Sam Maguire permutations

[Armagh18]

Clare were relegated from D2. D2 is for teams that are either disorganised or just getting going or just visiting.
Donegal are coming from a faster, more organised place.

Very unluckily. Down who are shite beat Donegal. Clare have a great chance

[Blowitupref]

Hope these lads acquit themselves well, but its asking a lot for the line up and squad below to do anything in championship. You'd expect to see that in McKenna Cup!

Have seen much stronger Donegal line ups for the McKenna Cup. If Oisin Callen,Jason McGee starts it will improve the team but still way off the stronger starting team Donegal had last year.  Clare at home with a very experienced starting team will fancy their chances to win tomorrow.

[Eire90]

Connaught and Munster championships should not be knockout  anyway because there not enough teams they should be round robin with top place in final and 2nd v 3rd in semi  that means whoever qualified for sam by finishing provincial runners up would be there on merit not because they got a bye and faced a weak team.tho that would mean having those championships a bit earlier. Or they could have just giving provincial champions only auto qualifying to sam Maguire maybe they tweak next season if sligo and clare take hammerings in last 16 but they probably be hammerings anyway.

[Armagh18]

Connaught and Munster championships should not be knockout  anyway because there not enough teams they should be round robin with top place in final and 2nd v 3rd in semi  that means whoever qualified for sam by finishing provincial runners up would be there on merit not because they got a bye and faced a weak team.tho that would mean having those championships a bit earlier. Or they could have just giving provincial champions only auto qualifying to sam Maguire maybe they tweak next season if sligo and clare take hammerings in last 16 but they probably be hammerings anyway.

Think in fairness to Clare they are probably a top 16 team who have been mid D2 for a brave while now and were fairly unlucky to go down. Probably 2nd best team in Munster too. No way Sligo should be top 16 though based on beating division 4 teams

[Armagh18]

Also looking at Clares group they have every chance against Donegal, Monaghan will beat them most likely but don't think it will be a hammering. Derry tanked them last year somewhat unexpectedly so it's on Clare to stop that happening again.

[Mario]

Also looking at Clares group they have every chance against Donegal, Monaghan will beat them most likely but don't think it will be a hammering. Derry tanked them last year somewhat unexpectedly so it's on Clare to stop that happening again.

Clare also didn't score for the first 45min in the Derry league game this year.

[seafoid]

Also looking at Clares group they have every chance against Donegal, Monaghan will beat them most likely but don't think it will be a hammering. Derry tanked them last year somewhat unexpectedly so it's on Clare to stop that happening again.

Clare are the weakest team in the group

[Armagh18]

Also looking at Clares group they have every chance against Donegal, Monaghan will beat them most likely but don't think it will be a hammering. Derry tanked them last year somewhat unexpectedly so it's on Clare to stop that happening again.

Clare are the weakest team in the group

They've every chance against Donegal who just look like they need the year to end. Any of the teams that' be second in the other groups will tank both though so it won't matter

[Blowitupref]

Donegal with their first score after 12 mins.  Clare 0-3 Donegal 0-1

[J70]

Donegal struggling badly. Five wides so far. Patton had to pull off a wonder save.

4-1 Clare

[Wildweasel74]

Is that game in Clare?

[J70]

Ennis.

6-3 Clare at the half. Deserved lead.

Both sides missing a lot of chances. Both should have a goal.

[seafoid]

7-5 now

[J70]

7-7

[J70]

Donegal much better this half, but hitting some poor shots. Still 7-7