Clare GAA discussion thread

Henno30 wrote: »

Yeah, their centre-forward was so good he was taken off with 15 minutes left. Their full-forward line scored 3-3 and ours scored 2-3. Phenomenal difference alright. So basically a squad that is 3/4s under the age of 22 lost a game because of a few soft goals and you've decided to say that they and are rubbish are being laughed at.

I've no problem with people offering an intelligent criticism of a team that actually has some specifics. What you've offered is a million miles away from that.

What i said is that we are lacking in all key positions, which is the truth believe it or not. Clare are in all fairness whoever you speak to are v poor or rubbish Wat ever way u want to it put, its a fact. and if a certain player lines out at center forward in the championship cork or tipp will be laughing as we will be destroyed. You might not think so but i afraid that is the case.

eroo wrote: »

We are bad in all key positions and are just rubbish?

That is one of the most ill conceived posts I have seen in a while. Could you be any less specific? You haven't a clue what you're talking about.

For the rest of us who still have hope for the future.. we are now looking ahead to the Championship. What will our half back line look like? Domhnaill is definitely nailed down for corner back I would say, he seemed quite comfortable there. Also, is it time to look at Brennan in goals? He has played 1 match this year afaik(Waterford Crystal Cup), but with a few challenge matches behind him maybe he should replace Tuohy?

what planet are u on so in what key position are we actually seriously good??

Clare team for championship Goals ? K.Brennan Eire og
Donellan , Mcinery, Donovan
NOC, ? Quinn (seems to be a lost cause though should be a leader of the team but seems to have no real interest) markham
C.Ryan. P Vaughan

Clancy, Conlon, Collins
Mcgrath, Honan, Mcinery (Cratloe)

Have to give youth a chance after all lynch and mcmahon are past it ...

eroo wrote: »

The fact that you have put Gerry Quinn into a Championship line up reaffirms my belief you are clueless!

Do you know how many games he has even played this year?

he has not played that many but he is still on the Panel. despite not playing any games of note. he is still more than likely is the best center back in clare if he could get his head right. The question is, Is this possible? Highly unlikely pity really he could be an excellent player.

Now just name your championship team eroo, and less of your childish responses with all our serious intercounty players that u think we have.

The Clare team I named is by no means that good we dont really have anyone else. cork or tipp will both beat us by 8-10 points. Clare will be at the top of our game and tipp/Cork will go through the motions and beat us pulling up. FACT

ballykev wrote: »

he has not played that many but he is still on the Panel. despite not playing any games of note. he is still more than likely is the best center back in clare if he could get his head right. The question is, Is this possible? Highly unlikely pity really he could be an excellent player.

Now just name your championship team eroo, and less of your childish responses with all our serious intercounty players that u think we have.

The Clare team I named is by no means that good we dont really have anyone else. cork or tipp will both beat us by 8-10 points. Clare will be at the top of our game and tipp/Cork will go through the motions and beat us pulling up. FACT

What do you expect exactly when we are building a new team from scratch? The fact that you are naming Kevin Brennan in goals and starting Gerry Quinn who has played almost no hurling, even at club level, for the last two years shows you haven't clue what you are on about.

You named Clancy and Sean Collins in the same half-forward line when anyone who has watched Clare over the last two years knows that is utter madness because it makes the line too light. Vaughan has been given a chance at midfield by every Clare manager he's played under and not one of them have thought he was up to it. Nicky O'Connell has been our outstanding player for the league and you want to take him out of midfield and put in two players who have barely played there at all, and when they have they've been off the pace.

You want to put Pat Donnellan corner back despite him having no experience there whatsoever. You want to put McInerney full back despite him having to be moved out of there in the one game he played full back this year. You want to drop Conor Cooney when he's the most natural corner back we have and he being the one full backline player who was excellent for us last year. Have you actually watched Clare play at all this year apart from the Limerick game? You really seem to have a very poor grasp of the shake up for places and the form players are in, and you seem to have no idea at all about how players have got on in the positions you're naming them in.

There isn't a single person in Clare hurling who doesn't recognise that we have a challenge on our hands in building a new side, but that doesn't mean they have to resort to badly informed sweeping statements, and ludicrous suggestions about line-outs that have no basis in reality whatsoever. That doesn't mean they start feeling sorry for themselves and start whinging about being rubbish and spouting abuse about players. People like yourself are only good for gloating and waving the flag when we are winning, and slating the players and everything to do with them when we aren't. There's more to hurling than 'good' and 'bad' you know. Or maybe you don't.

Clare senior club championship results from week 1.
Clonlara 0-12 Barefield 0-12
Newmarket 4-15 Ballyea 0-11
Tubber 3-12 Cratloe 2-14

Rest of the games been played this weekend.Fixtures as follows:
Friday - SMB v Clarecastle @ Cusack pk, 7pm

Saturday - Crusheen v Kilmaley @ Cusack pk, 7pm

Sunday - Killanena v Smith O'Bs @ Scariff, 1pm
Whitegate v Inagh-Kilnamona @ Cusack pk, 3.15pm
Tulla v OC Mills @ Cusack pk, 4.45pm

No standing back in Miltown challenge Written by Peter O'Connell Thursday, 12 May 2011 11:42


