Cavan manager Mickey Graham calls for greater consistency from Breffnimen

If Cavan are to escape from the bottom tier of League football, Mickey Graham says they need to dispel the notion that the Breffnimen are solely a Championship team.

Both the Ulster and Munster champions from the 2020 season find themselves in Division Four with Cavan and Tipperary both dropping down following their relegation from Division Three last term.

The Premier County would need a swift upturn in their fortunes as they only have one point to show from their first two outings, but Cavan have two wins from two while their game against Sligo in Markievicz Park last Sunday fell foul to the weather.

Cavan’s Ulster title success in 2020 came off the back of a League campaign which saw them relegated from Division Two and they suffered back-to-back relegations after losing a play-off to Wicklow last Spring.

Speaking ahead of Sunday’s clash with Carlow at Kingspan Breffni Park (2pm), Graham insists Cavan have no superiority complex in the basement division and knows they’ll have to fight for every point.

“No matter who you play, you always have to treat the opposition with respect,” said Graham.

“Sometimes with Cavan, when you’re expected to put in big performances, you end up getting turned over. When you least expect it, they’ll put in a performance.

“That’s a mindset thing that we’re trying to correct. Cavan’s League performances haven’t been consistent whereas our Championship performances have been.

“We need to be more consistent in the League then carry that into the Championship.

“Two years ago we were relegated, we ended up winning Ulster - football can be a funny game at times!”

Cavan started life in Division Four with a four-point win over Leitrim in Carrick-on-Shannon before scoring an impressive 0-17 to 1-8