The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4601 - 19/03/2017 21:48:19    1968805

Good win today .. cavan i still think needs a center back and a few more forwards that can score .. g mc played very well today .. c moynagh did ok at times but still kicks the ball away alot .. in my opinion gerry smith was class he is so fit and great ball carrier .. mcveety played well .. kick outs are a problem at minute .. maybe brady from u21s will b in yet . ... anyone no wer the ramor lads are .. barkey mcenroe brady o connel and mcgee .. surely worth a look at

cavanlawd123 (Cavan) - Posts: 70 - 19/03/2017 22:27:13    1968826

Brilliant win today from the lads showed great courage beating Mayo in their own backyard. The team shape was very good and I was delighted with the way we penetrated the Mayo defense at times. Massive performances from McVitty, GMac and also Killian Clarke who has been giving a lot of stick on this thread. To hold Cillian O Connor scoreless is no easy task. Fair play to Mattie and the lads but lets kick on now and get two more big performances to stay up.

Silverblue (Cavan) - Posts: 10 - 19/03/2017 23:37:39    1968871

blueman1903 (Cavan) - Posts: 885 - 20/03/2017 07:51:51    1968907

Well done to Mattie and the team on a great win. Hopefully we can now stay up as it's nice to be playing the top teams.
Cavan supporters came in great numbers to cheer on the team and they gave the team the lift when needed. i think we can give Kerry a good game next weekend. I don't like people writing off Roscommon as I fear the sting of a dying team.

marita (None) - Posts: 468 - 20/03/2017 08:16:30    1968909

FrDougalMaguire (Cavan) - Posts: 152 - 20/03/2017 08:32:28    1968913

theweanling (Cavan) - Posts: 414 - 20/03/2017 09:27:23    1968926

The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4601 - 20/03/2017 09:53:23    1968937

The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4601 - 20/03/2017 09:54:05    1968938

I agree win many posters a fantastic win and a huge boost to the confidence within the camp. we delivered a performance in the second half. I watched it again last night and we were a bit clueless in the first half an in all honesty were really lucky to be in the game. we gave them far to much respect and space in that opening 35. I only watched yesterday and listened last week (so I aint no judge and jury) but it feels like we just meed to somehow come up with a more consistent performance over seventy minutes to actually show our through colours. a Cavan team in div 1 will always be punching above their weight but if they can produce the determination they showed in the second half then they might just earn the right. Shades of navan last year in terms that I just didn't see that second half coming.
I thought gunner and Fergal Reilly done really well. moynagh is a great footballer but he still needs tidying up in some aspects of his game. I couldn't really figure out exactly what Rory dunnes position was but it was probably his best performance sine prior to his injury. Mc vitty took some great scores but I suspect his conversion rate is not much above 50% which considering the amount of ball he gets onto could really do with improvement.
All an all we are in a nothing to lose scenario from here on in and hopefully we can carry on the execution of the game plan like the second half yesterday into the last two games and into the championship.
it amazing what a bit of confidence does for a side. the previous weeks there were murmurs that the team did not look fit enough but it certainly did not look that way yesterday

toolbox (None) - Posts: 68 - 20/03/2017 09:57:57    1968940

FrDougalMaguire (Cavan) - Posts: 152 - 20/03/2017 10:49:00    1968973

Well done to all concerned yesterday. I missed the game through work but saw the highlights last night.
Some great performances but still a bit of tightening up to do. We allowed Mayo forwards a lot of space in the first half.
This result should bring a bit of belief to the team and management but we will need to rise it another few notches if we are to get anything against Kerry. We seemed to revert back to defensive football but attack very fast yesterday. Maybe this is the way we should play the last two matches.
Well done all.

