Relegation chaos led to headache for Clare's McNamara

Mike McNamara has said that the controversial relegation scenario involving Clare in last year's Championship helped cause discontent in the squad and was a factor in his ending his involvement as the Banner's senior hurling boss.

In his first interview since resigning as Clare senior hurling manager last December, McNamara says that disharmony emerged when the players and management clashed over whether Clare would field against Wexford in the relegation semi-final at Portlaoise last July.