This article is from page 38 of the 2005-09-06 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 38 JPG
““T think now ae maybe the time has
come for a fresh voice to come in and take charge, someone that might take Clare football on to a new level. After winning the Tommy Murphy Cup last season, this past year was a big disap- pointment.
“We lost two games by a point in the League and drew three others. Then the championship game against Cork was very disappointing as was the Sligo game after our great display against Westmeath,” he added.
And, the outgoing boss also hit out some ill-discipline that dogged Clare football in the past year. “There was a lack of discipline among a few players and that was disappointing because everyone else gave 100 per cent. “
With a county team you need every- one on the same wavelength and pull- ing in the same direction. Maybe with lessons learned some played can start afresh under a new management,” concluded Kennedy.
Meanwhile, county board chairman Michael McDonagh paid tribute to John Kennedy’s contribution to Clare football. ““We thank him for all his ef- forts, he’s decent man and a good foot- ball man, he’ll be hard to replace,’ he said.
“We have set-up a seven-man com- mittee, there’s a short list of four or five names, and we hope to resolve the issue 1n the near future,” added Mr McDonagh.