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 20/03/2017 11:04:36    1968987

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5200 - 20/03/2017 12:22:19    1969031

Congratulations to the team and management yesterday on a terrific performance. Well worth the spin to Castlebar to witness that. It's been a steep learning curve this campaign and we've looked for a lot of the time naive and unsure of ourselves, but yesterday the team played with a maturity and self belief that Mattie alluded to after the Tyrone defeat. This was not a smash and grab either, we stayed with them throughout the game and they were the first to blink. Hopefully this win brings us on a bit and Division 1 gives us a confidence to take a big scalp in Championship. If you can't beat them in the League, you won't in the Championship.
Onto the game itself, there were some massive performances. McKiernan was brilliant, so too Dunne, McVeety and Gunner. I thought Killian Clarke got through some workload and really drove us forward. But for me Martin Reilly was MOM. He covered every blade of grass, was up in full forward line looking to get on the end of things, was in defense putting in tackles and crucial interceptions, kicking scores and his creativity and vision were a pleasure to see. Some of his kick passes were top drawer. There were no weak links yesterday really, everyone contributed.
Tactically we were for the most part very assured. It was clear we were happy to concede their kick out and stay compact at the back, force them to shoot from distance and to break at speed when turning them over. We really did struggle a lot on our own kick out again, especially first half. They had 12 men in our half for the kicks and there was no space to find our targets. Second half the wind helped and some terrific extra long kicks from Galligan reaped dividends and they had to rethink their strategy and this afforded us more space on the short kicks. But it is a worry for us going forward and we cough up a lot of silly scores that will undo us eventually. When we had the ball though we looked like a Division 1 side. We moved with speed and purpose, our kick passing, like the first half of Tyrone game was class. We varied it, went long when it was on, were patient when needed, and used the width of the pitch with the boot when some of the channels were blocked. This really stretched Mayo and we were quick to capitalize on the space created which is very encouraging to see. We were very very disciplined in our tackling too and a marked improvement on the last performance. We showed great character and mental strength too to see out the game which hopefully becomes a trait of this team going forward. It was clear to see some of our players were out on their feet with 15 to go but they broke through the pain barrier, kept going and didn't panic with the finish line in sight. The subs we brought on worked too and had a big impact on the win.
So where to from here. I don't buy the talk that Mayo are useless and won't win another game. I think they'll win at least one more unfortunately. We need to take the game to Kerry next week and look to get something from it. There is plenty of room for improvement too on yesterdays performance if you break it down and we will need to improve. I think if Mayo yesterday had Kerry's inside forwards we would have been in trouble. But at the very least we need to give Kerry a big run for their money. We've given ourselves a shot in the arm. Survival would be massive but relegation wouldn't be the end of the world if it happens as long as we take something positive from this campaign and don't go out without so much as a whimper. We've been to Division 1, we know what's needed and we know we can produce. We just need to get a bit more consistency and confidence but it's a great environment to be blooding underage players into. If we can keep it up, get some of the older lads back, bring a few good U21s through then Division 1 victories might not be such a rare thing.

Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 20/03/2017 12:38:30    1969041

ponger (Cavan) - Posts: 544 - 20/03/2017 12:59:26    1969059

A great 5 days for Cavan football, with the under 21s win in Brewster last wed night and not forgetting the under 17s and Minors good wins in Armagh on sat in the Ulster League. Well done to all the players and management.

Virginiablue75 (Cavan) - Posts: 27 - 20/03/2017 13:57:36    1969090

Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 20/03/2017 14:08:08    1969096

The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4601 - 20/03/2017 14:58:04    1969125

Its amazing what a week can do in football. Well done to the lads and management yesterday the whole county is smiling today.. You made us proud yesterday thats all we ask. Well done all.

asdfg (Cavan) - Posts: 320 - 20/03/2017 15:27:52    1969139

There is the possibility of being relegated on Sunday if we lose to Kerry and Mayo win also. Also, one more point could potentially keep us up if Mayo lose their last 2. Cant wait for next Sunday but it will take a monumental effort to beat this Kerry team. But im enjoying this journey immensely and hope that we can do it!

Reformation (Cavan) - Posts: 356 - 20/03/2017 18:17:27    1969238