Can Clare rediscover the spirit and momentum of 2013?

Careless whispers. Chinese whispers. Bold children in the corner. Poor Michael Ryan. He may not end up doing any better than Babs or Nicky when it comes to retaining the MacCarthy Cup, but at least they weren’t required to worry about social media on top of fretting about their corner-backs. WhatsApp, doc, indeed. The sooner the first round of the qualifiers comes around, the better.
What were your correspondent’s circle of intimates discussing a few Saturday nights ago? The usual. That gravest and most eternal of questions. Who’ll win the All-Ireland?