Anthony Daly: Clare look to be in a great place. It’s harder to know where Cork are really at

Clare have momentum. The players are in good form but it’s difficult to know how much last Saturday’s game will have taken out of them ahead of their qualifier against Cork.

UPWARDLY MOBILE: Clare’s David Reidy is tackled by Wexford’s Simon Donohoe in last weekend’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier at Semple Stadium. That victory has given Clare serious momentum, argues Anthony Daly. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

I was in Mangan’s Cash & Carry during the week to pick up some stuff for the pub and it took me an age to get out of there. There’s a great scatter of GAA lads working there because it used to be run by Tom Downes from Kilmihil, and is now being managed by Johnny McMahon, a former Kilmaley hurler.

As I was going up and down the place filling my trolley with stuff, every time I turned into a different aisle I was met with a different face but the same question. “Well Dalo, what are our chances Saturday?”