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THREE wins out of three at Coora- clare and it didn’t take long for talk to spread of the possibility of mov- ing the league opener against Carlow back west.
In all probability, that game will be played in Cusack Park as expected, but on Monday evening, definite confirmation from the county board wasn’t available.
“We’ll wait and see what develops with the venue over the week,” said
Frank Doherty after the game. “Co- oraclare has been a happy hunting ground for us lately and I’ve always been of the opinion that if it ain’t broke, then don’t fix it.”
If the Carlow or any league game was to be moved to Cooraclare, then the grounds are well capable of hold- ing any potential crowd.
For the past three weekends, the traffic flow has been superb, the pitch has been up to standard given the time of year and with plenty of parking space, it could cope with any
following that the footballers would bring.
With an estimated 1,200 people at the McGrath Cup Final on Sunday, things ran seamlessly again and the professional attitude to hosting county games is down to two dozen volunteers who show up and lend a aE DaXe mM RcsAbU EDU AYA
No reason why the field and those who tend it shouldn’t be rewarded with a league game there this year. In their own interests and in the in- terests of Clare football.