Daly: Challenge of preparing for replay begins straight away

Anthony Daly doesn’t reach too far back for a good example of how to handle an All-Ireland final replay.

“There’s definitely a different dynamic with a replay and one thing I’d remember from last year was that Davy [Fitzgerald, Clare manager], who wouldn’t be a drinker himself and would be strict on drink generally with his teams, was very clever in what he did last year when Clare drew with Cork in the All-Ireland.

“He let the lads have a few beers after the banquet and relax a bit. I met Jim McInerney, David’s father, on the Monday, and he was saying, ‘they were all having a few pints last night, I couldn’t believe it’.