True Dedication

Recently I find that my mind is never far from the upcoming appointment of the new Galway hurling manager, which I feel is the most important decision for the counties hurling in 20 years. But as everyone is talking about or praying for the appointment of the Clare man Ger loughnane to the post, I can’t help but think back to the last time I witnessed truly great leadership by a Clare man.

That act of, dare I say heroism, occurred a month ago in the Irish Poker Cup, when the Clare captain, after paying €560 to play in the event, got himself knocked out of the tournament so he could be available to advise and support the other players on the team. Whereas some people would say that there was a number of flaws in this strategy, I applaud the single minded dedication to win shown by the captain, Keith “I can’t win a fucking thing since I lost my lucky hat” McInerney.

Whether this tactic will be adopted by all Clare men and, that given the job, Ger loughnane would break one of his players legs, don the colours and a helmet, and roam around the pitch during the games giving support and tactical advice to his team remains to be seen, and if he wants to let him. Lets face it, we’ll try anything to get our hands on Liam again.