All-Ireland winner and Former Clare manager Cyril Lyons believes Clare have what it takes to beat Cork at the weekend.
The two teams lost their opening National Hurling League Division 1A games with Cork well beaten by Kilkenny and Galway coming from behind to take the win against Clare.
The two sides face off at 7pm on Saturday at Páirc Úi Rinn.
Lyons says reflection on last year will give the Banner the resolve they need.
Meanwhile, both of today's Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals have been posponted
IT Carlow who had been thrown out of the tournament had their appeal upheld by the Central Apeals committeee with the decison coming through in the early hours of this morning.
Mary I were due to meet DIT while LIT were supposed to take on WIT but neither game is going ahead.