Thereās not much between the two sides though. Maybe Clare are better organised but a win either way would not be a surprise.
Why have all the big guns got home advantage? Could have been tasty matches if Longford, Derry and Sligo were at home.
It is, but theyāve got Donie, and therefore are always a threat going forward. But the poor fucker canāt do it on his own all the time Ffs. But going backwards, holy shit itās fucking tragic how clueless they are. Two wing forwards at corner back!
Clare are better, thereās no doubt about it, far better organized and mentally stronger. Donie gives us a chance but if you put a man in front, behind and either side youāll probably hold him to 1-3 or so.
TBH the more I think of it, itād be a massive upset were Laois to win this.
First out of the hat got home advantage. Just coincidence I think.
ah ok, hot balls, cold balls.
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A first renewal of the Charles J. Haughey derby since 2007.
Iād love it if there were trophies awarded any time particular counties play against each other in the championship, in the same way international rugby teams play for trophies, ie. Scotland and Ireland play for the Centenary Quaich.
It would be a huge surprise for Clare not to win.
Do you think Laois would rattle Kerrys cage?
They would in their holes.
Exactly.
The more I think about it Clare are a great bet at evens
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If I were to rank the bottom 5 counties in the SFC at the moment, Iād have it at (1 being the worst in this instance)
- NY
- London
- Leitrim
- Wicklow
- Laois
Wexford, Waterford, Antrim or Carlow could be there or thereabouts, but, I doubt Iām far off tbh.
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Leix will fancy themselves to win this match and I fancy them to win, too, based on little other than their tradition of being a mid-ranking football county who can sometimes rattle a few bigger cages, and Clareās tradition of being a minnow.
Traditional minnow counties are never to be trusted when they are expected to win a championship match against a county who have traditionally been ranked higher than them, especially away from home in the qualifiers against a team in another province. With hurling counties such as Clare, the whole football show is never more than one match away from collapse.
Clare won by a single point against Leix last year and that was in Ennis so I donāt understand your confidence that they will win this yearās renewal in Maryborough.
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Oh Iām sorry I thought Kerry beat Clare by 6 points with 14 men in their first Championship outing.
I must have missed where they rattled them.
Tryhard alert.
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To be fair, Clare did lead during the second half and Kerry only really pulled away in the last ten minutes.
However, thereās also a tradition where weaker counties put up a gallant display against a big gun in the provincial championship before falling flat on their faces in the qualifiers against a non-big gun.
Youāre being very harsh on Leitrim and Laois there mate. Leitrim would beat Wicklow and Waterford
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Sligo used too many subs 
Whats the procedure for this now? Replay?