Colm Keys

His gravitas for the game and all of that would be appreciated at some level, but at the higher levels, I think it'd be difficult for him.

Yeah, it is worse and it hasn't been a good year for them even during the league.

There was some heavy beatings dished out to them and I think what will disappoint them most was the Clare performance last week to lose by 11 points and not really put up a fight like you would have expected in that situation.

It's just they never, they won so few battles last week that that will really perplex them.

But Tipperary won that All-Ireland title last year against the head somewhat and that's always difficult to back up.

Nobody really expected them to go and win that.

And yes, they have players coming through, but some of those players have come very early in their careers.

Dara McCarthy and Oshino Donohue now and Sam O'Farrill, they are playing at under 20.

You don't see that too much.

Obviously, Cork have Barry Walsh now, but you don't see too many graduating and certainly in those numbers.

So I think...

In the mid-term, you know, Tipperary have a future.

Obviously, they have a future.

They've been stockpiling Munster and All-Ireland titles at minor and under 20.

So, there are players there.

And just because they're winning titles doesn't automatically guarantee.

But there are good players there, identifiable players there who they know

will make good seniors.

But in the short term, like Kilkenny, I think there could be a challenge and a struggle there because obviously some players may move on.

We'll be seeing Noel McGrath again.