Niall Clerkin in possession for Cavan against Dublin in Breffni Park
Cavan hosted Dublin at Kingspan Breffni Park yesterday in the opening round of the National League and over 16,000 fans turned up to see the spectacle.
There were a number of reasons for interest in the game, the Cavan fans wanted to see the All-Ireland champions in the flesh, but they were also there to witness their team’s first appearance in division one in 15 years.
As expected, their return to the top flight ended in defeat, 0-11 to 0-18.
But Cavan will not feel too disheartened as they showed flashes of good play, and they were also boosted to see Gearoid McKiernan appear as a second half substitute which suggests that he could be back to full match fitness sooner than expected.
The reaction on Twitter was one of celebration at the large crowd, but also some jibes at the Sunday Game for their lack of interest in the Breffni Men.
We turned the Cavan town end into a mini Hill 16 yesterday! Great to see the traveling Dubs take over Breffni like that! #COYBIB pic.twitter.com/jezgAOcAl6
— The metropolitans (@Themetropolita4) February 6, 2017
Best of luck to cavan ladies and cavan seniors 2day, hopefully the start of a long season for both squads #cabhanabu
— cian mackey (@CianMackey) February 5, 2017
Was that @Johnsts4 or @POTUS? He was adamant there was 20k in breffni, not 16k! @EoinMcDevitt @saveciaranmurph @kenearlys @SecondCaptains
— Darragh Noble (@nobleda) February 6, 2017
#LeagueSundayRTE @RTEgaa There were 2 teams in Breffni park today…. any chance ye could do some analysis on the team that’s not Dublin.
— Barry McMahon (@barry_mcmahon) February 5, 2017
16,331 the attendance for Dublin Cavan in Kingspan Breffni Park
— Fintan O’Toole (@fotoole13) February 5, 2017
What an atmosphere in Kingspan Breffni Park. Cavan v Dublin #allianzNFL pic.twitter.com/jgasgy9ETi
— Declan Woods (@woods_declan) February 5, 2017
Chilled ball boys! Jake Brady from Gowna with Carolan brothers and sons of the Cavan team doc Ronan and Conor, from Clontarf #AllianzLeagues pic.twitter.com/SeMDR62XtQ
— Ray McManus (@Sportsfileray) February 5, 2017
@CavanCoBoardGaa As a Dub fan I would like to thank you for your hospitality and the Guards for the excellent post match traffic management
— Murray (@murrayahern) February 6, 2017
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