Clare chief O’Neill refuses to panic over players’ ‘note’

FIRST it was Cork, then Waterford, Limerick, Tipperary, Galway, Wexford, and now Clare.

Following events at the West County Hotel on Tuesday night, at a regular meeting of the Clare county board, it appears player power is becoming more and more of an issue in the GAA, and especially within hurling.

All the above-mentioned counties have had player-driven changes of management over the last few years, with Gerald McCarthy (Cork), Justin McCarthy (Waterford), Babs Keating (Tipperary), Ger Loughnane (Galway) and John Meyler (Wexford) all pushed aside.