Didnât Lohan say he could have played in the all Ireland quater final?
I wouldnât rule out an Aidan McCarthy melt down either from the frees and if he isnât scoring frees heâs surplus to requirements in my book.
Anyway whether taylor starts or not do you really want Tony Kelly chasing fitzgibbon or Tim o mahony? Thatâs surely not his game.
Iâd be perfectly happy with Tony Kelly matched up with Tim OâMahoney at midfield.
I wouldnât 
Heâs going to end having to do an awful lot of defending.
A total waste of his talent.
Kelly could do wreck altogether. We donât have that profile of player who could manmark him out there.
Niall O Leary probably but you donât want to stop his marauding influence then as well.
NOL will pick up Rodgers, I think.
When has he done wreck at mid field? Heâs wasted there particularly against cork who are going to fly forward. He will be asked to do an awful lot of defending at midfield.
I think Joyce would make a half decent fist of it but he is needed elsewhere.
Clare are in an interesting position re Kelly, obviously they would love a big performance from him but with his form and extended absence earlier in the year the team isnât exactly set up for him. It is Duggan, SOD and Rodgers who make them tick up front at the minute and their performances which are probably more important. If Kelly can up the workrate and possession count it augurs well for Clare but I think Duggan and SODs performances are the ones which will dictate Clareâs performance.
If TK and Fitz chip in with 3/4 points each on top of those we wonât be far off
Yes, Joyce will have to take Duggan I would say.
An awful lot of conversation about matchups around the middle third but barely any talk of Corkâs greatest weakness - their full-back line. Theyâre very good players but are prone to coughing it up and there could be serious joy for Clare if they can keep OâDonnell plus one other inside.
Surely. Duggan was mom in the round robin game on o mahony.
If I was in charge of Clare Iâd be playing two inside. Bring somebody out around midfield to help track those cork runners.
There arenât enough tickets to go round this time, I know my old club in Cork hasnât nearly enough tickets to reward people who volunteer hours every week,
Youâd hardly blame her for putting out the call
Agree with that. 4/5 each needed. SOD and Dugganâs performances are the minimum needed and theyâve been pretty consistent all year, Clare need Kelly and Fitz to raise their games.
Gas in way if Clare hadnât got that controversial 65 v Waterford cork would have been gone wouldnât they?
Amazing the way these things work out.
The cheer in Thurles when Rodgers pointed was outstanding. We all knew Tipp were going to be skinned alive soon after.
Ah the tickets at AI final time is always complicated. There are some genuine lads who are huge fans who could be elderly or abroad or whatever whoâd love to go to all the games but it isnât really practical. You wouldnât begrudge them a ticket in fairness.
Unfortunately though they tend to miss out due to the bandwagoner/event junkie types hoovering up tickets due to suddenly being die-hard fans
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How many ex gaa presidents are alive?