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ARGUABLY the biggest talking point of the championship draw for 2010 that was broadcast live on RTE last Thursday night is the meeting of Clare and Waterford at the semi-final stage of next season’s Munster cham- eyCoyeh ony oy
The game will see Davy Fitzger- ald manage a Waterford side against Clare with the prize on offer a place in the Munster final. The draw pitted Cold ae: Blo) oloe-Daran eo som be mmnels Opening round with the winners set to play Limerick.
For Clare, it represents a decent chance to make the Munster final and considering the rumblings that are currently on-going, it could pro-
vide the required incentive to ensure things are sorted out sooner rather Wer vOm Eee
The draw has also been kind to the footballers with Waterford also on the cards. The winner of that Clare/ Waterford tie will meet Limerick in a Munster semi-final.
In 2007, though, Clare football hit one of its lowest ebbs when the county went down by two points to Waterford in Fraher Field, Dun- garvan. Paidi O Sé was over the team at that stage but Clare failed to hit the heights they would have expected to reach under the Kerryman.
With no manager in place in Clare at the moment following the depar- ture of Galway native Frank Doherty, the draw against Waterford should
also provide an incentive for play- ers and the incoming management to work together to ensure Clare get past the first championship hurdle. Anthony Daly’s Dublin will also be relatively pleased with their draw for 2010. Having reached the Leinster Final this year, Daly will be confi-
dent of getting off to as positive start again in 2010.
His side will line out in the Leinster Quarter-Final against the winners of Carlow and Laois in a game they would expect to win. If they over- come that challenge, though, they will have the difficult task of taking
on Kilkenny in the Leinster semi fi- nal.