Clare GAA discussion thread

how can you qustion a guy for taking what maybe 2 months off and missing 1 championship match , as i said the guy at the age of 22 has about 4 all ireland medals in his pocket from 21s and senior , and before anyone says why didnt he wait until the off season .........there is no off season in gaa , if clonllara do happen to win the county championship this year he will be playing until november or december then the whole thing starts again in mid january

the likley hood is he wont start against offaly , he never officaly left the panel its not lie the brian murphy situation in cork a few weeks back , how much hurling had dathi waters done before last sunday for wexford ? they guy is back he played through out the league he missed one game , amature game lads we should be glad the guy is sacrificing his holidays for the sake of our entertainment ,

Clareman wrote: »

First of all I think it's great that Galvin is back, but for a managment team to make such a big deal of saying that it's 1 rule for all I think it's a bit of a mockery that someone can go off for a few months, play for Tipperary and the come back straight on the panel when other fellas weren't allowed represent their own county in another code.

Completely different scenario imo in dual codes huge demands greater with number games and Cork proved and Wexford last year dual codes won't work as even seen by Cork hurling next Saturday and football day after

Dualism is over and Dublin don't allow it
Fitzgerald had to end it
Its no mockery galvin in exam ended clearly wanted go usa he did but always said he'd come back in interview in examiner and playing club hurling tipp and actually following strict training regime line clare panel over


He always wanted travel

Soon as injuries mounted up clare came back earlier and always communication with Davy and Davy handled it brilliant and shows loyalty and bond Davy has players he came back

Great addition to the panel

Figerty wrote: »

Blind loyalty is never a good thing

Neither is no matter what situation is despite logic show other wise he's still wrong
If he allowed dualism he was wrong anyway and if issues ultimatum galvin and once done no way back he's wrong also
Galvin was going end off so he had managed best he could
Dualism failed surely that's clear to see

I heard his flights were paid for out of Davy O'Halloran's lunch money...;)

Clareman wrote: »

Firstly, I just want to say that I think EVERY player should be available to play for Clare, doesn't matter who you are or what you are doing, if you are the best player in that position then you should be playing, I think it's great that Galvin's coming back.

The problem I have with this is the lack of consistency, at the start of the year a player called out a lack of consistency between how players are treated, then there was the circling of the wagons behind the "team". Then you have the case where some players said that they'd like to play football as well, they were clear in saying that hurling would be the priority, they were told to chose, so they did. Now you have a player who wanted to take a few months off in the middle of the season and he's being welcomed back with open arms, in fact, his plane fares were covered to come back.

I understand completely why a fella would want to go travelling, he's not the first Clare player to head off for a summer back in the late 90s a guy decided to go travelling and ended up playing for Galway afterwards, not welcomed back into the squad straight away.

And correctly so lad gave everything clare field play under age and senior was burned up needed break and light huge injured crisis brought him home early and quite logical under standsble board paid ticket home as he probably had later date booked so loose money other wise

He's been following clare training abroad exactly what they were doing

SteakandKidney wrote: »

I do agree with you in so much as I don't think it's an issue to let a player rejoin the panel esp in the circumstances that he left in the first place. There is a slight issue when you bring all the other issues which occoured earlier in the year but thats for another day. What I don't agree with you is the back slapping of Davy. What he and the managment have done is managed a situation in what I would consider a sensible and professional manner, that does not merit you or anyone else waxing lyrically about for well they have done.

Ah seriously so when he managed situation well he can't be praised but Christ above he's sneezes out place he's the condemned man
He actually can't win either way with some be fair
I ain't huge fan he's style but huge respect he's management
Lot people allow emotions get away judgement
Hes there to stay with clare as he said himself recently another two years

Clareman wrote: »

Heard a rumour there that there's "war" going on over dressing rooms for Saturday week already.

Apparently Davy likes to have 2 dressing rooms setup well in advance of games to allow players get ready/rubs/whatever, normally in Cusack Park this isn't an issue cause there's something like 6 dressing rooms. Unfortunately 2 of the dressing rooms are being done up/damaged and the current ref's changing room isn't big enough for 2 full sets of officials so the second small room will be used for them rather than for a physio's room, there's only 1 dressing room per team for Saturday week. Apparantly the phrase "f**k the footballers" was used a few times.

Can he not take his precious hurlers out to Roslevan to get their rub, or is that now a bigger dive?

i am not sure about the substance to the fresh bout of rumors, personally i am starting to get a bit tired of all of it , it seriously affected team performances through out the league , none of it helps player preparation what ever about whos in charge

davy is feeliing the pressure in my opinion and it has caused a massive change in his persona , for example there was the heart to heart with peter o'connell in the clare champion over at the temple gate a few weeks ago

then came the now famous crossbar challenge to show what a unit the squad was , and if we didnt quiet get how much craic it was to play for clare , we now have tommy hegerty cycling around a pitch in nui galway last week to get the lads of training early , followed by snap shots of them eating out afterwards at the greyhound stadium. . . . .with the final credits of " get behind the boys" at the end

while it dose have all the hallmarks of propaganda there is a fair argument for the videos , this is the county that put out the story 4 years ago that ger loughnane had died , when he was sitting at home recovering from cancer

we have heard of so many bust ups at training now you would be forgiven for imagining that none of the panel actually talk to each other any more , the only way davey keeps his job this year is by geting clare into a challenging position for the all ireland , any thing less then a 1/4 place will see him in trouble with the clubs

its next year with the likely hood of a podge collins return and a full deck of cards to deal with will mean demands in the county will be very high and support very unforgiving

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

i am not sure about the substance to the fresh bout of rumors, personally i am starting to get a bit tired of all of it , it seriously affected team performances through out the league , none of it helps player preparation what ever about whos in charge

davy is feeliing the pressure in my opinion and it has caused a massive change in his persona , for example there was the heart to heart with peter o'connell in the clare champion over at the temple gate a few weeks ago

then came the now famous crossbar challenge to show what a unit the squad was , and if we didnt quiet get how much craic it was to play for clare , we now have tommy hegerty cycling around a pitch in nui galway last week to get the lads of training early , followed by snap shots of them eating out afterwards at the greyhound stadium. . . . .with the final credits of " get behind the boys" at the end

while it dose have all the hallmarks of propaganda there is a fair argument for the videos , this is the county that put out the story 4 years ago that ger loughnane had died , when he was sitting at home recovering from cancer

we have heard of so many bust ups at training now you would be forgiven for imagining that none of the panel actually talk to each other any more , the only way davey keeps his job this year is by geting clare into a challenging position for the all ireland , any thing less then a 1/4 place will see him in trouble with the clubs

its next year with the likely hood of a podge collins return and a full deck of cards to deal with will mean demands in the county will be very high and support very unforgiving

I'd agree


This rumours regards the dissdsin look down on clare football I'd nearly belive it in clare like other counties look down on football from hurling view and it's all wrong


What then negates extent of it however is its clear some here no matter what davy does he's wrong so I'm slow to belive these stories


If this was unproven manager I'd be backing the other posters
But the facts are he's won before and yes there problem but as proven by return of o connell the numerous player statement the backing by loughanne o Connor etc the return of galvin things were never as bad as before

He has faults but not as bad as some think he is


He needs to work on discipline and on he's own style and needs to step back a bit but once Kinnerk returned next year he is out of clare the best man still for the job
Kinnerk is huge loss and Davy would step back if kinnrrk returned as coach
I agree davy is feeliing the pressure but it's good he's mellowed a bit

That the Minors finished now?