Clare club hit back at secretary's appraisal of team defending

The club of Clare hurler David McInerney has hit out at county board secretary Pat Fitzgerald over his withering appraisal of Clare’s defending during the All-Ireland quarter-final loss to Galway.

Fitzgerald, in his annual report, described the two goals conceded against Galway as “horrendous defensive blunders” and how the players at fault “have to ship the blame”. McInerney was at full-back on that particular afternoon at Semple Stadium, with Clare going down on a 2-17 to 0-17 scoreline.

At last night’s convention in Ennis, his club conveyed their disappointment with the county secretary’s remarks.