Funeral is only a smokescreen. The deceased was no relation of anyone on the panel and they have a number of players and management who are on holidays.
I know that hurling isnât everything by any means, but it always strikes me as a little bit odd when players book holidays for Championship weekends. I mean next weekend is a bank holiday⌠these dates were announced months and months ago.
I donât know about that. They are strong at the minute but weâll see how they go in a few years, very little coming on behind, constantly amalgamating with other clubs even when they have enough numbers to field teams on their own. Itâs starting to have an impact now, the drop off rates after U12 are worrying a lot of club people down there. School there is doing good work too, theyâre always in finals and have 1 or 2 male teachers working there that are good GAA men