Mike McNamara paid tribute to the Clare supporters for showing faith in his team after yesterday's gutsy Munster SHC semi-final performance against Tipperary. "It is important that you have the public on your side. We have an incredible public in Clare. We have been trounced for 100 years and still they show up," he said after the Banner's two-point loss. "In the last quarter of a game, you would imagine there was 25,000 of them there. To have them back on board is certainly a plus and a bonus." The Scariff man took particular encouragement from the matter in which his team battled back from what had looked an impossible position. "We got a goal and a point from Diarmuid McMahon which gave us a real chance of turning in a performance which we knew was in us. "Having said that, to lose in the Munster championship is always bitterly disappointing and hurtful. I know we did well in patches, but in general terms - particularly in the first half - they were well ahead of us." Tweet

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