Clare footballers finish off league bid with facile Limerick win
*Ciaran Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers time in Division 2 has come to an end, for now, with a fifteen point win over Limerick.
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Bowed but not broken – Clare footballers must quickly press reset button
*Keelan Sexton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ON SUNDAY in Owenbeg the Clare senior footballers suffered defeat at the hands of Derry, one of the in-form teams in the country, consigning them to Division 3 for the first time since 2016.
Derry dent Clare’s hopes of staying in Division 2
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s seven-year stay in Division Two came to an end on Sunday when Kildare saw off Limerick after the Banner men fell to high flying Derry in Owenbeg.
Siege mentality must return if Clare footballers are to remain in Division 2
*Stephen Ryan brings the ball away from goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WHILE the siege mentality that we expected from Clare at the weekend never materialised, the Banner’s footballers will need to find their proven resilience and defiance over the final two rounds of the Allianz National Football League if they are to have any hope …
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‘It’s backs to the wall & we wouldn’t have it any other way’ – Collins & Clare ready to fight for Division 2 status
*Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers have their “backs to the wall” as they attempt to consolidate their status in Division 2 of the Allianz National Football League.
Russell returns as Clare ready themselves for The Dubs
*Clare’s Ciaran Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CIARAN RUSSELL is to make his first start of the year for Clare’s senior footballers this weekend.
Captain Cleary returns to Clare side for Kildare game
*Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CAPTAIN EOIN Cleary returns to the county football side for their third round of the Allianz National Football League.
No excuses on absentees from Collins who laments wides tally & goals conceded
Podge Collins is fouled. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE SENIOR FOOTBALL manager, Colm Collins has stressed his side cannot afford to concede four goals again while his Meath counterpart Colm O’Rourke has hit out at “player abuse” with the current fixtures schedule.
Cooney & Bohannon in for injured Sexton & O’Neill on Clare football team
*Gavin Cooney is back in the Clare team. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill INJURIES HAVE forced Colm Collins to make two changes to the Clare senior football team this weekend.
Midfielder O’Neill ruled out of Meath game
*Darren O’Neill is pulled back by Conor Grimes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MIDFIELDER DARREN O’NEILL will miss Clare’s clash with Meath in the second round of the Allianz National Football League at Páirc Tailteann in Navan this Sunday.