David Reidy is prepared to fight for his place in the Clare team again after receiving the call up from new manager Brian Lohan.

The 26-year-old Éire Óg Ennis clubman watched the Banner County’s game from the stands this past season and says he’s delighted to have got the ball back in from Lohan.

"I went to the majority of the games, both league and championship (in 2019). I'm still a Clare person; I'm still a fan of Clare hurling,” Reidy told Sky Sports.

"During the game-day, I was like 'oh, I'd love to be out there.' But I knew what it took pre-season, to put the hard yards in, to get out there. And to be honest I wasn't driven enough to do it. So, going back playing the club then; I played a club championship, I knew that's what I wanted to do. And it was kind of a waiting game, if I'll get the call or not (back into the county panel).

"Because it was a gamble. Everyone has their own opinions when you take a year out on your own behalf. Are you going to get called back in? You're in a privileged situation when you put on a Clare jersey, and it probably was a big gamble as well. But luckily I did get the call to come back in.

"Brian rang me a week after he got announced as the Clare manager, and he knew the situation, he knew that I was finished the Masters. And he asked me was I interested in coming into the panel, and 100 per cent yes, I wanted to come back in."

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