THE CLARE TEAM to face Kerry in Wednesday’s Electric Ireland Munster minor football quarter-final features four players who lined out against the Kingdom last year.
Pearse Lillis, Conor Downes, Niall McCarthy and captain Keelan Sexton have all been named to start.
Downes was in an injury concern but is included in the starting line-up, with Einne O’Connor and Sean Malone left out because of injury.
Kerry boss Jack O’Connor has called on three players from the PS Chorca Dhuibhne team that won the Hogan Cup at the weekend for the fixture.
Corner-back Tom O’Sullivan (whose namesake was on the Kerry minor team last year), midfielder Mark O’Connor and corner-forward Conor Geaney all triumphed in Croke Park in Saturday’s final.
O’Connor will captain the Kerry minor team this year and is the only survivor from the side that started in last September’s All-Ireland triumph over Donegal.
Full-back Jason Foley and corner-forward Stephen O’Sullivan were both substitutes last year while Andrew Barry – centre back on the 2014 side – is unavailable due to injury.
Clare
1. Killian Roche (Cooraclare)
2. Pearse Lillis (Cooraclare)
3. Niall McCarthy (Lissycasey)
4. Kieran Killeen (Kilmurry-Ibrickane)
5. Conor Downes (Naomh Eoin)
6. Killian Burke (Cooraclare)
7. Colm Pyne (Killimer)
8. Killian Brennan (Clondegad)
9. Sean O’Donoghue (Cooraclare)
10. Conor O’Halloran (Éire Óg)
11. Keelan Sexton (Kilmurry-Ibrickane)
12. Padraig McNamara (Lissycasey)
13. Alan Sweeney (St Breckan’s)
14. Nigel Murray (O’Curry’s)
15. Cormac Murray (St Joseph’s Milltown)
Kerry
1. Billy Courtney (Dr. Crokes)
2. Darren Brosnan (Gneeveguilla)
3. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue)
4. Tom O’Sullivan (Dingle)
5. Gavin White (Dr. Crokes)
6. Mike Breen (Beaufort)
7. Daniel O’Brien (Glenflesk)
8. Mark O’Connor (Capt.) (Dingle)
9. John Mark Foley (Kilgarvan)
10. Brian Ó Seanacháin (Ballydonoghue)
11. Bryan Sweeney (Listowel Emmets)
12. Sean O’Shea (Kenmare)
13. Stephen O’Sullivan (Templenoe)
14. Cormac Linnane (Beale)
15. Conor Geaney (Dingle)
Subs
16. Eoghan O’Brien (Churchill)
17. Dara O’Shea (Kenmare)
18. Evan Cronin (Spa)
19. Graham O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses)
20. Ronan Buckley (Listry)
21. Brandon Barrett (Ardfert)
22. Jack Morgan (Austin Stacks)
23. Michael Foley (Spa)
24. Jack Goulding Ballyduff)
Extended Panel
Darren Casey (St. Mary’s)
Micheal Foley (Ballydonoghue)
Mark Sugrue (Renard)
Colin Griffin (Austin Stacks)
Cian Ó Murchú (An Ghaeltacht)
Andrew Barry (Na Gaeil)
Ferdia O’Brien (Austin Stacks)
Micheal Reidy (Ballymacelligott)
Karl Mullins (Kerins O’Rahillys)
I think Frank has missed the point here. Not only is he white and male, he is also the nephew of Harry Redknapo and son of Frank Lampard. Lampard is very priveliged compared to most. Sterling is not saying Lampard hasn’t worked hard to get to the position he is in. But it is worrying that Lampard hasn’t grasped that he has started in a better position than others.
@EnKy: “Campbell is manager of southend, who were relegated to the fourth tier in english football this season” maybe that’s why he doesn’t have a premiership job, because he’s not a good coach, nothing to do with the colour of his skin
@Michael Oats: That isn’t my point- I wasn’t seeking to make any comparison between them at all. But, while we are at it, Lampard’s first job was Derby County. Campbell’s was Macclesfield Town. Both have had illustrious club and international careers. I know who’s position I would rather be in.
@Michael Oats: Worth noting that Campbell took them over when they were in a fairly bad position already. Lampard might be an excellent coach in time. Campbell could be terrible- but their starting positions don’t indicate that it is an equal playing field, especially considering both their playing achievements and coaching qualifications are similar.
@EnKy: Understand your point but I’ve read from various sources, mostly managers, that Lampard was the hardest working player they’d ever come across. First in each morning, last out, and a habitual student of the game, so he clearly feels his success is down to his work ethic and not his family links within the game or his ethnicity. He acknowledges that there is a wider issue, which there is, but he’s not comfortable in being held as an example of someone who has been given an armchair ride.
@Robert de Brún: again, nobody said he hasn’t worked hard. He took Derby from 6th to 6th and that got him the Chelsea job. Nobody is saying he didn’t work tirelessly to achieve that.
@Dave O Keeffe: That alone didn’t get him the chelsea job that’s very unfair, he got 6th with derby but had amazing success with youth players and fantastic football (incl beating Man Utd),which he’s doin at chelsea now, his work with the youth was a huge part in getting the chelsea job and also the fact he’s a chelsea legend??
@Philip Mckenna: I agree but he also had to be given the opportunity to prove himself. He didn’t have to start at a failing club. He did great work with Derby but at the end of the day fell short of their goals.
Hon Lamps
I don’t think Sterling ever said anybody didn’t work hard.
English media have never been shy in telling the public how intelligent Lampard is and how he speaks Latin etc. It’s strange that he would make a comment on this when the comparisons made by Sterling seem valid. Even if Is it the case that Cole and Campbell have not worked as hard as Lampard- the difference in the levels they are currently at now seem a prime example of systemic racism.
@Aidan Baragry: Soccer is a results based game. Look how over-represented black players are compared to their population percentage, don’t think there is any systemic racism, in general clubs will hire the best people they can who they think will get them results regardless of colour
Gerard got his first managers job at a big club Rangers. The point seams to be would a black manager get the same opportunity? How about we look at another Liverpool legend, John Barnes, first managerial job was Celtic. Campbell and Cole is a narrow example. Darren Moore’s first managerial role was with West Brom in the premier league. So maybe we can compare Gerard and Lampard with Barnes and Moore and it doesn’t appear as bad. Off course there are fewer black mangers than there should be.
@Kingshu: big club hahahaha hahahaha hahahaha haha hahahaha haha hahahaha haha
Name one coloured coach who has excelled more than chris Houghton one of our own, always give his all , thats what sterling should aspire to be,
Rudd guiltt crap , terry o connor crap,
If not up to the job. P45 same as anyone else
@Richy Fitz: I’ll name one. Chris Hughton