Clareman wrote: » That draw hasn't done any favours, assuming that Waterford lose all their games that'll leave Cork on 6 point total, Limerick on 5 and Tipp on 3 with Clare on 2, by my reckoning we'll have to beat Tipp to make the playoffs in third and win both matches to reach the Munster final, in fact if Tipp beat us we could be going into the last game with nothing to play for. We really need Waterford to take something off either Tipp or Limerick or beat Cork for us.
washman3 wrote: » Exactly. If the full back line can come out on top here or even break even, Clare can win this. Should 'lord it' at midfield especially with Brennan, best midfielder in the game IMO
finbarrk wrote: » I actually did a €20 @9/1. Just in case! Our full back line will have their hands full. But, it should be a good day out anyway.
supernova5 wrote: » What's the story with Cathal McInerrney,? has'nt been named on the 26 man panel so far
windy shepard henderson wrote: » Much better performance workrate wise lets hope we can build on it , conlon as a full forward is a. Colossis , Duggan much better today too interchanging possitions suited him ,
windy shepard henderson wrote: » huge game today , lose here and we could be heading for an early exit , the one worry i have today is the team is unchanged , pat o'connor and malone starting again is an insult to guys on the bench trying to fight for a place in the team , lets hope for no more rush of blood to the heads on the sideline when making decisions today also ,
Clareman wrote: » Probably a stupid question, but do I have to print off my ticker for the match tomorrow or will it be ok just to show it on my phone??
windy shepard henderson wrote: » the 3 efforts in the first half were really frustrating , its been the same story all year really , management are shooting themselves in the foot with this tactic of going for goals , we could easily have been 5 points up at half time had we done the simple stuff
Davys Fits wrote: » Sod cant score points unless hes in front of goal as he did twice Sunday. He had 2 other opportunities to shoot from a scoreable angle but renaged on one and sent another wide. I dont think he has much confidence when shooting points.
Gael85 wrote: » Hopefully Russell returns. Are Martin McMahon or Kevin Harnett on panel? Good win for footballers Saturday. About time they put up a big tally against Limerick as games between them are usually tight.
Clareman wrote: » SoD should be concentrating on scoring but he's consistently looking to pass whereas the rest of the team are looking to do anything but run into a tackle.
corks finest wrote: » Agree ref cork having extra gear etc,but Clare left it behind them via too many wide's,and a host of missed opportunities near goal, forwards trying to walk in , instead of tapping it over,cork fan obviously,but GAA fan first
windy shepard henderson wrote: » footballers line out tonight without sean o'donohue or ciaran russell , sean has returned home to chicago for the summer to spend time with his family and ciaran has temporarily dropped out of the panel due to work commitments both huge loses to the panel , o'donohue was outstanding in the league , gordon kelly returns tonight also after his 3 month ban , jerome henery and his officials can hang there heads in shame over that disgrace of a decision :mad: the team lines out as follows , below is the full panel for the championship , great to see young players like gavin cooney and ross phelan called up from last years minor sides ] tough game in store tonight in my opinion ,only a point separated the sides last year tonight will be equally close , limerick will be stronger then what they were at any stage of the league , especially with the return of ian corbethttps://twitter.com/Clare_Football/status/997443882429370369
Smith614 wrote: » SOD was very lucky Nash made a balls of it for the Clare goal. If Nash did his job properly SOD would be slated for not taking his point instead of trying to play the killer pass (which he regularly tries). Clare are over complicating things and trying to walk the ball into the net.
letowski wrote: » Clare are never going to have a proper sustained championship run conceding 2-23 or there abouts every game. We are woefully poorly trained and disciplined in how to defend properly. Cork don't have the most talented set of backs in the world, but they defend as a unit, are physical and get the hooks and blocks in. When we got a run through on their back line (and we did a truck load of times), every Cork player within the vicinity scrabbled back to put their body on the line. We just don't have the same urgency throughout the team to put everything into stopping the other team from clearing a ball, or shooting for goal. What was Seadna at there for the finish letting Harnedy go past him so he could go for a hook. He should have challenged him square on and not let him inside. We are just not physical and aggressive enough when we dont have the ball, to get it back. Also, as said our decision making in front of goal was appalling. When you are 40 yards out with space, you take your point. We were constantly forcing things and you could see the frustration creeping into our game. You need to be tapping those over the bar and settling the team down into a rhythm, especially being the first game of the championship. I put alot of blame on the management for the strategy. I'd drop Morey, O'Connor and Malone for McCarthy, Shanahan and Ian Galvin. McCarthy won't need to play corner back against Waterford. Duggan goes on the 40, its ridiculous he was at 14 again, all his best hurling is at wing forward. There's been alot of calls/decisions the management made this year, particularly around tactics and how they are utilizing the squad, I think are highly questionable.
feargale wrote: » How do you all rate Cork? Will they beat Tipp next Sunday?
