The Official Cavan GAA Discussion thread.

The more I think about it, Fermanagh is the ideal pick for us. Without sounding cocky, we should beat any team in this competition and the only one that would have worried me is Tipp, as they are a bit of a bogey team for us (and could've / should've beaten us in the league final). Like the article in the Celt before the Down game said "If Cavan perform, they win this game". That should be the case for all the other teams as well. The only thing that would worry me would be complacency. I don't think we will get that for this competition, but it would be easier to have the guard down for say, Leitrim at home and then find out (like the Wicklow game) that just turning up is never enough even against so-called "weaker teams".

A local derby, against an Ulster team that will be all guns blazing for us is ideal. We have a score to settle from last year and will want to prove a point. I know we only lost by a point and missed two frees towards the end that could have levelled it up, but Fermanagh were the better team than us that night. Yes, they were clearly physically in better shape than us but we can put that game to bed on Saturday and I am confident that if we show up from the start, we will.

It was the exact same before the Down and Antrim games.

Fermanagh are a decent enough team at this level of a competition but we should not be fearing them in anyway go out and beat them and get this thing won.

Cavan aren't being consistent, that's the issue. A relegation game last year against Wicklow weeks before championship should have been as close to a championship game as we could get. Losing it was unforgivable. We all know we have better players than the likes of Fermanagh but those players need to perform on a consistent basis.

Taking the piss now with charging kids in.

It's looking like a money grab from here on in. I don't mind the €20 for myself even though i think they could have left it at €15 its the charging for kids that isn't right.

I know a number of people at the weekend, myself included, who are coaches at clubs and could stick 2 or 3 friends of kids into the car and bring them along to the game. They should be getting to watch games like this and it is wrong to start charging them.

What does Brewster hold? Are they worried about the game selling out so they don't want to give up free positions to kids?

Whatever about the Cavan Down game, the Fermanagh Longford game didn't look to have much of a crowd at it on The Sunday Game.

There was just under 3,700 in Breffni on Saturday. I know Saturday at 2pm is an awkward time and Down didn't bring a big number. We should be bring a decent crowd but it is a bank holiday weekend and people might have plans. Forecast looks decent, the last time we went there with decent weather (heatwave in fact) was two weekends in a row in 2018. Neither were near a sell out either.

I am well aware of that. My point was (having being there) it was a nice crowd, but not massive (due to the factors listed above). Should be a bigger crowd on Sunday (local derby, fair weather fan syndrome) but no way near a sell out- hence no excuse for not letting kids in for free.

OAPs weren't free last week, or else the ones I knew at it just wanted to buy a ticket for the craic.

If fit, he starts (for me). We all know how good the Holla is but given his lengthy lay-off, he's going to be off the pace for a while. I would want us to start our strongest 15 and like last weekend, if we're cruising, bring lads on. Thought Oisin Kiernan looked back to his best on Saturday, he could have a big game for us- great kick passer and also well capable of a long range point. I think Fermanagh will be defensively tighter than Down so long range scores are going to be very important.

Conor was doing water man on the terrace side last Saturday and he looked to have a bandage on an ankle, hopefully he is back fit.

Given his injuries he’s probably better to concentrate on the club for now and try to sort himself out, the intensity of county training and games seems to be something he’s finding difficult to maintain. Hope he returns at some point as I think he has great potential

I see Gary orourke is back as sub keeper

9 point win but not as impressive as the last day I thought. Ray kicked 3 frees wides in a row and we were flat towards the end of the first half after an impressive start.

Still, a win of that margin is not to be sniffed at. Cormac O’Reilly did well when he came on. The two black cards were disappointing though. Was Gunner’s for foul language to the ref? Somebody behind me in the stand thought it was. I was at the opposite end of the stand as I got there at 3.30 but stand had a fair crowd in it by then even.

Someone should tell Fermanagh to stop annoying Gearoid!

Most people online seem to think we’ll get Westmeath in the “open” draw, probably as we share a border with them.

The only reason I could see the Leinster counties possibly drawing each other is to get one to Croke Park as a good news story for the Leinster championship that is currently receiving huge criticism.

We’ll know in a few minutes!