*Clooney/Quin manager, Fergal Lynch. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WHEN CLOONEY/QUIN last contested the Clare SHC final in 2017, Fergal Lynch was their captain, as they find themselves sixty minutes from lifting the Canon Hamilton he is their manager.
*Clooney/Quin’s Ryan Taylor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COUNTY FINALS at senior level have been a rare phenomenon for Clooney/Quin so it’s important to relish the occasion is the viewpoint of midfielder Ryan Taylor.
*Darragh McNamara celebrate scoring Clooney/Quin’s third goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SPRINKLED with youth, Clooney/Quin’s young guns also possess plenty of maturity which has led them to a first Clare SHC final appearance in eight years.
*Jack O’Neill and Sam Scanlon celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLOONEY/QUIN have claimed their place in the Clare SHC final for the first time since 2017 after seeing off the challenge of battle-hardened Ballyea.
*Jerry O’Connor has been a leading light in Clooney/Quin’s run. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IT’S been quite the turnaround from Clooney/Quin who have gone from contesting the relegation semi-final of the TUS Clare SHC twelve months ago to coming within sixty minutes of a county final appearance.
*Killian O’Connor tries to stop Patrick Finnernan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. It wasn’t a complete dead-rubber as Corofin circled the wagons perfectly for another senior relegation series following a rousing nine point turnaround to snatch a share of the spoils with Group 2 winners Clooney/Quin.
*Broadford’s Darren Chaplin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BEFORE A ball was pucked in this year’s championship, Broadford set out with the target of heading into the final round with a chance of making of the last eight and that is the position they are in.
*Clooney/Quin captain Jimmy Corry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLOONEY/QUIN showed a mental strength that had been lacking to snatch a victory in the first round of the TUS Clare SHC which leaves them sixty minutes from securing a quarter-final berth.
*Darragh McNamara scores Clooney/Quin’s winning goal. Photograph: Joe Buckley A goal on the hour mark for substitute Darragh McNamara reduced a rousing opening victory for Clooney-Quin who floored Broadford to shade the crucial points in Group 2 in the opening round of the TUS Clare SHC.
*Ryan Taylor will be a leading light for Clooney/Quin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLOONEY/QUIN are in a much better place so far as injuries are concerned for this year’s Clare SHC and so the expectation surrounding what they can achieve is much greater.