Finn: Clare famine is a warning
ALL-STAR Limerick defender Sean Finn says Clare’s failure to regain the Maccarthy Cup after their breakthrough 2013 win is a cautionary tale.
Clare were tipped to win several more titles with a young side but five seasons have passed without them reaching another final.
Limerick find themselves in the same position now with a brilliant young team chasing more All-irelands though Finn, 22, knows there’s no guarantees.
Finn said: “Going back to Clare in 2013, they probably should have won a couple more. You’ve to bear that in mind.
“They were young at the time and they didn’t reach that success again. A couple of Limerick teams early on in the 2000s probably could have won a couple of All-irelands too so you’ve to bear all that in mind.”
But the corner-back from Bruff said he’d personally be disappointed if he finished his career without at least another All-ireland win.
Asked if he’d settle for one, Finn said: “I don’t think so. Obviously it’s great to get one. A lot of Limerick people in the past don’t have any and they’re probably deserving of one. They could say, ‘you must be happy with one’.
“But we’re young, we’re motivated and we want to win more. Hopefully I have another couple of years in me and hopefully I have a few more to back it up before I do pack it in.”
He said: “Obviously doing back to back is quite difficult but that’s the aim, that’s the focus, to win it again.
“It’s all great winning the one but you have to win a couple more.”