Tell me if you’re going out, Davy Fitzgerald tells Clare hurlers

Members of the Clare hurling panel are asked to inform Davy Fitzgerald when they are going on a night out, the 2013 All-Ireland winning-manager has revealed.

Fitzgerald is adamant he doesn’t micro-manage his squad, but admits to asking his players to ring him if they are heading out.

Davy O’Halloran quit the panel back in March, claiming he had been subjected to “humiliating” punishment after being spotted on a night out two days before a league game. Nicky O’Connell also departed the Banner set-up, but has since returned to the fold. Both players were injured at the time.