Clare now have wind in their sails

Clare 1-20 Wexford 0-12

“I wouldn’t be hugely impressed with the way we played, things went our way,” he claimed, “but we’ll have to hugely improve, a good few per cent to win a semi-final. That performance won’t beat Cork, Kilkenny, Galway, that’s a different pace. But we’re plugging away.”

Well, Clare won’t have to beat either Kilkenny or Galway, but they will face Cork in three weeks, and Daly is absolutely right. They will have to improve.