John Kiely’s men are process-driven but their opponents are learning and closing the gap
Here in Dublin, or ‘The Home of Hurling’ as we like to call it after last weekend, we all knew it was just a matter of time before we started outlasting the weaker counties, like Tipperary, Galway and Waterford.
Full disclosure. Personal exposure to the game is limited to the point of non-existence. Ballymun Kickhams is a football club. No hurling. The general feeling about the place was that everyone was better off if we weren’t allowed to carry sticks around.