With the exception of Cavan Gaels I have to ask is all the town clubs in the county letting down Cavan GAA?
If you look at all the town clubs except the Gaels and to a lesser extent Kingscourt, they have done very little for the county team.

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4163 - 04/09/2011 21:58:22    1026968

Really belturbet, Ramor Cuchullians Castlerahan all have players on or recently on the Cavan team and on the U 21 s
Bboro's Argue was one of the main reasons we won the U21 ulster final

You have a history of making things up to fertilise your little mind

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 05/09/2011 08:32:58    1026984

Ochonlir,

I was making reference to the Cavan senior team, If you look at it with exception of the Gaels and Kingscourt very few Towns have produced players of note for the Senior team,
Is it that Town people/players by nature are fine individual footballers but they fail to gel into a county setup where people from other walks of life play,
The vast majority of good honest footballers are country lads that can take a knock and give a shoulder wiothout being down on the ground requiring attention.
Indeed it is felt by some that players from small towns in Cavan that make the County team are attention seekers.

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4163 - 05/09/2011 09:58:57    1027042

Virginia: Jack Brady, Damien Barkey, Kevin Mulvanny
Bailieborough: Alan O'Mara, Billy O'Mara, Michael Argue
Kingscourt: Joe Dillon, Shane Grey, Barry Tully


All of the above played Minor or u21 championship this year. That's 9 from three towns.

onthesquare (Cavan) - Posts: 76 - 05/09/2011 10:05:26    1027050

you said Cavan Gaa how is that the senior team

what Towns players are you referring to, I dont recall any towns players rolling around of Late?

Manu is your fertiliser of reference so your mature thinking may be stunted so you cant be blamed.

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 05/09/2011 16:05:04    1027505

As I have already said, other than Casvan Gaels and to a lesser extent Kingscourt very few of the small Town clubs around Cavan have supplied any good footballers for the County Senior team.
If you look at it, in the past when Cavan were succesful where did the big players come from. All country lads that were able totake a knock and give a shoulder..
Now these small Town fellows are watcking too much Television or listening to the wireless about this fellow and that fellow nearly half dead (This is in other sports) then gets up after the magic bottle and he takes his free,
Look at older players like the Ton or the spear would these fellows be seen down on the ground o no. That was only for old weamon

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4163 - 06/09/2011 09:51:05    1027989

Have to agree with Tom,town teams not pulling their weight in Cavan.Most small country clubs achieving much more. Big populations are in cootehill,belturbet,bailieboro,ballyduff,virginia,kingscourt and of course Cavan town.apart from Gaels and kingscourt,not much to shout about in these towns.some good individual players but weak clubs

gaelsarebest (Cavan) - Posts: 39 - 12/09/2011 13:36:53    1032476

examples of small clubs achieving more?

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 12/09/2011 14:53:24    1032587

If i'm not mistaken Belturbet, Castlerahan, Ballinagh and the Gaels were the last four this year. All town teams as I have also noticed. So in closing Tom your comment is nonsense

Fr.LarryDuff (Cavan) - Posts: 24 - 13/09/2011 16:03:44    1033591

"good footballers for the County Senior team"... Name a few good footballers.. and please don't name players that have moved from another club to the town....

ponger (Cavan) - Posts: 606 - 14/09/2011 10:46:58    1034017

On my lunch and I am going to attempt to go through this quickly, so forgive me if i leave anyone out, the names include runs with the minors, u21s, juniors and seniors, from town teams.
Kingscourt, Joe dillon, James farrely, barry reilly, ryan mccormack, thomas wakely.
Shercock, Killian clarke, brian sankey.
Balieborogh, alan and billy omara, michael argue.
Virginia, Jack brady, damien barkey, james mcenroe, simon cadden, anton reilly.
Ballyduff, Jamie leahy, cian mackey, flanagan x2.
Kilnaleck, Daragh mcveety, poor return from this town in fairness.
Cavan, we all know this town produces and wont name all them.
Killeshandra, Conor smith, daragh tighe, paddy king, thomas reilly
Cootehill, John mccutheon, poor return also. But i believe cootehill have a small pick as kill and drumgoon come in right to the town, they have the main street and a little bit more, maybe im wrong but thats what a cootehill man told me.
Ballyhaise dosent qualify as a town does it? cullivan, tierney, moran mccormack.
Arva, Kevin bouchier, ciaran brady, morris brothers.
Belturbet, jayo, damien reilly, poor return from belturbet too.
Ballinagh, Mcdermott, Patrick carrol, gaynor for a while!, pauric reilly.

