O’Loughlin: Foundations are there for a great team

FOR a man who loves Clare hurling as much Ger ‘Sparrow’ O’Loughlin, the decision to resign as senior manager didn’t come easy.

But on Sunday, following their defeat to Galway in the qualifiers it was a decision he made. After failing to escape from Division Two he was always going to end his term at the head of the Banner county but he still believes the county can return to the glory days of the mid-90s.

“No, it was one that I thought long and hard about,” he said. “Being truthful, I had a wish-list for this year and top of that list was to get out of Division Two. That was always going to determine whether I thought it was best that I stay on or not.