Colm Collins: Like a father figure to the players, like a guardian angel over them

As amenable and accessible as Collins is in his dealings with the media, we’ve precious little clue as to just how he has done one of the most remarkable managerial jobs in county football for close to a decade

Clare manager Colm Collins: On the brink of leading the Banner to Division 1

It happens so often now, it immediately triggers one of the biggest clichés in football.

Clare win a game or reach a spot in the league or championship that you mightn’t have expected of them and whoever is sitting across from Joanne on a Sunday night will mention how “Colm Collins has done a fantastic job with Clare”.