There's a lot of comment about Terry Hyland in this discussion. People who claim to know a lot about him say that he always tries to get the most knowledgeable selectors around him and gives them far more important roles in setting up the team than that most managers do. There may be a truth in this. Look at the pedigree of most of the U-21 and Senior selectors.

He managed the U-21s to 3 consecutive Ulster Finals and his selectors in 2010/11/12 were for the most part experienced former county senior players with Provincial medals at U-21 and/or Senior level. Then he moved over to the Senior Management and his previous selector Peter Reilly brought another Ulster U-21 title home this year. Many neutrals thought Cavan gave Donegal a much better test last year and in fairness they did have a few great performances in this years league - way ahead of anything we saw last year. OK maybe there was a bit of needle in the Monaghan match but it was a good performance and in Navan it was a game of hard fast football with good hard knocks and no whingeing or diving on either side. The one common factor to all this is Terry Hyland so he must be doing something right. Sunday will tell us more about that and Armagh are a good championship team. We'll know more about whether or not we're championship material around 4 o'clock on Sunday evening. Best of luck to the lads - there won't be any lack of commitment or pride in the jersey.

RoyalBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 198 - 17/05/2013 20:55:39    1385999

Redisc happy neither our Celtics men on the team Mc Cutcheon and Hayes are as good as all 6 starting backs and better than most of them . But anyway maybe they'll get a run the next day. Cavan need a win so we just have to get behind the lads thats on

cavancharlie (Cavan) - Posts: 4 - 18/05/2013 11:49:30    1386076

Meant real unhappy

cavancharlie (Cavan) - Posts: 4 - 18/05/2013 12:19:06    1386099

have no problem with either hayes or mcCutchion in general but neither has been that consistant this year and i think your way off the mark that they are better then all the backs named, not sure what games you have been watching instead of sour grapes would you not now at this late stage get behind the team named and wish these lads well .

cavan.wanderer (Cavan) - Posts: 82 - 18/05/2013 15:58:18    1386220

Looks like there is a fair amount of negativity following Cavan around as usual, but regardless of anything else I do not think the players should be criticised when they are giving up their lives to play county senior football in the championship.All of the Cavan players will give everything they have regardless of their ability.I cannot see us getting the scores tomorrow as Keating will never perform again like he did last year and Martin Dunne will be swept to one side by a man marker with a bit of pace and power.But because of Terry tactics we will keep the score down to a respectable one.

celt2018 (Cavan) - Posts: 160 - 18/05/2013 16:40:48    1386252

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Read the post man I said we have to get behind the team, I just might not be leppin up n down with excitement about them. Some posters donont like anyone else ta have a opinion at all.

cavancharlie (Cavan) - Posts: 4 - 18/05/2013 18:38:53    1386310

Best of luck tomorrow, more than capable of beating them

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 18/05/2013 18:41:46    1386312

Armagh -10 @11/1 with paddypower. Easy money

rising1916 (Cavan) - Posts: 187 - 18/05/2013 19:54:56    1386340

Does anyone feel brave enough to predict the score on this forum and risk serious rebuke?My prediction is Cavan 1-10 Armagh 2-12 but I sincerely hope I am wrong .

celt2018 (Cavan) - Posts: 160 - 19/05/2013 09:28:03    1386415

cavan bye 7 in MINOR and bye 4 in SENOR game GOOD LUCK LADS, ARMAGH ARE VERY POOR AT ALL LEVELS AT THE MOMENT

jfkcavan (Cavan) - Posts: 315 - 19/05/2013 09:58:42    1386419

Stefan Forker- 'turning up won't be enough'; McKeever- we're not looking past Cavan'. Sounds like Armagh are struggling to motivate themselves. Look at their team on paper, and what they've actually done in league and championship football in the last couple of seasons; where has this assumption of superiority come from?

Terry Hyland should not give them too much credit and go in with an over-negative gameplan, that would be a self-imposed admission of weakness. A win is there for Cavan if they attack Armagh from the start.

Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1344 - 19/05/2013 10:30:53    1386425

2.16 armagh
O.20 cavan

rising1916 (Cavan) - Posts: 187 - 19/05/2013 12:41:24    1386476

cavan 1.9
armagh 1.14

wishfulthinkin (Cavan) - Posts: 1750 - 19/05/2013 13:14:34    1386498

@rising1916 - so much for your previous post armagh-10 (win by 11).. Best of luck to the lads today hopefully give the county a lift, need it at senior level.

lifebuoy (Cavan) - Posts: 628 - 19/05/2013 13:14:56    1386499

killian brady in. jack out

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5524 - 19/05/2013 13:57:30    1386519

Ht- Cavan 1-06 Arnagh 0-4

seamusmac (Meath) - Posts: 379 - 19/05/2013 14:45:50    1386546

Well done to Cavan.

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 19/05/2013 15:42:21    1386573

Was seanie there??

brianfitzsimons (Kildare) - Posts: 223 - 19/05/2013 15:47:17    1386578

I hope that shuts up the geniuses on here. These lads have backbone. The Cavan of old would have capitulated when a point was in it.

Great day for Terry and the panel. Well done lads.

BreffniGuide (Cavan) - Posts: 474 - 19/05/2013 15:51:52    1386581

Great result for the lads, well done, some great individual performances from keating, two flangans, two dunnes and McEnroe but overall a good work ethic and honesty of effort from everyone. Midfield was a struggle all day it has to be said. One month to the Fermanagh, hopefully all injuries clear up and no further ones come to the fore as we will need a full strength team for Fermanagh.

P.Mus (Cavan) - Posts: 386 - 19/05/2013 16:15:45    1386588