Anthony Daly: From heroes to hurling's most hunted - Limerick getting a taste of what's to come

When you’re not a traditional county, and you’re threatening to take over, it is far easier to develop that siege mentality, and to think that the traditionalists — and everyone else — want to see you taken down

Tipperary players form a guard of honour for Limerick before the league game in at the Gaelic Grounds last month. John Kiely may try to utilise a siege mentality, says Anthony Daly.Picture: Inpho/Morgan Treacy

A broad smile creased my face as soon as I read Andrew O’Shaughnessy’s comments on these pages on Wednesday.

Andrew didn’t really delve into conspiracy theories, or conspiracy theorists, but the thrust of what he said triggered so many memories of how we felt in Clare in 1998 — albeit at a later stage of the season — when we were trying to win a third All-Ireland in four years.