[1] Considine was ratified as the Clare hurling manager, to succeed Anthony Daly, at a county board meeting in Ennis in November 2006.
[1] Considine had also spent a number of years as a "controversial and very earnest" pundit with the Irish Examiner newspaper where his critical viewpoint did not always draw the appreciation of players.[who?]
[citation needed] Upon his ratification as the manager in November 2006, Considine announced a backroom team which included Tim Crowe, Ciaran O'Neill, former Clare hurler Pat O'Connor and Ger Ward.
[9] The forward Tony Carmody also left the Clare squad, early in Considine's tenure, during the 2007 National Hurling League campaign.
[10][11] Another Clare forward, Tony Griffen, an all-star winner in 2006, decided to undertake a cycle across both Ireland and Canada to raise funds for cancer research in the wake of the death of his father from the disease between February and June 2007.
[12] A pre-match scuffle between these sides resulted in one-month bans to Colin Lynch, Alan Markham, Andrew Quinn and Barry Nugent.
[12] Considine subsequently saw his side draw Laois, Antrim and Galway in the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship back-door qualifiers.