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Clare GAA discussion thread

eroo

Thought I'd start this thread as haven't found one of the same.

So, 2010.. new decade... new beginnings? With the aim of the League being to get back into Division 1, could Clare also achieve success in Munster this year?

The fixtures for 2010:

31.01.2010 Waterford v Clare(Waterford Crystal Cup SF)

21.02.2010 Clare v Down (NHL)
28.02.2010 Laois v Clare (NHL)
14.03.2010 Clare v Wexford (NHL)
21.03.2010 Antrim v Clare (NHL)
28.03.2010 Carlow v Clare (NHL)
04.04.2010 Clare v Westmeath (NHL)
18.04.2010 Kildare v Clare (NHL)

07.06.2010 Waterford v Clare (MHC)

As well as a proposed friendly versus Cork, Ger O'Loughlin has a good load of matches to blood players from U-21's into the senior game. With the opponents in the League not posing a major threat some would argue Clare wont get as much preparation as Div 1 teams, but maybe it will give them an opportunity to focus on their strength and conditioning?

So, Clare face Waterford on Sunday at 2pm in Ballyduff Upper.. I think they should win against this weakened Waterford side, but I think it will be close tbh. But could Waterford topple us in the pre season tournament?

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Hammer Archer

con89 won't be replying for a while.
Can I remind posters to report posts that they feel cross the line.

Deise Vu

I would just like to add my congratulations to Clare on a never say die performance and that we are looking forward to the next day. There will have been a few gulps in other parts of the country at the thought that one of these fine teams will be marauding through the qualifiers with no second chances for anyone.

The other thing I would like to point out is one of the "Waterford" posters that is getting some of ye worked up registered on the 26th of April. You can make of that what you want but "don't feed the trolls" comes to mind.

cul beag

My honest opinion is yes mistakes were made on both Sundays by the referees, we lost a 6 pt lead twice and failed to score for the last 8-9 mins in yesterday's game so there it is in a nutshell. Clare finished the stronger there is no denying that but maybe we will have learned more in this defeat than had we won it. Cracks might have been papered over whereas id like to think McGrath has seen where our weaknesses are now.
June 5th can't come quickly enough as I think it will be a cracker. There's no doubting there are some brilliant hurlers on either side and both won't be far away come Sept no matter who fails next month. Still,as Kilkenny prove time and time again,the best route to winning the All Ireland is the direct one!

pappyodaniel

Is there any other sport that can match hurling for ebbs and flows in a game? It's amazing how a game swings on a team''s momentum and the damage you can do when you have it. Yesterday's game was a great example of that. Clare had the momentum when it counted, right at the death. If it went into extra time again, who's to say how it would have finished.

Really looking forward to the Championship now.

letowski

blue note wrote: »

Well done to you all on the win yesterday. After 160 minutes of hurling a point was about the appropriate amount between the teams. Clare will feel they conceded soft goals, we’ll feel we hit soft wides / let Clare back into it. But there really is very little separating the two teams in terms of quality. If Conlon / McInerney and Mahony / Maurice are back for summer both teams will be even tougher prospects for whoever they come up against. Might be wishful thinking for Mahony this year though having seen so little action.

Anyway – the big talking point from the game was the free at the end. In my opinion, it was an unfortunate time to make those two mistakes, but it was just a free around the halfway line for God’s sake! The moaning since has been way over the top. We had a puckout after which we could have won and won the league if we had. But we didn’t, Clare did. There’s no denying that we’d probably have won the league had the ref called it correctly, but refs can make mistakes at any time in a game. You just have to get on with it. Maybe if it was championship I’d be less understanding, but it’s not. The moaning since has been fairly over the top if predictable. We saw it last week for both the frees a in injury time of normal and extra time, although they were soft, not necessarily wrong decisions like this one.

But more importantly than a reffing decision – what a great game of hurling we got! I’d say we could see one of those teams hurling in September this year, you never know we could see both! But some of the individual displays were top notch. Aussie Gleeson would have been MOTM 90% of the time with his display yesterday, but Tony Kelly had as good a game as he’s ever had. I think Davy Fitzgerald (wing back) looks terrific – has he been there long? I don’t know him as well as I’d expect. And Podge Collins gets on some load of ball. Jamie Barron and Patrick Curran were superb for us too.

