Ger Loughnane believes the time is right for Davy Fitzgerald to step down as Clare senior hurling manager.

According to widespread reports, 2013 All-Ireland winning boss Fitzgerald is on the verge of resigning after four years at the helm of his native county.

"Davy Fitzgerald has made an unmatched contribution to Clare hurling over so many years," Loughane writes in today's Irish Daily Star.

"First as a player and then as a coach and manager.

"But everybody realised at the end of this year's Championship that the show was over. Supporters realised it and players realised it.

"It is unfair to project this as a lack of success. It's a failure to get the best out of the talent that's there over the last two years especially.

"You get one year's grace after winning an All-Ireland, but the displays this year and last year in the Championship have been terrible.

"Davy going now will avoid division among players, which is something that nobody wants to see.

"The smoothness and speed with which this is happening is very good for Davy, the players and Clare hurling in general."

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