No going back to dark days

“I honestly think Liverpool will win the league,” said Clare’s powerhouse half-forward John Conlon this week.

“Everything is behind them at the moment. You obviously need that bit of luck as well. You know, Countinho’s goal the other day. They needed that ball to break off Kompany to come to him.”

No, John isn’t a Liverpool supporter nor even a committed fan of the Premier League though he admits to a passing interest in Manchester United. He was using Liverpool and that win over Manchester City in their current run to the cusp of winning their first Premier League title to illustrate Clare’s own run to All-Ireland glory last year.