CARR: ULSTER TITLE BEYOND US.

Byline: ORLA BANNON

TOMMY CARR admits lifting an Ulster title is probably beyond his young Cavan team this year.

The former Dublin and Roscommon boss has joined the Breffni blues on a threeyear term and is looking further down the line than just tomorrow night's semi-final against Antrim.

"We are a young team and we are unlikely to win an Ulster title this year," he claimed.

"I could stand here and say we have a great chance but at the moment we don't.

"Even on the display of the Fermanagh game we wouldn't be doing enough."

Carr described Antrim's win over Donegal as incredible and says it overshadowed Cavan's one-point win over Fermanagh.

However he was pleased that his team were able to dig out that victory, despite Fermanagh chasing them hard to the final whistle.

"From just talking to the players, they felt that they don't win tight games.

"They always seem to come out the wrong side of tight games so it was good for their confidence," he added.

Having stayed away in large numbers for that first round game, he's hoping to see a big Cavan crowd in Clones.

"I think expectations were low. That was the biggest thing for us - to show the Cavan public that we were very serious and very determined to do something.

Seanie Johnston remains Cavan's marquee player but Carr believes other forwards are starting to take some of the pressure off him.

"There are one or two others trumping up a bit for us... Sean Brady scored two points against Fermanagh, Cian Mackay scored two points, Martin Reilly. I don't think the dependence is there on Seanie."

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THREE YEAR PLAN Carr is with the Breffni Blues for the long term