Russell runs himself into the ground for the Clare football cause
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DEMANDING A PERFORMANCE fitting of championship was one of the goals for Ciaran Russell heading into last Sunday’s quarter-final with Cork.
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Captain Cleary hopeful Cork win will inspire Clare footballers of tomorrow
*Colm Collins and Eoin Cleary at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE CAPTAIN, Eoin Cleary is hopeful their historic win over Cork will be referenced as an inspiration for future county footballers.
Stakes are high for Collins & Clare in Munster championship
*Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NEVER HAS A MUNSTER quarter-final been as important for Clare’s footballers as this Sunday’s showdown with Cork in Cusack Park.
Middle third selections the main decisions for Collins & management
*Jamie Malone is expected to move to the half-back line in the absence of Cian O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SELECTIONS around the middle third are among the main selection headaches for Colm Collins and his management team for Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final with Cork.
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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Relegation worries intensify as Clare footballers ship heaviest defeat of league campaign
*Pearse Lillis on the charge for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IF CLARE ARE to continue in Division 2 of the Allianz National Football League, they must win their remaining two games and even that may not be enough.
Pride, frustration & passion – the story of how Clare almost took down the Dubs
*Darragh Bohannon breaks away from David Byrne and Lee Gannon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PRIDE, frustration and passion were just some of the emotions that Clare players, management and supporters were left with after leaving Croke Park last Saturday evening after a pulsating league encounter against Dublin.
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.
Brennan unlikely to be back from hamstring injury for Roscommon clash
*Cillian Brennan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CILLIAN BRENNAN IS BATTLING TO be back in contention for Clare’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier with Roscommon this Saturday.
Collins has ‘no complaints’ over penalty exit from Munster championship
CLARE SENIOR football manager, Colm Collins has said they can have “no complaints” with their exit from the Munster SFC.