Colm Collins preparing for the biggest match of his 10 year tenure in charge of Clare

'We know what is on the line on Sunday and it is up to ourselves,' says Collins, who will manage the Banner for the 34th time in the championship

HUGE GAME: Clare manager Colm Collins reacts during the Allianz Football League Division 2 match against Derry at Derry GAA Centre of Excellence in Owenbeg. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

The vast majority of inter-county managers would have fobbed off our question. The vast majority of inter-county managers would have given a reply that was generic and guarded and gave nothing away.

Colm Collins, though, is too decent and too honest for any of that craic.