Was he injured this year or why didnāt he play football?
Dunno but he was playing with doon
Josh was very good for Doon this year . He was one of them that brought the fight to Na P in county final
Ryanās a clone of Hayes/Hegarty. Always though he lacked pace but seeing him with Doon this isnt the case. Heād cause wreck.
Ah go handy ffs. Heās big and athletic and has a decent skill level but comparing him with the 2 of the best 5 hurlers in the country is a bit much
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His skills level are probably on a par if not better than Hegos were at 21. Hegoās level has gone through the roof since.
If Ryan has Hegartys mentality he might have half a chance
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Plus Kiely knows him from school
Therein lies the problem im not certain that lads here know his lineage so to speak
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Sure he might just be happy at what heās at as well. Inter county hurling isnāt for everybody.
Josh Ryan is arguably the best player in the country right now.
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And there is absolutely no problem with that. It isnt for everyone
Huge commitment alright
The Jack McCaffrey interview Is the best by a sportsman Iāve heard in a long time. He kind of Spelt it out for people really.
Iād imagine for the mercurial type player inter county stuff is getting very boring.
Even a lot of fans donāt seem as pushed about it as before maybe thatās to do with it being behind closed doors as well.
For every fella that doesnāt want to do it. Thereās a fella whoād love to be doing it and canāt.
If they told Shane Dowling theyād play him on one leg, heād chance it
Itās a Crazy commitment and very little reward for most. It is a pity in a way.
The way itās going with the round robin format very counties will compete at the top regularly Imo. The players are nearly professional at this stage.
They are in their bollocks nearly professional
The current climate is probably keeping a few more interested. No J1s and limited opportunity to socialise
True but even a fella like him wasnāt a starter. He is probably in the top two or three most skilful players in the limerick squad and he was only a sub. The game is moving away from fellas like him a little. The physique of the players in the Galway v limerick game was something else. They all looked like professional athletes.
Maybe itāll swing back again the other way but at the moment itās only going one way.
I think the physicality of the game is only going to go one way. There will always be one or two exceptions but letās be honest, no matter what sport you look at, itās all going the same way in terms of physicality