Clare prepare to tear up form guide against league champions Kerry

AROUND Kerry and beyond, members of Jack O’Connor’s squad will have met countless supporters interested in discussing a meeting with Cork in the Bank of Ireland Munster championship semi-final.

For most of those fans, Sunday’s date with Clare in Cusack Park is a minor obstacle, easily negotiated before the real championship begins.

The footballers north of the Shannon are used to such attitudes, but it doesn’t mean they’ve grown to like or accept them.