Thats just off the top of my head dont be afraid to add names or even towns i have forgotten!! It should put an end to this silly argument. happy lunching!

galoping gazele (None) - Posts: 174 - 14/09/2011 13:00:47    1034167

just to add to the kingscourt list you also had colm smith and I believe barry tully and shane grey were on this years under-21 panel also.
and and philly smith has represented cavan at senior level.

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5524 - 14/09/2011 14:39:25    1034316

With the exception of Cavan Gaels I have to ask is all the town clubs in the county letting down Cavan GAA?
If you look at all the town clubs except the Gaels and to a lesser extent Kingscourt, they have done very little for the county team

That was the Post that I started with and I still stick to my well found views that Cavan GAA( Senior Team) has been very poorly served by all the small Town clubs.
If you see it this way how long has it beeen since the Gaels have been tested by a small town team in Cavan. Leave last years final aside where most people would feel that the Gaels were hard done by.
That has shows when the Gaels compete in ULster against teams that played a better standard of football leading up to being victors in that county.
It is no fault of the Gaels that a Cavan county final is of a poor standard, indeed if the opposition was of higher quality the Gaels would enjoy the victories even more.
I do hope that this years final is just not a run in the park for them and indeed for the good of Cavan football and help to promote GAA outside of Cavan Town for a country team to defeat the Gaels would do a world of good for the Gaa in Cavan.

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4163 - 15/09/2011 11:24:24    1034980

Ballyhaise dosent qualify as a town does it? cullivan, tierney, moran mccormack

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does it even qualify as a team?

wishfulthinkin (Cavan) - Posts: 1750 - 15/09/2011 17:58:35    1035476

Is it even a Bally?

Con Cavan (Cavan) - Posts: 894 - 16/09/2011 08:58:37    1035752

I used to think Tom was a WUM, now I actually feel sorry for him.

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5524 - 16/09/2011 17:32:50    1036427

galoping gazele
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1034167 On my lunch and I am going to attempt to go through this quickly, so forgive me if i leave anyone out, the names include runs with the minors, u21s, juniors and seniors, from town teams.
Kingscourt, Joe dillon, James farrely, barry reilly, ryan mccormack, thomas wakely.
Shercock, Killian clarke, brian sankey.
Balieborogh, alan and billy omara, michael argue.
Virginia, Jack brady, damien barkey, james mcenroe, simon cadden, anton reilly.
Ballyduff, Jamie leahy, cian mackey, flanagan x2.
Kilnaleck, Daragh mcveety, poor return from this town in fairness.
Cavan, we all know this town produces and wont name all them.
Killeshandra, Conor smith, daragh tighe, paddy king, thomas reilly
Cootehill, John mccutheon, poor return also. But i believe cootehill have a small pick as kill and drumgoon come in right to the town, they have the main street and a little bit more, maybe im wrong but thats what a cootehill man told me.
Ballyhaise dosent qualify as a town does it? cullivan, tierney, moran mccormack.
Arva, Kevin bouchier, ciaran brady, morris brothers.
Belturbet, jayo, damien reilly, poor return from belturbet too.
Ballinagh, Mcdermott, Patrick carrol, gaynor for a while!, pauric reilly.

Thats just off the top of my head dont be afraid to add names or even towns i have forgotten!! It should put an end to this silly argument. happy lunching!

Ballyduff- also had 2 minors Cian McEnroe and Fergal Reilly

Mc_Attack (Cavan) - Posts: 20 - 20/09/2011 20:55:12    1039212

Before you all jump to offer support to your local cross roads with post Office boxes attached to gate posts what I did say that excepts for Cavan and a lesser extent Kingscourt very few TOWNS did anythging for the Cavan teams in recent times. I did offer clarification that I was referencing the Cavan senior football team
Ok

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4163 - 21/09/2011 09:07:01    1039268