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Relegated from Division Two after a seven-year residency, Clare also finished below Cork in the league for the first time in five years. Should have beaten Dublin in Croke Park, but then failed to score for 43 minutes against Derry a week later. Consistency and obstinacy have been their calling cards. Less so now.
Jack O'Connor still has line-up issues to resolve ahead of Championship season. Photograph: James Crombie/InphoThe All-Ireland champions returned late to training and entered into a standoffish relationship with the league, losing all of their away games. Donal O’Sullivan was given a long audition in attack, but the hole left by David Moran at centre field was not resolved. Not setting an insurmountable standard.
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