The captain of the Clare footballers insists they’re ready to go in the National League, despite not playing in an early-season competition.
Sunday’s meeting with Waterford in Dungarvan is the first competitive outing of the year for Colm Collins’ side, who opted to withdraw from the McGrath Cup following the decision to introduce seeding for the Munster Championship.
The Deise, along with Tipperary and Limerick, also watched the competition from the outside but Clare captain and Clondegad man Gary Brennan insists his team are ready to go.
Meanwhile, Clare’s ladies footballers also begin their National League on Sunday, with a trip to Fermanagh, and ahead of that game manager
John Burke has admitted the row about the administration of the sport in the county is a distraction.
The Banner travel North after a number of recent hearings and appeals regarding last month’s AGM, but Burke insists his team are putting politics to the background.
Clare will be without the injured Ailish Considine on Sunday, but the manager is hopeful of returning home with an opening day win.