Clare 1-10 Sligo 1-8
The majority of challenge games are non-events with players finding it hard to give it everything with nothing at stake. This was a definite exception.
he 70 minutes, played to mark the opening of St Joseph’s Miltown new stand, incorporated a 20 man pre-half-time brawl, a follow-up skirmish in Miltown’s new tunnel, a howling wind that made it impossible to play football at times and the rather unusual sight of an inter-county manager being treated by the team’s physiotherapist. A number of superb Clare points from David Tubridy and Martin McMahon, along with a well-worked Clare goal scored by Graham Kelly also enlivened proceedings.
Both teams gave it everything in a game that wasn’t far off championship intensity, taking the inclement weather into account. Playing with an exceptionally strong wind, blowing towards the town end in Miltown, Clare led 1-7 to 0-3 at half-time.
Just before the interval Clare’s Graham Kelly became involved in a tangle with a couple of Sligo players, which soon escalated into a virtual all in, with players rushing to the scene from all over Hennessy Memorial Park. The dispute temporarily erupted again as both teams headed down the tunnel at half-time.
Graham Kelly, who played some outstanding first half football, also upended the visitor’s goalkeeper, Philip Greene, when a dropping ball landed into the keeper’s hands just as Kelly arrived. Greene was immediately bundled into the net only to emerge enraged and looking for the Miltown man. Shane Brennan was brought on at half-time for Kelly.
Sligo came much more into the game in the second half and David Maye’s goal brought them to within touching distance of Clare.
However, points from Rory Donnelly, Niall Browne and Dara Blake helped Clare stay in front and to record a morale-boosting win. Although Darren O’Neill and Alan Clohessy both limped off, neither injury is a long term one.
Having played a near full strength Armagh team two weeks ago, Clare will play their final pre-championship challenge on Thursday when they play Leitrim in Roscommon.
Clare will play Cork in the Munster quarter-final in Pairc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, May 22.
The incident involving Micheál McDermott and David Rooney’s misdirected line ball had its origins in a disputed call. Linesman Michael Rock wasn’t certain whose line ball it was but McDermott was adamant that it was Clare’s. However, Shane Hehir awarded it to Sligo who had another go at it once Clare physio, Seán O’Meara was finished tending to the temporarily stunned Clare manager.
This was after Rooney’s initial line ball hit McDermott full force in the side of his head. He remained upright though, although he did appear to be momentarily on the ropes. Once McDermott got his bearings, he had words with the Sligo player, who insisted that the incident was accidental.
As if all of this wasn’t enough, the gale force wind was supplemented by a torrential downpour about ten minutes from full time. Indeed such was the strength of the wind and rain, master of ceremonies for the day, Willie Healy, was very worried that he might have been marooned in the new press box, within the 1,200 seater stand.
“We could be trapped here for the night,” he forecast sagely to a silent press box as the wind and rain intensified outside. Willie also kept the press box regularly informed as to how the Manchester United v Chelsea premiership match was going.
Clare: Joe Hayes; Kevin Hartnett, Laurence Healy, Mark Tubridy; Martin McMahon, Gordon Kelly, John Hayes; Gary Brennan, Niall Browne; Darren O’Neill, David Tubridy, Graham Kelly; Rory Donnelly, Joe Dowling, Alan Clohessy.
Subs: Ger Quinlan for Darren O’Neill (injured), Shane Brennan for Graham Kelly, Michael Foran for Joe Dowling, Dara Blake for Alan Clohessy (injured).
Referee: Shane Hehir (St Joseph’s, Miltown).

Eire Og win U16 A football championship tonight over Ennistymon

I think scoreline was 4-10 to 1-7. C'mon the townies.

Fair shocked that the Mill were beaten by Tulla. Really thought they would get far in the championship this year but i suppose its early days yet.

Clare lost heavily in the Munster minor football championship this evening.

Score was 1-16 to 6 points i think. Got off to a horrible start as Cork scored a goal in first 30 seconds. Cork were much the fitter, stronger and technically better team and got a deserved victory. Cork's number 13 & 14 were huge lads( someone needs to check there birthcerts)

Headed down to Clare Abbey then for u21 hurling challange between Clare and Cork which Clare won. Not sure of the score though, around 3-17 to 2-16.
From what i saw, our full back line is our weakness once again but we looked well drilled and once our forwards get quality ball they will be a match for any team. McGrath missed a few handy frees in second half and then we conceeded 2 soft goals.
Team that started second half was:
1.K Brennan
2.D. Nash
3.B. Glynn
4.P Flanagan
5.S O'Holloran
6.P O'Connor
7.L Markham
8.C. Chaplin i think
9.K Ryan
10.A Lynch (best Clare player of 2nd half)
11.S Golden
12.C. McInerney
13.D O'Holloran
14. Heagney
15.C McGrath

Subs that came on were Podge Collins and Boyce for 13 and 7.

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Ah no need, I heard they were underage again next year;)

you have got to be fcuking kidding me :eek: They are beasts although number 14 wasnt that great. Good strong run to the all-ireland is there again for that team anyway. Extremely well coached and some cracking footballers especially in midfield and half-back line.

eroo wrote: »

Clare v Galway, Senior Hurling Challenge match, Sun 7.00pm @ Clooney-Quin GAA grounds.

Apparently this is the Galway team too:

James Skehill Cappatagle
Damien Joyce Cappatagle (Captain)
David Collins Liam Mellows
Ciaran O’Donovan Athenry
Andy Smith Portumna
John Lee Liam Mellows
Adrian Cullinane Craughwell
Niall Cahalan Mullagh
David Burke St. Thomas’s
James Regan St. Thomas’s
Kevin Hynes Sarsfields
Cyril Donnellan Padraig Pearses
Aonghus Callinan Liam Mellows
Joe Canning Portumna
Damien Hayes Portumna

Subs:
Emmet Goode Kiltormer
Fergal Moore Turloughmore
Ger O’Halloran Craughwell
Niall Donoghue Kilbeacanty
Aidan Harte Gort
Joe Gantley Beagh
Eanna Ryan Killimordaly

ya.. disaster for footballers this year.. division 4 couldnt cope with average teams.. big step backwards from last year. winning 6 on the trot, enough said of the cork game... time for county board to sit down and draw the line, new management for next year, o mahony , moloney, roche, just 3 names that spring to my mind