Loughnane takes swipe at former Clare pair

GER LOUGHNANE has launched a blistering attack on former Clare players Tony Griffin and Tony Carmody, accusing the former attacking pair of letting their county down.

Loughnane, who managed Clare to All-Ireland SHC success in 1995 and 1997, believes that Griffin and Carmody should still be hurling at senior level for the Banner County and providing leadership for emerging young players from the underage ranks.

In a wide-ranging overview of the hurling landscape, Loughnane also accused Kilkenny boss Brian Cody of getting it badly wrong as he attempted to plot an historic fifth successive All-Ireland SHC success in 2010 and also criticised the preparation of Clare’s U21 team for last year’s unsuccessful defence of their 2009 Munster and All-Ireland crowns.