Just on Davy’s pitch-side antics – I’d love it if he cut that cr@p out. He gets away with a lot because “he’s a real character of the game, and the game needs characters.” As amused as I am by him from time to time, if he can’t control himself on the side of the pitch he shouldn’t be there. Roaring abuse like that is a disgrace and maybe the GAA should look at bringing in sideline bans for cases like these.

Sound post blue note and from a few other Waterford people. Comiserations yesterday, we just got the rib of the green i think.

Just on your last two points. Wrt Davy, I dont think theres anything us supporters can say about his antics, yesterday was another embarrassing incident where Davy made a fool of himself. Were not going to make a defense for him on that, as Davy on numerous other occasions has not represented us well, like v Cork in 2014 where he blamed the ref when Cork were clearly the better team, v Limerick in 2012 when he was roaring at Dowling before a free, or 2014 after the Wexford game, etc. Unfortunately I dont think he is going to change.

But your right, it was an excellent game. I hope too some of the vitrol that has been put up online can be put in the past, thats no reason for malice bewteen the counties. Id love to see a rivarly develop between us over the years as we both have young talented teams with a good future. Like these three games are going to be hugely benefical.. Kelly from us got more gametime and is upto speed, young players like Curran, Bennett, Fitzgearld are emerging as future leaders, Gleeson showing that he is maybe better in the half forward line, theres loads of positives from yesterday.

Anyway its only the league, we will see ye in june for the big one. :-)

ryan1990

Well done with the win sunday.

We'll feel hard done by, but you need to be more than a point up heading into extra time, because, as we saw, anything can happen.

Game was played in the right spirit, hopefully we'll have another cracker in 3 weeks.

Alpha Centauri

Well done Clare, great game Sunday.... I hope we can have the same on June 5th.. although I reckon it'll be back to the middle third of the pitch and tighter than a whales arse at 50 fathoms.

We have great teams either side.. one of us will go the distance this year.

Isn't it great to be able to walk out of a stadium and pass the opposition team bus unlike west ham supporters on the news at the moment !!

keeponhurling

Clare won the battle last Sunday, but the war is yet to be won.

We have only played the first two installments out of four, and meet again on June 5th and September 4th.
Let's see if we're all still friends after that !

Limestone Cowboy

keeponhurling wrote: »

Clare won the battle last Sunday, but the war is yet to be won.

We have only played the first two installments out of four, and meet again on June 5th and September 4th.
Let's see if we're all still friends after that !

I hope you're right and we are both there the first Sunday in September!

LuckyGent88

So moving on from the tremendous victory at the weekend the Clare players will be back with the clubs this week as first round of championship is down for this weekend.
Plenty of good match ups and hopefully an exciting championship ahead although it probably won't finish till October/November!!!

Feakle v cratloe..... Cratloe should have too much here anyway even without the suspended Conor McGrath.

Sixmilebridge v crusheen...... Know each other very well at this stage and I'd give the edge to the bridge as they continue to find new players while crusheen just have the same squad really.

Wolfe tones v Newmarket.....tough one to call as Newmarket have plenty of injuries so I'm going with tones to pull out the win.

Tulla v clarecastle....main news here will be if mcinerney plays any part. Think clarecastle should just have enough to nick this.

Clooney v Inamona.....side with Inamona on this one. Recent underage success and just have more throughout the team while Clooney will rely on Duggan.

Whitegate v mills.....don't know too much about these but I'll go with mills to just have enough to win.

Clonlara v kilmaley....2nd best game of the round. Lot of talent on show and personally think the champions will be one of these injury dependent. Kilmaley have had plenty of underage success lately and have a very balanced team while clonlara are full of inter county stars but will be without Conlon. I'll side with clonlara by 3 points.

And tie of the round IMO anyway as a townie!!! Is ballyea v Eire og. Eire og have a great manager in place now and good young players in the squad but not sure we have the experience to beat this ballyea team. Few key players missing for us especially ciaran Russell and if expect Tony kelly to be the difference. Hope for an open attacking game as Eire og have the forwards to hurt ballyea.

The betting
Cratloe 5/2
Bridge 7/2
Clonlara 9/2
Ballyea, Eire og, Newmarket 11/1
Kilmaley 12/1