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With the competition starting in less than two weeks can we start focusing on players who are on the panel and the likely team to play Armagh?

Two year's ago we went down to Clare with a panel which was deemed to be substandard and got a draw. We used that result as a springboard for promotion against all the odds. Can we do the same this year?

After the Tyrone game in the summer surely changes were needed. Some of our more established players had shown signs of having enough during the course of that game. Maybe with their backs to the wall and written off by their own this current group can produce the goods.

kildare blue (Cavan) - Posts: 572 - 14/01/2020 09:56:55    2259630

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Raymond Galligan
Liam Brady
Padraig Faulkner
Patrick Meade
Stephen Murray
Oisin Kiernan
Niall Murray
Ciaran Brady
Luke Fortune
Benjamin Kelly
Paul Gilcreest
Evan Doughty
Cormac O'Reilly
Gearoid McKiernan
Evan Fortune
Brian Magee
Kian Monaghan
Liam Buchanan
Martin Reilly
Caoimhin Reilly
Stephen Smith
Conor Smith
Conor Madden
Oisin Pierson
Ryan Connolly
Chris Conroy
Simon Cadden
Jason McLoughlin

That's a list of lads I know are on the panel, based on last 2 games. Are the following there:

Jack Brady
James Brady
Thomas Galligan
Conor Brady
Enda Flanagan

Anyone else??

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 4135 - 14/01/2020 10:43:36    2259650

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Replying To cavanman47:  "Raymond Galligan
Liam Brady
Padraig Faulkner
Patrick Meade
Stephen Murray
Oisin Kiernan
Niall Murray
Ciaran Brady
Luke Fortune
Benjamin Kelly
Paul Gilcreest
Evan Doughty
Cormac O'Reilly
Gearoid McKiernan
Evan Fortune
Brian Magee
Kian Monaghan
Liam Buchanan
Martin Reilly
Caoimhin Reilly
Stephen Smith
Conor Smith
Conor Madden
Oisin Pierson
Ryan Connolly
Chris Conroy
Simon Cadden
Jason McLoughlin

That's a list of lads I know are on the panel, based on last 2 games. Are the following there:

Jack Brady
James Brady
Thomas Galligan
Conor Brady
Enda Flanagan

Anyone else??"
I dont think Caomhin Reilly is on the panel. Think he has opted out. As has Jack Brady I believe or maybe not been asked in.

Looking through the list, one thing that stands out is that it is a very small panel in terms of physical size. Based on that, we might have the footballers to compete with Clare, Fermangh, Laois, Westmeath & Clare, but could be beaten before we start against the bigger and better conditioned team like Roscommon, Kildare & Armagh.

PatTheDandy (Cavan) - Posts: 282 - 14/01/2020 11:16:42    2259664

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Replying To cavanman47:  "Raymond Galligan
Liam Brady
Padraig Faulkner
Patrick Meade
Stephen Murray
Oisin Kiernan
Niall Murray
Ciaran Brady
Luke Fortune
Benjamin Kelly
Paul Gilcreest
Evan Doughty
Cormac O'Reilly
Gearoid McKiernan
Evan Fortune
Brian Magee
Kian Monaghan
Liam Buchanan
Martin Reilly
Caoimhin Reilly
Stephen Smith
Conor Smith
Conor Madden
Oisin Pierson
Ryan Connolly
Chris Conroy
Simon Cadden
Jason McLoughlin

That's a list of lads I know are on the panel, based on last 2 games. Are the following there:

Jack Brady
James Brady
Thomas Galligan
Conor Brady
Enda Flanagan

Anyone else??"
Caoimhin Reilly isnt on panel as far as I know, he was working in a shop the day of the Armagh game. You are missing Gerry Smith who was injured by Mickey said he is on panel.

benbulbenhead (Sligo) - Posts: 52 - 14/01/2020 11:17:10    2259665

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Replying To benbulbenhead:  "Caoimhin Reilly isnt on panel as far as I know, he was working in a shop the day of the Armagh game. You are missing Gerry Smith who was injured by Mickey said he is on panel."
Conor Brady and Paul Graham have both been name checked by graham as been injured

Breffni81 (Cavan) - Posts: 175 - 14/01/2020 11:40:23    2259672

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Replying To cavanman47:  "Raymond Galligan
Liam Brady
Padraig Faulkner
Patrick Meade
Stephen Murray
Oisin Kiernan
Niall Murray
Ciaran Brady
Luke Fortune
Benjamin Kelly
Paul Gilcreest
Evan Doughty
Cormac O'Reilly
Gearoid McKiernan
Evan Fortune
Brian Magee
Kian Monaghan
Liam Buchanan
Martin Reilly
Caoimhin Reilly
Stephen Smith
Conor Smith
Conor Madden
Oisin Pierson
Ryan Connolly
Chris Conroy
Simon Cadden
Jason McLoughlin

That's a list of lads I know are on the panel, based on last 2 games. Are the following there:

Jack Brady
James Brady
Thomas Galligan
Conor Brady
Enda Flanagan

Anyone else??"
Nothing in that panel to stir the blood.
God help us this year!!!

