Clare GAA discussion thread

Mehapoy wrote: »

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

probably have to pull Rory hayes for the last two fouls at the end of the game for limericks comback , he did have a guilty look on his face both times , only looking at the replay there in the highlights both were two bad frees to give away

both especially the 2nd free for the equalizer at the end are normally the type of frees that would be wavered by most ref's here in club games , we really miss paul kinnerk when it comes to things like tackling , look how much limerick have improved since he joined , tom condon is playing the best hurling of his career , ritchie english could barely make the panel and struggled against the weaker sides in division 1b a few years back dan morrisey has probably overlapped diarmuid byarnes as one of the best wing backs in the country

kiely obviously has a huge impact in how limerick set themselves up but i reckon the level of limericks discipline is down to kinnerk and if you look back to our hurling in 2013 against the next 3 or 4 years our defending deteriorated in his absence regardless of who the manager was

The same richie english who was fullback on the u21 team of the year in 2015? He was always going to step up to senior after impressing at u21and minor, the other 2 have improved immensly alright, not too many would have had Dan Morrissey on their team at the start of last year.

Yeah the same lad . He had a very slow start to his intercounty career while showing great promise at underage , has very much came of age over the last 12 months

media interviews from yesterday from clare tv youtube page , john kiely , david fitzgearld , donal maloney

Clareman wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GaaClare/status/1081897956171763712

Looks like I was playing them a dis-service, they had 6 players earlier on in the year

O'hAinifein from Ruan? I know they don't have football team? Eimhin Courtney doesn't seem to have featured in league. Is there a divider in Ennis where Eire Og and Banner recruit players from?

Gael85 wrote: »

Dean Ryan and Ciaran Russel transferred from Eire Og to Dublin clubs. Ryan to Na Fianna and Russell to Kilmacud Crokes.

Both living and working in Dublin anyway.

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Both living and working in Dublin anyway.

But Dean Ryan still playing with Clare?

Clareman wrote: »

Yeah, they'll continue to play for Clare but play club football in Dublin

Jesus lads, I don't know about anyone else but if I was an Eire Og man I'd be a bit pissed off that they can travel down for county training but can't/won't for club?

Considering the resources and population available to them they should be dominating both senior hurling and football championships every year.

Only 1 senior hurler on the county squad is a joke with the numbers of players going through the club from under 6 up.

Donald Trumped wrote: »

Cian Galvin (Clarecastle) confirmed as captain of the Clare minor hurlers for 2019. Tony Butler (Doora-Barefield) and Diarmuid Cahill (Corofin) named as joint vice-captains of the team. Does anyone know what we can expect from both the Clare minor hurlers and their minor footballers counterparts, for their respective 2019 Munster championship campaigns and how recent challenge matches have gone for both squads?

i taught meehan from the banner was the hurling captain , apparently bruiser is not keen on lads playing football and hurling together on both panels last year there were several players on both panels , not every player is going to make it as a hurler so up to this level i think its important to have them play both , as they approach u20 and adult level then they can choose whats the best code for them

apparently bruiser has no problem with lads playing basketball rugby or soccer but football seems out , surprising from a fella who was an extremely talented footballer himself and came very close to playing football for the county years back

at u17 level these guys are still kids to an extent they should be as active as possible and involved in as many codes as possible , its when they finish secondary level that they should start focusing on one sport

to answer your question on how well i see both teams progressing , it depends on what your looking for , this development stage, guys like shane meehan and tony butler are still around last year both were excellent but as far as i know the 30 or so panel is made up of at least 10 to 12 players that won the u15 all ireland last year so i imagine player development will feature heavy this year

they have had recent challenge games against kilkenny , wexford and i think dublin wining 2 out of the 3 since febuary

in football , dermot coughlan is in charge this year , an excellent coach who has won 3 intermediate championships in the last 6 years with kilrush,clondegad and kilmihil , he wont take any senior team bar his own side kilmurry ibrickane at senior level mainly as his son plays for them , in my opinion he is being groomed as Collins's replacement when ever he decides to step away

the football development is done differently , because of so many duel players especially from corofin doora/barefield the banner and eire og ect he will draw extra players from say west clare clubs to keep the squad competitive , if the hurling lads opt away from the football it will weaken the panel so not sure what type of team will line out on aprail 10th against limerick

if the hurlers reached the the munster final it would be seen as a huge achievement given the age profile , while there would be a scertain level of expetancy on the footballers to reach the 2nd round group stage , waterford are having serious problems with duel players , tipp are strong but in the same boat while limerick have a new development plan for football in place but dont expect it to take shape for another couple of years

Waterford it is in the QF.

could be a lot of shadow boxing next week if its on in walsh park being so close to the big one in may , double header in the park with the footballers playing meath saturday if we win the toss , any idea when it will be confirmed

semi finals
limerick v Dublin or Tipperary

Clare/Waterford v Wexford/Galway