Sorry of the 2011 ulster winning team there is ciaran brady, gerry smith, brian sankey, michael argue, darragh mc veety, killian clarke starting. then paul graham, andy graham, conor moynagh, joe dillon and more panelists

Thefryingpan (Cavan) - Posts: 26 - 24/03/2013 21:58:33    1355550

sergeant slash in regards to you wondering were u21 semi final cavan v down will be; the venue i was thinking would be its in the athletic grounds in armagh and derry v donegal will be in omagh i was talking a guy over weekend he told me news on venues in regard to final venue not known till semi played all go well cavan be one of them in final

Davin (Cavan) - Posts: 46 - 25/03/2013 11:38:31    1355713

anyone know when the venues for the semi finals are been confirmed?

sammaguire1 (Cavan) - Posts: 279 - 26/03/2013 10:10:02    1356414

sammaguire1
County: Cavan
Posts: 153
anyone know when the venues for the semi finals are been confirmed?

Word on the street says it will be the Athletic Grounds Armagh @ 8. Is it a lucky ground for us??

Brownred (Cavan) - Posts: 229 - 26/03/2013 14:02:05    1356638

Don't know yet. Brewster would be great though.

BreffniBlue (Cavan) - Posts: 278 - 26/03/2013 17:00:20    1356830

ye it wud be ideal for us

sammaguire1 (Cavan) - Posts: 279 - 26/03/2013 17:07:41    1356842

The Athletic Grounds in Armagh it is then!

Sergeant_Slash (Cavan) - Posts: 2182 - 27/03/2013 15:10:54    1357360

Would you's rate your U21 side as good as last two years, you's are certainly coming strong at this grade

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 27/03/2013 18:27:54    1357546

I'd rate us as good as last year. Are we better time will tell.

fredflint (Cavan) - Posts: 1485 - 27/03/2013 20:17:52    1357642

TheRightStuff
County: Donegal
Posts: 113

1357546
Would you's rate your U21 side as good as last two years, you's are certainly coming strong at this grade


most people probably wouldn't - we actually had very good teams the previous 3 years. this year, I think we have possibly more strength in depth than before and the subs that came on against monaghan made a big difference.

i hear a lot of people building up the current donegal team

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5331 - 27/03/2013 20:23:41    1357648

Yeah, you's had a brill team when we beat you's three years ago, the only difference was Murphy. We were not expecting much at start of year but the work rate we produced V Tyrone was excellent. Again we have a great go-too man in McBearty and the Mchugh's (Ryan and Eoin) look good. It's trciky to know at this age group ( Dublin getting beaten etc). I suppose both of us can't look past our next matches. U21 is such an unknown quantity. Derry will be strong no doubt, hve a sneaky feeling for a Donegal V Cavan final but its premature. Winning at underage obviously does not guarantee success at adult level but it definately does help Slan go Foill

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 27/03/2013 21:04:11    1357680

its hard to know at this stage how good this team is compared to previous years.
the 2011 team were quite good.although it didn't end very well.
however we have some fantastic footballers in this years group. i feel better footballers than other years. there are lads there who will serve the cavan team very well in the coming years.

asdfg (Cavan) - Posts: 320 - 28/03/2013 11:06:55    1357814

I think footballing wise this team is better than previous years. There are better individual footballers on it. However, it terms of team mentality we are not as strong as Terry's teams. I say this because I watched the Hastings cup final when we were cruising and then capitulated in the last 10 minutes to Longford. Also in the Monaghan game we were cruising when we were 5 points up, but then let Monaghan back into the game. We did well to dig out the result in extra time, but home advantage played a big part. Would we have won such a close contest in Clones?

Big test against Down, havnt a notion what they're like, but I'm confident we can beat them. If we sort out midfield, we have no weaknesses from 1-15 and just as importantly in modern football, a very strong bench.

Sergeant_Slash (Cavan) - Posts: 2182 - 29/03/2013 12:10:18    1358368

Excellent post Sergeant Slash, agree yet again with you.
Work rate I think is what's carrying us over the line ..so far. Mid-field is a worry and possibly shot selection, we should have had Monaghan dead and buried 5 mins into the second half.
Down are very strong, and quietly confident.

BreffniBlue (Cavan) - Posts: 278 - 29/03/2013 14:25:14    1358451

Agree, I have to bow to the Seargents greater knowlege as I wasent at the Monaghan game. He hit the nail on the head on a lot of points. It seems we do have a lot more strength in depth on the bench than previous years. I think this was our achilles heel when we played Galway in '11 and more so last year against Roscommon in the s/final. Getting the best 15 on the field from the start will be a tricky call but I trust Peter and the mentors.
The fade out when going 5 points up in both the Hastings final and the last day as the Seargent says is a bit worrying. This was a trait of old Cavan teams so lets hope Peter can iron this problem out. The great teams put teams to the sword when on top so we should work on this.
Hope to be in Armagh on Wed to see another chapter in our great underage revival. Best of luck to Peter and all the lads.
Cavan Abu

BreffniDub (None) - Posts: 377 - 30/03/2013 11:19:15    1358739

I wouldn't worry too much about the so called fade out. That was a very good Monaghan team and they were always going to get a decent spell or two. You can't demand a team to be dominant for the entire match. The key thing to focus on is reacting to such a spell and Cavan did that very well. By all accounts Down will be another tough test in a less familiar venue. These are tough games that will be "on the day" as they say. Best of luck to the lads.

fredflint (Cavan) - Posts: 1485 - 30/03/2013 12:16:06    1358760

anyone know anything about down. we might all be getting carried away here. im sure down are well up for this. lets take one step at a time. people are talking about 3 in a row here . we have only won one game so far.

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5524 - 30/03/2013 16:34:34    1358856

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE DOWN MY FRIENDS ?

jfkcavan (Cavan) - Posts: 315 - 31/03/2013 12:17:33    1359035

I dont think Cavan people should underestimate anybody but we have to have confidence in our own ability. Down will be coming in a little bit under the Radar so they are very dangerous. How many Senior players have they playing?

BreffniDub (None) - Posts: 377 - 31/03/2013 13:07:06    1359058

I was talking to a knowledgeable football man from Down who says this is a strong, pacey ,talented but very hardworking Down team, so it will be a very tough encounter by all accounts.

celt2018 (Cavan) - Posts: 160 - 31/03/2013 14:35:31    1359083