Virginia (Cavan) - Posts: 94 - 14/01/2020 18:51:18    2259777

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Replying To Virginia:  "Nothing in that panel to stir the blood.
God help us this year!!!"
On the face of it, I'd agree with you.

But I think there's still enough there to push for promotion if we set up right and our better players play to their potential.

McVitty and Mackey are by far the biggest loss. I think Moynagh and Clarke's departure will be lessened by a fit again Gerry Smith and Ciaran Brady coming in. Faulkner is still top notch, Mcloughlin still our best man market and Oisin Kiernan will move to the half back line I'd expect.

We didn't have a settled partner for Gearoid last year and Buchanan might be the one to step up this year. Martin Reilly will link play as good as anyone, if he's used properly.

It's up front where we need to improve and none of the lads there have shown they're at this level yet. Time for someone to step up.

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 4135 - 15/01/2020 13:45:56    2259983

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I'd expect the starting team to be something like...

Galligan

McLoughlin
Faulkner
K Brady

G Smith
O Kiernan
C Brady

Brian Magee
Conor Brady

Martin Reilly
G McKiernan
N Murray

C Smith
C Madden
O Pierson

Although I'm hearing Gerry Smith may not make it.

BreffniGuide (Cavan) - Posts: 450 - 15/01/2020 19:47:11    2260074

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Apparently meath are playing cavan this weekend

Theeagleeye (Roscommon) - Posts: 130 - 15/01/2020 22:11:47    2260098

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Replying To Theeagleeye:  "Apparently meath are playing cavan this weekend"
Yep. Behind closed doors in Breffni.

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 4135 - 16/01/2020 08:04:58    2260128

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Replying To cavanman47:  "Yep. Behind closed doors in Breffni."
Keep us posted

CavanAgain (Cavan) - Posts: 149 - 16/01/2020 14:22:03    2260205

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Replying To cavanman47:  "Yep. Behind closed doors in Breffni."
Yes I see my error No harm done thanks for pointing it out to me. Seán

The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4565 - 19/01/2020 12:00:24    2260724

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Replying To The Quiet Man:  "Yes I see my error No harm done thanks for pointing it out to me. Seán"
What?



Anyway, Meath won the game by a point.

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 4135 - 19/01/2020 15:46:33    2260775

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Replying To cavanman47:  "What?



Anyway, Meath won the game by a point."
Where was the game?

blueman1903 (Cavan) - Posts: 743 - 19/01/2020 16:06:41    2260781

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Replying To blueman1903:  "Where was the game?"
Breffni last night. Not sure which pitch

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 4135 - 19/01/2020 16:17:28    2260784

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Replying To cavanman47:  "Breffni last night. Not sure which pitch"
Thanks Cavanman47, any idea of teams out?

blueman1903 (Cavan) - Posts: 743 - 19/01/2020 16:32:52    2260788

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Replying To The Quiet Man:  "Yes I see my error No harm done thanks for pointing it out to me. Seán"
Are you Eagleeye Sean?

MadgeKing (Cavan) - Posts: 489 - 19/01/2020 18:24:58    2260842

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Heard it was a dire game with Meath set up very defensive in preparation for Tyrone away. 1-2 to 3 at half time to Cavan and according to my source a final result of 1-8 to 1-8(mostly frees). No idea of line out apart from my source.

CR7 (Cavan) - Posts: 117 - 19/01/2020 22:01:43    2260950

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Replying To MadgeKing:  "Are you Eagleeye Sean?"
No hes not

Theeagleeye (Roscommon) - Posts: 130 - 19/01/2020 22:23:00    2260960

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33 man panel named on the WeareCavan podcast:

Ciaran Brady, Conor Brady, Killian Brady, Liam Brady, Liam Buchanan, Simon Cadden, Ryan Connolly, Chris Conroy, Evan Doughty, Padraig Faulkner, Evaan Fortune, Luke Fortune, Raymond Galligan, Thomas Galligan, Paul Graham, Paul Gilchreest, Benjamin Kelly, Oisin Kiernan, Conor Madden, Bryan Magee, Gearoid McKiernan, Jason McLoughlin, Paddy Meade, Kian Monahan, Niall Murray, Stephen Murray, Cormac O'Reilly, Oisin Pierson, Martin Reilly, Conor Smith, Gerry Smith, James Smith, Stephen Smith.

GallantJohnJoe (Cavan) - Posts: 310 - 23/01/2020 12:11:26    2261753

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