:35:19    2088120

Well, I will put my hands up and say I got this one very wrong. Humble pie has never tasted so good though.

Firstly, fair play to the players yesterday. We were really up against it and we were second best for large parts of the game. But we showed guts in abundance and that is what makes us fans proud. Even if we weren't the better team on the field, we found a way and that is very pleasing. Division 1 will bring much bigger challenges but it can only be good for our younger lads to gain that sort of experience and Croker next Sunday is a massive opportunity for us.

A word on Tipp - I was very impressed with their performance and but for a moment of madness from their midfielder who was sent off, I think they would have won. They missed the boat yesterday but you have to take your chances at this level. They will be dangerous in Munster this year and are clearly a threat to Kerry and are a better team than Cork. Clare will also be dangerous so Munster will be interesting this year for sure.

Sunday will be a great day out and then we can look forward to Ballbofey in a game that I think should be competitive. Overall this is a great start to the year and who would have thought we were heading back up!

Reformation (Cavan) - Posts: 356 - 26/03/2018 10:03:37    2088145

The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4601 - 26/03/2018 10:07:40    2088148

Great result yesterday but unlike the last promotion from div 2 Cavan know that they got up by playing averagely at times. When this subject was started last September a lot of people were wondering would cavan even stay up in the division but i'll allow myself to self indulge for a moment and remember asking why shouldn't they be favourites for promotion.!!!
however like everyone else i heard all the stories about the drop offs from the panel and thought that survival was going to be very tough after all. Cavan were the second favourites for the drop on the eve of the Clare game and by the time the Down game came around they were favourites for promotion. that is a remarkable achievement!!!!
what makes it all the more remarkable is that at the end of the Clare game they had 13 debutants and that those same players featured throughout the league. 9 of the players that featured yesterday weren't there in 2016.!!!! So as much as we complain about Cavan football it shows that there's at least 35-40 players capable of playing in a top 10 team.
the chance is there now to put two hoodoo's to bed in the space of a week. A win would be a massive massive boost going into the fortress of ballybofey.
On yesterdays game i felt Cavan were extremely nervous at times making poor decisions in possession and making some needless fouls such as the penalty. the game should have been won at least 5 mins before Maddens point. Gearoid should have kicked the winner on 70 minutes but gave a hand pass inside that was dealt with by the Tipp defence.I could list a few more things but this is no time to be negative. promotion is sorted and we'll all enjoy next weekend.

theweanling (Cavan) - Posts: 414 - 26/03/2018 10:08:52    2088152

Great result , fair play to all involved. A win next Sunday would be massive confidence wise.
Roscommon have been a bogey team of late and it's time to end this hoodoo for once and for all.
Speaking to a Donegal man who was in Ballybofey yesterday they are extremely worried about facing a resurgent Cavan.
A win next Sunday would be better than 10 challenge games . It could kick start a good run in the Championship.
Very impressed with Mattie especially holding his hands up for some bad decisions he made last year.
Shows the honesty of the man.
Let's not go to Croke Park solely to make up the numbers and admire the view like we did the last time we were in a league final. That's what the stadium tour is for.
It's there to be won. Let's win it.

Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 26/03/2018 11:44:55    2088210

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5200 - 26/03/2018 11:52:40    2088216

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5200 - 26/03/2018 11:57:09    2088220

With the poor end to last year and the close season defections it did not bode well. Great credit due to management and especially players for the culture that has led to such a spirited performance as yesterdays. The team wanted this so much and want to play for Cavan, to see a Cavan team come out on the right side of such a titanic struggle despite being second best at times was very pleasing and would make you proud.
Was sitting beside former ref Paddy Russell and discovered he was from the same small village in Tipp where my mother was from before she moved to Cavan in the 60's, he knew her family well and grew up with my cousins, I knew this was a good omen for us!

breffni47 (Cavan) - Posts: 34 - 26/03/2018 12:00:23    2088225

Clarke is not a midfielder. Centre Back or full back is where he should be. Ciaran Brady is a wing back, his natural game is to attack, and we are left too wide open at CB when he goes forward.

Our defence needs a lot of work Down and Tipp should have beaten us out the gate, if it wasnt for bad shooting. We seem to be getting numbers back, but not in any sort of system. A more clinical team would have battered us yesterday.

Re McVeety he was excellent inside, especially in the second half, but he would help shore up the defence if played as a wing back, or even as a wing forward.

As for Madden....What.A.Score, im delighted hes back in after the way he was treated last year

Crash Bang Wallop (None) - Posts: 268 - 26/03/2018 12:15:33    2088232

fredflint (Cavan) - Posts: 1485 - 26/03/2018 14:28:30    2088298

breffni47 (Cavan) - Posts: 34 - 26/03/2018 15:36:04    2088339

The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4601 - 26/03/2018 16:58:38    2088376

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5200 - 26/03/2018 19:20:41    2088438

Fair play to Mattie. The football isn't as good as it was the last time we got promoted but it did the job and hopefully we will put up better performances as the summer progresses. Sometimes you need to ride your luck.

Holla, Dara, Martin Reilly and Mackey were the heartbeat yesterday. Seanie came on and brought calm, picked the right passes. Madden's moment should be viewed in the context of how he's been treated over the last 12 months. Real character and skill.

Next week should mean more to us than Roscommon. Hopefully we see a plan to exploit the space in Croke Park and negate Roscommon's attacking threat. It's a second chance to get something tangible and break the inexplicable Rossie Hoodoo in one go.

Inactive x5 (Cavan) - Posts: 1452 - 26/03/2018 20:06:14    2088459

Great to be promoted again . Over all our performance wasnt up to scratch . I hope tomas galligan recovers i think we need a midfielder badly, and mcveety to center back . I would love to see gps results from yesterday bradley was everywere played very well , when holla went to wing back he played well . I taught subs were strange .

cavanlawd123 (Cavan) - Posts: 70 - 26/03/2018 20:47:51    2088482

The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4601 - 26/03/2018 21:21:04    2088500

Brilliant result on Sunday. Well done Cavan. I couldn't care less about the "League" final. We should be given the cup for finishing Top. Galway should be League winners. It's a bloomin' league. That's how it's supposed to work. Donegal are a great team and are extremely unlucky to be relegated. They went toe-to-toe with the best teams in the country and pushed them all the way. They could have easily beaten Kerry in the first game and it looked like they were very unlucky yesterday too. They have improved vastly from last year and are my tip for Ulster 2018.

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5520 - 27/03/2018 00:13:45    2088558

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5200 - 27/03/2018 08:01:42    2088575

OhtobeARossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 1770 - 27/03/2018 09:45:57    2088599

The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4601 - 27/03/2018 11:38:17    2088640