Brendan Cummins expects Davy Fitzgerald to have a big say in Sunday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final between Clare and Galway, even if he's not on the sideline.

It remains to be seen if the Clare manager will make it to Semple Stadium after being hospitalised earlier this week.

"It's certainly a tricky one because Davy's such a great leader to these Clare players but he's got a strong backroom team with Donal Óg [Cusack] in there as well and they'll have it well planned, there's no doubt about that - players get on about their business now four or five days before a match," Cummins said at the launch of the M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada.

"They know there's no excuses if they lose Sunday evening, the fact that Davy was in or out of the hospital. Obviously everybody, sport aside, is wishing him a speedy recovery and all, but when you're inside there you just want to win the match and that's it.

"Davy is a really organised man and I'd say whether the man was in a coma, knocked out, whatever the case may be, he'll be getting messages into his group and keeping the fire lit under them.

"They'll be fine and hopefully he'll be back on the line again at the weekend."

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