An old-fashioned shoot-out thrilled and enthralled a crowd of 21,192 at St Tiernach’s Park

Martin Reilly has admitted it’s a very different sporting dream that he’s chasing these days with Cavan.

Newcomers and championship debutants aside, Cavan have waited a long time to give #futureisblue a runout at senior level.

After a bevy of provincial underage success, classy Cavan showed signs they might be coming of age at senior level as they cruised into the semi-finals of the Ulster SFC semi-final after a dour derby duel at Kingspan Breffni.

Galway 0-13 Cavan 0-11

Ex-player Graham will have players from the four-in-a-row Ulster u-21 title winners to back-bone the side.

The social media maxim began to gain traction around 2011 and, for a few years, was beloved of the Breffni faithful.

London 0-11 Cavan 2-22: Cavan’s trip to London proved more routine than expected but victory came at a price for Terry Hyland’s men.

GAA President Aoghán Ó Fearghail has taken under-fire pundit Joe Brolly to task over his criticism of Cavan, claiming it was ‘upsetting’ and ‘nasty’.

It was bound to happen. Just as all good things must come to an end, so too must the bad ones and so it was that Brendan Fitzpatrick on March 28 ended a barren goal streak in the league for Cavan that stretched back to last spring.

Cavan chairman Gerry Brady has revealed their senior football management will speak to players about avoiding verbals ahead of Sunday’s Ulster quarter-final derby with Monaghan.