I’ve had better weekends. Spurs and Clare. Big dreams. Big plans. All ending in dust.

Clare legend Anthony Daly says the decision to grant Waterford home advantage for their Munster SHC games this summer has blown the provincial championship “wide open”.

I got a text from a good buddy before yesterday’s game in Ennis which neatly set the scene for what followed.

I was in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday at 3.10pm. I was still there after 7pm. On another day, I’d have watched three matches in that time but yesterday’s contest was no ordinary game.