Colm Collins moves into his 10th Championship campaign as Clare manager tomorrow - though only at the behest of his players.
With Brian Cody’s retirement in Kilkenny last year, Collins became the longest serving inter-county boss at senior level and, the team’s recent relegation to Division Three notwithstanding, he has done a remarkable job by any standards.
He brought Clare from Division Four to Division Two, keeping them there for seven seasons while sometimes contending for Division One, and a pair of All-Ireland quarter-finals, without any notable underage success to speak of.
