Bigtime mate, I met the chap last year off Denmark St after the Dubs knocked us out and not an ounce of liquor had passed his lips.
Heās a great ambassador for hurling not alone in Limerick but across the country but for me, his performances and confidence are dropping game by game under this regime.
Something has to be done, or else we might as well all give up, weāve thrown away savage talent before and if TJ is kept the reality is weāve every chance of doing it again.
I donāt want to blame a Garryspillane man thatās in over his head and loves the game, but he needs help badly.
It was a comment in jest TMI.
I donāt have the body shape myself to call out anyone else on theirs, but in this day of ānear professionalismā in intercounty GAA, the fact that management are continually selecting a full-back in the condition he is in and there doesnāt appear to be any viable alternativeā¦letās say it raises eyebrows. Itās absolutely a management issue.
Massively mate, but on his day Richie is the businessā¦I donāt see a better alternative this year anyway.
Look he has always been that lad that you expect to get roasted, but he got a bit of luck in 13/14 along with savage performances that bought him a lot of good will amongst the Limerick public.
Last year in the Gaelic Grounds when he was found out was particularly harrowing as everyone youād talk to had said he was due a roasting.
But we didnt want to believe it, looking out of shape in this day an age is inexcusable though and I would point the finger at management on that one for allowing it to happen.
Cody would bring on a St Kierans full back then an overweight fella imo, you need that ruthlessness in order to win.
We donāt have it currently.
Iāll tune into 95fm tomorrow but Iāve already written the year off really unfortunately regardless of the result.
He had a centre back in front of him those years. Heās the same now as he always was. Ask anyone involved and theyāll tell you heās lean enough just built like that. Heāll trim up a little as the year goes on but thatās just his gatch
A more pertinant point of view would be Nickyās saves against Callinan against Tipp that day saved his blushes but I do agree with you he had more protection back then.
Heās carrying too much timber though mate, it was the same last year, you canāt get away with that nowadays be honest.
I called for Ronan Lynch to be utilised in a deep centre back position on this thread a couple of weeks ago. Call it a sweeper, if you must. But delighted that TJ Ryan has astutely made this call. Lynch is naturally inexperienced but is a wonderful reader of the game and a good distributor and stick man. Limerick will have a massive say in this yearās championship now the team is being tweaked appropriately with āGavinā dropping back to defence and the Na Piarsaigh forwards coming in. Also a good managerial decision to select and show some faith in Nash after his red card last time out - heās a great prospect.
As awful as Tom morrissey was last week heād better suited to a 2 man full forward line than Graeme. @Julio_Geordio is on the money Richie was never that fit and still isnāt but in all his best games Wayne was sitting in front of him cutting out the low ball/space with which Richie struggles with.
