congratulations to O' Raighailigh Gaels on your victory today. well done to everyone involved. next year when the board sanction amalgamations there must be a stipulation that if you do amalgamate you are not allowed to win the final.

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5524 - 11/09/2011 20:54:38    1032049

tony.montana i agree that alot of clubs in cavan should amalgamate because it would raise the standard of football but i dont agree with ridiculous amalgamations like kingcourt/shercock or two years ago when baileboro joined up with shercock after that very same baileboro team had won nearly everything up to minor from u-12 but just had a poor minor league campaign that year. these amalgamations are just stupid. if you were from the gaels and knew some of the players well you would know that they didnt come to win things, they came to become better footballers by playing a better standard of football and enjoying their football more which is what its all about.

kingofkings (Cavan) - Posts: 16 - 11/09/2011 21:02:51    1032064

It's up to the county board to have the final say if they can join or not.Thats true, but by these players joining, who generally need to be a good enough standard or they won't have a chance of getting playing with the gaels. This leads to two problems, firstly - the team they leave, as they are a decent player, they will suffer, other players will lose interest & maybe follow suit. Secondly - this in turn pushes players out that already involved with the Gaels. So you have a negative affect on both clubs. There's always going to be complaints when an amalgamation side are victorious

tony.montana (Cavan) - Posts: 179 - 11/09/2011 21:20:05    1032089

Funny to see the main page with a picture of yestardays winners wearing kingscourt jerseys !!!!! says a lot.

gaelsutd (Cavan) - Posts: 602 - 12/09/2011 08:43:25    1032156

wells gaelsutd i saw the O' Raighailigh Gaels vs Eire Og Celtics and they both had unique jersies for the competition..i can only presume as i wasn't at the game that one team had to change strip or maybe both hence the kingscourt 2nd jersies.

bigcavanman (Cavan) - Posts: 49 - 12/09/2011 09:14:09    1032178

Sportsmanship, Respect, Humility. ?????

The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4602 - 12/09/2011 09:36:22    1032195

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1032049 congratulations to O' Raighailigh Gaels on your victory today. well done to everyone involved. next year when the board sanction amalgamations there must be a stipulation that if you do amalgamate you are not allowed to win the final.

MAYBE THE CO BOARD SHOULD SANCTION A FEW SENIOR AMALGAMATIONS?? BECAUSE IS THE ONLY WAY THE GAELS WILL BE BEATEN AT SENIOR LEVEL IT SEEMS... NO CLUB ON THEIR OWN ARE CONSISTANTLY GOOD ENOUGH TO BEAT THEM..

sheva7 (Cavan) - Posts: 498 - 12/09/2011 09:55:37    1032213

I think we do need to consider why we are amalgamating and the potential damage it does especially at minor level. The players who miss out would in my view be more likely to walk away from our sport. I cant imagine how clubs that have no real connection would celebrate a victory like this? I am not from Kingscourt or Shercock and wish both clus the best. They had a good victory but...

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 12/09/2011 10:39:17    1032256

gaelsutd Cavan gaels won the tose hense the Kingscourt second jerseys.

THE.FOX (Cavan) - Posts: 48 - 12/09/2011 10:48:54    1032263

Good look to Kingscourt and Shercock on their victory. It was a tall order for the Gaels yesterday against that strong outfit. But they can take heart that players like V Coyle and the Grahams will be winning Senior titles long before anybody from Shercock does..

sheva7 (Cavan) - Posts: 498 - 12/09/2011 10:49:37    1032266

When the gaels lose there is always someone to blame. Last year when kingscourt beat them it was the ref this year its something else. Yous are not used to losing which goes to show yous are part of a good club. But take your beating like men when u do lose.

hp (Cavan) - Posts: 88 - 12/09/2011 11:23:09    1032306

Poor enough game yesterday. the gaels missed two gilt edged goal chances in the first half, which cost them in the end. O raghallaigh gaels are no great shakes by any means, i was disappointed with them after the reports I heard about them. Their purple patch just after half time was enough for them to win, shocking behaviour at the end from both teams, with the managers fighting as well, it left a sour taste in my mouth it must be said.

P.Mus (Cavan) - Posts: 386 - 12/09/2011 11:47:51    1032346

Cavan Gaels are an excellent club with many talented individuals at all levels; However...learn to take a defeat........the behaviour of some of the management and players at the end of the game yesterday was a disgust; (And not the first time) Other teams use this as a motivating factor against the Gaels;

Steaf35 (Cavan) - Posts: 12 - 12/09/2011 11:57:17    1032362

If they are one club they should have there own jerseys and crest.they are not one club !!

gaelsutd (Cavan) - Posts: 602 - 12/09/2011 12:18:31    1032384

they do have there own jerseys? .. cavan gaels won the toss so they had to change strip you whinger

pMll (Cavan) - Posts: 3 - 12/09/2011 14:05:00    1032521

gaelsutd who said they are one club? Amalgamation are they not?

THE.FOX (Cavan) - Posts: 48 - 12/09/2011 14:21:39    1032556

well done o raghallagh gaels ... typical cavan gaels sore losers as soon as a team puts it up to them they cry .. and they cud hav easily won yesterday if they took there chances in the 1st half!! .. all this complaining about amalgamations when cavan gaels are the biggest amalgamation in the county at least shercock or kingscourt dont be poaching players from other clubs.. how much did they sign lyng and forde for anyway??

pMll (Cavan) - Posts: 3 - 12/09/2011 14:23:04    1032558

how did the county board let 2 strng teams join? shercock are a strong div 2 team and kinkscourt are div1 league champions.... dy must of had a panel off 30 so dat ment 10 players cudnt play a game.... as a drumalee man i didnt care who won bt its a joke dey wer let join... players loose intrest and end up quiting its no wonder cavan football is d way it is...

Flee08 (Cavan) - Posts: 18 - 12/09/2011 15:11:34    1032612

Flee u don't no wat ur talkin about ur from de towm drumalee love de gaels so of course ur gonna cheer for them, all u town boys are sore losers wen it comes to a team that's can play better football. U seen at de end of de game wen u started fightin instead of playin football anyway ,flee ur wrong well done o raghalliagh gaels!

william14 (Cavan) - Posts: 14 - 13/09/2011 10:25:45    1033250

william14 you obviously havnt been to a gaels drumalee game. dont comment on something you know nothing about. gaels and drumalee get well off the pitch but its very rare that you would hear one speak nicely about the other in football terms. of course o raghallaigh gaels played better football sure they were a disgrace of an amalgamation and everybody knows that. how could they possibly not have played good football with the division 1 league champions and a division 2 team amalgamted?

kingofkings (Cavan) - Posts: 16 - 13/09/2011 11:50:09    1033331