‘There’s no comfort zone anymore’

CAST your mind back a couple of weeks, to Limerick’s All-Ireland quarter-final win over Clare.

In the 24th minute of the second half, Clare had come back into a game in which Limerick had been comfortable — how could they have found themselves only a score in front, after nearly 60 minutes of dominance?

That could be partly explained by the Limerick puck-outs — they were under pressure to win their own ball, four puck-outs lost in succession.